The nipple size and style is important especially if you are breastfeeding as well. Moms will normally pump during the night while their baby sleeps to get their milk reserves up. During the day if mom needs a break from breastfeeding she can give her baby the bottle. The nipple size and style of the bottle needs to be approximately the same size of the mother’s nipple. If these are relatively the same size it will reduce what is called nipple confusion.

If you opt to bottle feed your baby, it is of immense importance to buy a baby bottle warmer. Baby bottle warmers can be placed in any room and you can quickly warm up bottles of milk.  This is a fast and safe way to warm bottles as to  quickly satisfy your crying baby.  Before you purchase one, you must check that it’s design fits the bottles you are using.

Dr. Brown Bottle is one of the best choices you can opt for when you think of buying the right bottle to feed your precious baby.  A University study showed how Dr. Brown’s bottles help to preserve essential vitamins like vitamins C, A and E.  This is of utmost importance for the health and growth of your infant. Its fully-vented system creates no air bubbles.  Thus it reduces colic, spit-up, burping and gas. These bottles are also free of Bisphenol-A (BPA), PVC, lead and phthalates.  This bottle design is sure to have lots of healthy benefits for your baby.

Choosing an Avent Bottle is another really good choice you can do.  Avent’s bottle system works well for mothers who decide to breastfeed and even for mothers who choose to give their babies formula milk. Its wide silicone nipple designed to mimic a mother’s breast are the perfect choice for those mothers who give their infants both breast and formula milk.  You can find a variety of nipple sizes based on age. It also has an air flow system that helps to prevent gas pain.

A good quality diaper bag is also essential to carry all the things needed to take care of your baby. My baby diaper bag has special storage places especially for baby bottles. They normally have elastic at the top to keep the bottle upright.  There are many fashionable designs and a wide range of prices for you to choose from.  There are designer bags for the use of both Mom and Dad.

• Diapers
• Wipes
• Hand sanitizer and lotion
• Extra breast pads
• At least 1 maxi pad
• Dr Boudreux’s butt paste(like desitin, but works better IMHO)
• Infant tylenol
• Ibuprofen for mommy in case of headache
• Spare set of clothes for baby
• Spare pacifier if using one
• Small toy or rattle
• 2 receiving blankets
• Baby bottle (when they start solids they need water at that point)
• Bottled water
• Spare set of house keys and $20 in case of emergencies
• Extra set of clothes including bra and panties if you have a reflux baby
• As they get older and mobile you’ll want to add a travel sized first aid kit for boo boos
• The Camera with a fully charged battery is nice to have
• Bib

Some people may think this list is extreme and you don’t need all this stuff. I have seen some lists with just: diapers, wipers, sanitizer, bottle, blanket and nail clippers. I don’t see why you would need to clip your babies nails all the time but who knows maybe this person did. I mean it isn’t like we are packing away our baby safety monitors.

The diaper bag is a really nice accessory to have, especially for a guy. Guys normally don’t have purses so I guess you may call the diaper bag sort of a man purse. I mean, my lunchbag is sort of my man purse. It has a pocket in the front that I put things in that I want to be sure I bring home. Or I’ll put things in there at home that I may need throughout the day. I have to admit it is rather nice to have. I am pretty sure I will be using my diaper bag alot, especially because my wife and I are pretty active and we like to do stuff and I think that will just be compounded when our new baby arrives.

So to wrap this up, try to be prepared as much as you can because you never know what life is going to throw at you these days.