As Lauren mentioned earlier today, moms with young babies will do well to plan ahead and simplify for the holidays. She mentioned some great ways in which she is going to make this Christmas a little more peaceful and a little easier on Mom.
It’s important to keep in mind that some ways that are easier for some are not necessarily easier for others. For instance, let’s consider feeding. I breastfed all my babies. That worked well for us.
But, I have known many moms for varying reasons for whom exclusive breastfeeding was not a realistic or preferred option. In their lives as MOM, bottle-feeding works for them.
Steribottle can make bottle-feeding easier.
Steribottle has been popular in the United Kingdom since 2000. Now, it’s come to the New World.
Here are some of the advantages of this disposable and recyclable baby bottle:
- No need to wash or sterilize – just open the box, take out one ready-to-use bottle and nipple, fill, and feed.
- Perfect for traveling – when you don’t want to take a full kit of bottles and sterilizers with you. And there’s no need to carry home half-finished bottles that have been sitting around for hours – once you’ve done feeding, just dispose or recycle.
- Ideal for those 3 a.m. feeds when you don’t have any clean bottles and just want another 10-15 minutes of rest. Steribottle helps you feed your child and get back to sleep faster.
- Perfect for daycare too because Steri-bottle is a single-use bottle that features a locking cap so you can be sure your baby gets the feed that you’ve prepared.
Each package comes with complete bottles and nipples that are ready to use, BPA-free and phthalate-free and 100% recyclable.
While I didn’t use bottles for my babies, I must confess one of the reasons I resisted bottle-feeding, even part-time, was the hassle washing bottles appeared to be. This appears to me to be a great solution to that dilemma. And in examining the Steribottle product up close, I see a quality bottle and nipple.
I think these could be a great asset for grandparents and daycare providers to keep on hand. If you know you’re going to have babies staying with you over the holidays, it couldn’t hurt to have a box on hand. Moms who bottle feed may want to keep a pack in their emergency kits as well as in the car for those days when you just don’t have the time to mess with washing bottles. And these would make great baby gifts as well.
This week five readers will each win a 10-pack box of Steribottle Ready To Use Baby Bottles.
How to Enter:
There are three ways that you can enter this giveaway. Pick one, pick ‘em all.
1. Leave a comment, telling us your favorite baby gift to give.
2. Follow @Steribottle and @FishMama on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. Then come back here and leave a separate comment with your twitter handle, telling me you did so.
3. Subscribe to LifeasMOM in a reader or via email and leave a separate comment, telling me you subscribe.
This giveaway will be open until Sunday night, August 1st at 8 pm, PST. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email. You have 48 hours from the time I send the email to respond, otherwise I reserve the right to choose another winner.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.
- Disclosure: Steribottle has provided these bottles for giveaway. I was not compensated to post positive comments. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.
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I enjoy giving future mothers diapers at their showers, because I know that they are going to need tons of them! It might not be the most fun gift, but it definitely is needed!
Those bottles would be a great idea for a shower.
I love to give Sassy’s Photo Book. It’s great for pictures of out of town family!
I like to give Halo sleep sacks since they were a life saver for us in the early days of being new parents.
I love to give outfits…one because they need lots of them and two because I love to pick out cute baby clothes!!
My favorite baby gift to give — diapers!
I always get something off the registry and in addition make a small gift basket with some of the little things that made my life easy: mesh feeders, burp cloths, baby tylenol, teethers, etc.
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Books of all sorts. I am a reading specialist, and it is that necessary bonding time with a baby that will give your kids a big jump start to their academics! Plus, I always throw in some gas drops-they saved our life!
I like to give big, waffle-weave blankets that actually WORK for swaddling.
My favorite gift to give is a baby tub filled with toys, washcloths and towels along with soaps and lotion.
I usually pick the bath stuff from the registry; a bathtub, towels, washclothes. Then I can fill in the rest with soaps, lotions, shampoo, wipes, creams, diapers that I snag for next to nothing…looks like a great gift and I only really paid for the tub and linens.
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I love giving mamas 1) Tylenol, Chocolate, and Tucks OR 2) a plastic chair & stool for baby (mamas think I’m crazy for 2 gift until their little turns 8 months and LOVES this gift)
My favorite is diapers. You can always use them.
I like giving gifts that a new mom will use a lot of- diapers, wipes, shampoo, etc. Anything to get them stocked up before the baby comes!
My fave gift is always clothes! I know its a bit selfish, but baby clothes are always so much fun to shop for!
I love to do a travel feeding basket (like spoons, forks, travel place mats, etc.) Those bottles would also be an excellent item to add to the baskets!
I love shopping for baby clothes, so every baby gets a new outfit!
Lately I have been making nursing covers for my expecting friends.
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I like to give diapers and a nice baby outfit(for a later size, not newborn). One thing they have to have and something cute that they might not splurge to buy themselves.
I like to get a square basket and fill it with cloth diapers, gas drops, the lil mittens, infant toys for their carseat or such, and teething rings. Most people tend to forget about the little things!
1) Diapers – practical and I can get them for cheap with coupons and in-store deals (and even get some gift cards back for me – woo hoo!)
2) I love giving personal gifts so my top three of those are a hand-made blanket, a hand-knit cap (the pumpkin cap I made for a friend last year was a huge hit as a baby gift), and/or a favorite book from my childhood to help them get a library started for their child.
I like to give a tub full of assorted baby products, such as diaper cream, wipes, lotion and baby wash. It gives the mom a head start and lets her try different product she might not have otherwise known about.
I love to give layette gowns. They are perfect for nighttime changes; who wants to fool with all those snaps?!?!? Also give Resinol, it always worked better than diaper ointment on my babies.
I like giving a “diaper bag kit” with some of those essentials nicely packaged up: shout wipes, ziplocs, extra outfit, wipes, infant tylenol, tissues, trail mix of belly bars (for mamma), etc.
I love to pick out a cute outfit and also give a mesh feeder. Various other fun items get thrown in too, but those two are pretty constant.
These bottles seem like a great idea. I think I’m going to have to get a pack so I can keep one in my emergency diaper bag.
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I love to make something personal. Lately its been custom burp cloths. Something cute & practical.
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I love to give children’s books. It is something that they can use for years to come. Those are my favorite gifts to get (and give) at showers and holidays.
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My favourite baby gift is actually a spa cert for the new mom or home cooked freezer meals since I am on my 3rd pregnancy and I know that’s what I needed most.
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I like to give hats, so that the baby’s head is always warm. I usually give an outfit that I’ve found clearance shopping.
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my favorite baby gift: soaps and lotions, as well as other toddler supplies. that way the mom has a stockpile for the future…now!
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I like to give diapers and wipes. Especially since I can usually get them for a super great deal. It’s practical and can cost you an arm and a leg if you don’t coupon.
Thank you for a fun giveaway. I’m going to need some of those bottles in just about 4 months. Love the previous post, since I’m having a holiday baby myself.
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i like to give something handmade, like burp rags or hair clips for a girl. and dinner after the baby is born if we live nearby. these bottles sound fantastic!
I love giving hand-knit beanies or blankets!
I always give diapers and wipes.
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I love to give new mom’s new comfy slippers…something nice just for the mom!
I love giving educational books/toys. Also, i like to give a gift certificate to a more “healthy” fast food place like subway or panera for the time’s when cooking is just not an option….
I love making baby blankets for baby shower gifts and I love to get them little baby shoes!
I like giving a couple pairs of BabyLegs. You never know when they are going to burst onto the scene and crawl so these are good to already have in the closet :~)
I love to give a little basket of medical stuff–thermometer, baby advil/tylenol, teething tablets. orajel, saline drops, etc–all things you don’t think about until you need them!
I love to give the Mylicon Gas drops. With my first daughter I wasn’t aware of this product until she was almost 6 months. I soon realized that they were almost a necessity!
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I love to give everything PERSONAL! I love monograms and know how excited I was when I saw my baby’s name in print for the first time! http://www.tinysprouts.com has amazing cute gifts! And these bottles look FAB!
I love to give something for the mama…like a nice set of nursing pj’s for the hospital!
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I follow you both on twitter and tweeted about this giveaway!
I always try to give an assortment of little things. Toiletries, wipes, infant laundry detergent. My “signature” is to pack it all into a wicker laundry basket of some sort. I don’t even have to label my gift in my circle of friends. Everyone knows right away which one is from me!
Diapers and wipes that were on sale!
Diapers & wipes! Best gift ever.
my very favorite gift to give is the miracle blanket… it truly is a miracle!!
My favorite gift to give is a fun and adorable diaper cake.
Useful and cute!
I love to give those baby gowns with the elastic bottoms. They are so great for middle of the night diaper changes…no messing with snaps! I also love to give cute outfits!
I always give the book, Good Night Sleep Tight!
I usually like to give something practical (from the registry) and something fun that I pick out (generally a cute outfit!).
I love to give diapers and wipes…and books!
Diapers,wipes,anything monogrammed
I always like giving a few necessities (diapers/wipes) but my favorite is a baby toy! Maybe a rattle or shiny, jingly thing. I also love looking for these toys at the store. Thanks!
I love giving a few great bibs that I have used for 3 children. They wipe clean and wash easily in the dishwasher. Plus, they have a pocket to catch crumbs.
I love to give the bouncy seat – mine was always outside the bathroom door so I could have a second to shower and use the bathroom!
I like to give onesies and burp cloths that I embellish with ribbon.
My favorite gift to give is larger clothes for the next season, usually in a 6-8 or 9-12 month size. It is also a budget friendly gift as I buy clothes on the off season!
I like to give some one-of-a-kind decorated onesies and I always throw in a package of diapers as I remember how many diapers new babies go through in a day!
I love to give a diaper bag full of diapers and wipes!!
diapers are always the best gifts to give and recieve.
I love to give something personalized if i can…..a really soft blanket with baby’s name is my fall back. And I like to add something like teethers or something needed but less cozy, bottle brush or something. (My gift depends on if it is a new mom or not….) If I can afford it, something for mom is always nice.
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I like to give a bathing basket full of shampoo, lotions, washcloths and bath toys. Since I put it together myself, its a lot cheaper than the pre-packaged ones!
I like to give diapers and wipes!! thanks for the chance to win
My favoirte gift to give is board books because reading to babies and children is so important.
I love to give hand made afghans. It doesn’t take long to make them and they make a wonderful gift.
i love puting together a basket of my favorite things… a lingerie wash bag to put socks in for the washer, a bottle brush, a rasberry, etc.
I love to give Aden and Anais blankets…wonderful!
Diapers are the best gift ever!
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I haven’t gone to a baby shower in a long time, but I think my new fave gift would be a bottle sterilizer that works in the microwave! I was passed along one for my youngest and it was WONDERFUL! You stick bottles and all the breast pump stuff in it and its sterlized in minutes without having to boil water, etc – a lifesaver with a summer baby!
I live in Scotland, and I used Steri-bottles while on holiday, and they were great, especially the no sterilising part!! My baby was 10 weeks. But after he was a few months old he refused the steri-bottle, so I would just make sure that your baby will take to them before you go off on holiday with only steri-bottles…just in case!!
I like to give handmade baby items- as in clothes, diaper bags, wipe cases, etc.
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What a great idea! I used the playtex bbottles after I was dom
Ne nursingzm. This a great option.
My favorite baby gift to give is a monogrammed blanket.
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I like to get practical gifts off the registry – diapers, wipes, lotions, etc. If it’s a person very special to me, I like to splurge and get them a Boppy if they’ve registered for it!
I like to give diapers and baby bath or lotions.
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I love to give sophie the giraffe.
I’m a subscriber! And expecting my third baby this Spring!
My favorite gifts to give are clothes beyond the newborn stage. Moms to be sometimes for get about the clothes beyond the first few months!
I really love giving a soft blanket as a gift as I know my kids have some they treasure. I also try to get a much needed item off of the baby registry if possible.
My favorite gift to give is a hand knitted baby blanket.
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I love giving new moms the “Bumbo” seat…such a cool little tool to help little ones sit up. I also like to give mom something just for herself, like a Starbucks gift card or something.
My favorite gift idea is something fun for the older brothers and sisters. I am the oldest in my family and I know how special a “big sister present” can be when the new baby is getting all of the attention and presents!
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My favorite gift to give is diapers.
My favorite baby gift to give is actually somthing for the parents, such as gift certificates for dinner out and a movie and offer to babysit. Everybody usually gives baby gifts and I like to give something that the parents can use after the baby is born so they can stay connected. Thank you for the giveaway.
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You can never go wrong with diapers.
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Homemade burp clothes, blankets, and bibs that match.
I would love to win the steri bottles. I already subscribe to your emails
I like to give something for mom.. a pedicure gift certificate and somethign personalized for the baby if they have a name picked out. Personalized monogrammed burp cloths . Thanks
I love to make & give diaper cakes. I have made several sizes and themes. Everyone that has received the so far loves them! I use not only diapers, but then decorate with other useful items.
My favorite gift to give (and receive) aside from diapers is frozen casseroles!
I follow both and tweeted from @PennyBlessed.
I follow by email. The best way to simplify my day!
I like to give a combination of things for a baby shower gift: some practical things (diapers, wipes, or bath items) as well as a cute outfit, blanket, etc.
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I usually give a pack of diapers, or a couple of packs, and then a cutie outfit. I also have done a diaper cake before for a coworker, which came out AMAZING and was filled with goodies, but was pretty pricey to put together.
Diapers and wipes and a cute story book or two.
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I like giving practical things: diapers, lingerie bags to collect the itty-bitty socks and my new fav are those Medela ‘sterlization bags’ – SOOO nice for the middle of the night feedings, or for traveling!
My favorite baby gift to give is diapers! At my stage of life, most of my friends are on their second or third (or more!) child so they have all of the basics already. Also, it’s been fairly easy to get good deals on diapers laterly so I can get more for my money and still give a nice gift that will definitely be put to use.
I like to give books that my son has enjoyed thus far. You can never start reading to your children to early.
I love to gift a homemade baby wrap
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I make diaper cakes! I start with size2 diapers for the lowest tear and work my way up to newborn. Then cover the cake with themed goodies. Rattles, pacifiers, bottles, and wash clothes etc. I worked in an infants dept for a while and lots of people would ask me what to give to an expecting mom, I told them if you know lots of people are getting diapers and clothes, then think about mom. Get her some goodies to keep here from having to miss time with the new baby. Or if there are other kids already buy things to keep them happy while mom’s busy with the baby. And last but not least buy things that are needed for a slightly older infant. After all newborn is not the only size it will wear! lol
cute baby clothes. i can’t resist.
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My favorite gift is the Boppy.
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