Glass or plastic baby bottles can hold expressed breast milk, formula, fruit juice or water to refresh and nourish your child. Bottles make it convenient to feed your baby on the go and allow your child’s siblings, grandparents and caregivers to share the feeding duties.

Expressing breast milk with a pump can provide mothers with the breast milk necessary to feed their baby after returning to work or when going out. Some mothers decide to pump and feed the baby only expressed milk, never feeding the baby at the breast.

Nearly all parents of newborns find themselves at one point or another frustrated by their infant’s sleep patterns. For the first few months of life, babies sleep only three or four hours at a time before waking for a feeding or diaper change.

Mild to moderate earwax buildup is common in children of all ages. Though you can wipe the external ear clean with a washcloth, the website Ask Dr. Sears recommends that you leave any wax inside the ear canal alone.

Even if your baby still relies heavily on formula, there's room for food experimentation. Babies can begin eating soft or pureed foods between 4 to 6 months of age and can graduate to more solids foods, like Gerber Puff Cereal, by around 8 to 12 months.

Introducing new foods to your baby is an exciting part of being a parent. Your baby will delight you with her responses to the foods she enjoys and the foods she dislikes.

Getting your newborn to go to sleep without being held is one of the earliest jobs you will face as a parent. Teaching your child to go to sleep on her own increases the odds that she will put herself back to sleep when she wakes up during the night.

The mental and physical development of a child progresses rapidly in the first few months of life. Though different children develop at slightly different rates, most children will reach certain developmental milestones during their second month.

As your little one grows from an infant to a toddler, his dietary needs change – and so might his pickiness or tolerance for certain foods. According to HealthyChildren.org, the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics, feeding a 1-year-old is an exercise in patience.

Newborn babies often have irregular sleep and breathing patterns that distress their parents. In most cases, grunts and other noises are harmless. However, they can indicate a more serious condition. It’s important to know the causes and signs so you can alert your pediatrician.

Approximately 10 percent of Americans suffer from pet allergies, according to WebMD. Cats are twice as likely to cause allergies than dogs. If your infant is suffering from cat allergies, chances are it runs in your family.

Your 11-week-old baby is approaching 3 months of age and is beginning to move more frequently and show his personality. Although every baby develops at his own pace, there are some basic milestones you can watch for and ways that you can encourage his development.