Essential Baby Gear: Sterilizing, Sizing & Safety Instructions

Baby gear maintenance includes properly sterilizing bottles, nipples, and teethers to ensure infant safety. From selecting car seats to knowing when to replace pacifiers, choosing the right equipment is vital.

Close-up of a baby boy holding the railing of a crib

Should Baby Cribs Be Slightly Elevated on One Side?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Sommer Leigh

You may wish to slightly elevate the head of your baby's crib mattress to relieve the symptoms of certain conditions. Otherwise, elevating a crib is unnecessary and serves no purpose.

How to Use Dr. Brown's Bottle Sterilizer

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Sommer Leigh

Dr. Brown's bottles feature a unique venting system that creates a pressure flow similar to breastfeeding. The makers of Dr. Brown's bottles claim this system prevents your baby from ingesting the air bubbles that cause gas and colic. The Dr.

Sommer Leigh has produced home, garden, family and health content since 1997 for such nationally known publications as "Better Homes and Gardens," "Ladies' Home Journal," "Midwest Living," "Healthy Kids" and "American Baby." Leigh also owns a Web-consulting business and writes for several Internet publications. She has a Bachelor of Science in information technology and Web management from the University of Phoenix.