Nursing bottle holder

An apparatus for placement on a level surface for bottle feeding an infant, comprising in combination:

• a compartment having a closed position and an open position, the compartment having a flat base for placing on the level surface, a front wall located on a forward edge of the base which inclines upwardly relative to the base at an acute angle when the compartment is in a closed position, a rear wall which extends from the upper edge of the front wall downward to the base when the compartment is in the closed position, and closed ends at each side edge of the front wall, rear wall and base, defining a container for storage of articles relative to infant feeding;
• a horizontal support;
• mounting means for securing the horizontal support to the forward edge of the base for locating the horizontal support coplanar with the base and intersecting the front wall at an obtuse angle, for supporting the infant generally on his side with his back in contact with the front wall at the junction of the horizontal support and the front wall;
• a flexible stem having a free end and carried by the apparatus for positioning the free end in front of the infant;
• and
• retainer means attached to the free end of the neck for holding a bottle in front of the infant in a position to allow the infant to drink from the bottle while supported generally on his side by the front wall.