Holder for infant feeding device

A holder for holding a generally cylindrical bottle having a closed end and an open end including a nipple for use in feeding an infant, the holder comprising:

• a soft, cuddly, plush support member including a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a head extending outwardly from the body and four appendages extending outwardly from the body at spaced locations, the body, head and appendages cooperating to form a three dimensional figure of a type suitable for providing amusement to an infant during feeding;
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• a generally circular opening extending completely through the body from its front surface to its rear surface, the opening located proximate the center of the body and being sized for receiving the bottle, the opening including a bottle gripping portion formed of a generally non-expandable ring-like member having an inner diameter at least slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the bottle whereby insertion of the bottle into the opening results in the ring-like member tightly engaging the bottle for gripping and holding the bottle at any selected position along the length of the bottle to permit a desired portion of the open end of the bottle to extend in an upward direction beyond the body and to permit the closed end of the bottle to extend in a downward direction;
• the body, head and appendages being engageable by the infant to support the bottle at a suitable position to facilitate feeding of the infant while providing amusement to the infant.