At the turn of the last century, a very similar product was dubbed the 'murder bottle'.  They are difficult (impossible?) to clean and present an unacceptable risk of contamination - to say nothing the the deprivation Heather mentioned.
Nina Berry
Australai
On 25/07/2011, at 6:21 AM, heather wrote:

> http://www.podee.com/products.html
> 
> And scroll down to the last product on this page:
> 
> Podee® Gimme-A-Hug Bottle Holder
> 
> "An adorable plush little lamb with front pouch that holds the Podee® Baby Bottle. Your baby is sure to enjoy its soft touch and warm, friendly face. "
> 
> 
> Words fail me.
> 
> I note the manufacturers say the advantage of this 'system' is that it is hands-free and therefore allows you to caress your baby during feeding (????? why not just hold him and the bottle? Look at the *weird* picture they have illustrating this. ). But the parent testimonials are all of how great it is to have a feeding system that allows the mother to *not* hold the baby.
> 
> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc, tutor, UK
> --
> http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk
> 
> http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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