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A method and device for providing a child in a crib, with self-access to a feeding bottle containing feeding fluid therein with elevated/cooled temperature of the feeding fluid being retained. An open top retaining receptacle, for the feeding bottle, is provided of an inner dimension suitable for ac

A method and device for providing a child in a crib, with self-access to a feeding bottle containing feeding fluid therein with elevated/cooled temperature of the feeding fluid being retained. An open top retaining receptacle, for the feeding bottle, is provided of an inner dimension suitable for accepting and retaining a baby baffle therein for child removal of the bottle by either lining or tilting and dragging it out. Releasable fastening element or elements enable the retaining receptacle to be securely fastened to one or more fixed position crib elements to fixedly hold the retaining receptacle in an upright position at a position in the crib adjacent and accessible to a child placed therein and a separate heatable or coolable insert element with integrated removal facilitating structure is placed within the retaining receptacle, below and/or around the bottle to maintain heating/cooling temperature of the feeding fluid.

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1. A method for providing a child in an enclosure with self access to an elongated feeding bottle, with the enclosure comprising: at least one side enclosure wall comprised of at least one vertically extending bar element, and containing a horizontally positioned mattress perpendicularly positioned

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A method for providing a child in an enclosure with self access to an elongated feeding bottle, with the enclosure comprising: at least one side enclosure wall comprised of at least one vertically extending bar element, and containing a horizontally positioned mattress perpendicularly positioned adjacent a base of the at least one side enclosure wall,with a bottle retaining receptacle having an open top, releasably fastened to fixed position elements in the enclosure and positioned for a closed bottom of the bottle retaining receptacle to be supported on the mattress to be in a stable upright position in the enclosure, and configured to be accessible to a child placed in the enclosure for removal of the bottle by the child from the bottle retaining receptacle, with feeding fluid therein maintained at a desired elevated or cooled temperature, comprising the steps of: (a) heating or cooling a temperature maintaining insert to the desired temperature,(b) placing the temperature maintaining insert into the bottle retaining receptacle,(c) placing the bottle retaining receptacle onto the mattress within the enclosure for support thereof on the mattress at a position accessible to the child and releasably affixing the bottle retaining receptacle to the enclosure in a stable upright position with a releasable fastening element;(d) placing the bottle into the bottle retaining receptacle into thermal proximity to the insert in an upright position wherein the heated or cooled insert further maintains a desired elevated or cooled temperature respectively of the feeding fluid for a requisite period of time and wherein the insert is shaped to fit into the bottle retaining receptacle at a position adjacent the bottle placed therein. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the insert is heated or cooled, as desired, to a temperature which deviates from ambient temperature by up to 25° C. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the insert is cooled by keeping it in a refrigerator or freezer for a time sufficient to attain a desired temperature up to 25° C. below ambient. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the insert is heated by being placed in a microwave for a time sufficient to attain a desired temperature of the insert up to 25° C. above ambient. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the insert comprises is a shape of one of a disc, a doughnut shaped torus with a central aperture, a cylindrical sleeve, and a combination of the cylindrical sleeve and the disc or torus, with the insert sized to fit within the inner dimension without impeding positioning and maintaining positioning of the bottle within the bottle receptacle, for the removal of the bottle from the bottle receptacle by the child. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the insert is provided with an integral element, which is configured to facilitate removal of the insert from the bottle receptacle by an adult. 7. The method of claim 2, wherein the insert is comprised of a non-toxic material containing a non toxic temperature retention fluid material therewithin, with the material of the insert being sufficiently durable to contain the non-toxic temperature retention fluid during heating or cooling to the 25° C. deviation from ambient temperature and to resist tearing or puncturing by the child. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the non toxic material is one of EVA and silicone and the fluid material is comprised of water or a water gel composition. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the releasable fastening element is permanently connected to the bottle receptacle with a snap rivet connection. 10. A device and an enclosure to which the device is releasably attached for enabling a child placed in the enclosure to self feed from a bottle having feeding fluid kept at desired temperatures deviating from ambient temperature up to 25° C., with the enclosure comprising at least one side enclosure wall comprised of at least one vertically extending bar element, and containing a horizontally positioned mattress perpendicularly positioned adjacent a base of the at least one side enclosure wall, and the device comprising: a) a bottle retaining receptacle with a receptacle retaining portion having an open top and an inner dimension of the retaining portion suitable for accepting and retaining the bottle with feeding fluid;b) a releasable fastening element or elements integrally attached to the bottle retaining receptacle with which the retaining receptacle is releasably fastened in an upright stable position to the enclosure by means of the fastening element or elements and supported by the mattress at a position adjacent to and accessible to a child placed on the mattress and within the enclosure, whereby the child is able to remove the bottle from the receptacle to enable it to self feed itself; wherein the bottle retaining receptacle comprises at least two apertures in a wall thereof and wherein the releasable fastening element or elements comprise at least one fastening strap with the at least one fastening strap being drawn into the bottle retaining receptacle through one aperture and out of the bottle retaining receptacle through another aperture to effect the integral attachment between the releasable fastening element or elements and the bottle retaining receptacle, andc) a separate temperature maintaining insert placed into the bottle retaining receptacle prior to placement of the bottle therein, wherein the insert is heated or cooled prior to the placement thereof in the bottle retaining receptacle and placed within the bottle retaining receptacle in thermal proximity to the bottle placed in the bottle retaining receptacle, wherein the heated or cooled insert maintains a desired elevated or cooled temperature respectively for a requisite period of time, and wherein the insert is shaped to fit into the bottle retaining receptacle at a position adjacent the bottle inserted therein. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the insert comprises a shape of one of a disc, a doughnut shaped torus with a central aperture, a cylindrical sleeve, and a combination of the cylindrical sleeve and the disc or torus, with the insert sized to fit within the inner dimension without impeding positioning and maintaining positioning of the bottle within the bottle receptacle, and the removal of the bottle from the bottle receptacle by the child. 12. The device of claim 10, wherein the insert is provided with an integral element, to facilitate removal of the insert from the bottle receptacle. 13. The device of claim 10, wherein the insert is comprised of a non-toxic material containing a non toxic temperature retention fluid material therewithin, with the material of the insert being sufficiently durable to contain the non-toxic temperature retention fluid during heating or cooling to the 25° C. deviation from ambient temperature and to resist tearing or puncturing by the child. 14. The device of claim of claim 13, wherein the non toxic material is one of EVA and silicone and the fluid material is comprised of water or a water gel composition. 15. The device of claim 10, wherein the bottle retaining receptacle is comprised of a thermal insulation material configured to provide additional retention of the elevated or cooled temperature. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the insert is provided with elements thereof positioned between the inserted bottle and inner walls of the bottle retaining receptacle and spaced below the open top by a distance sufficient to retard removal of the insert by the child from the bottle retaining receptacle after removal of the bottle therefrom. 17. The device of claim 10, wherein the insert is provided with elements thereof positioned between the inserted bottle and inner walls of the bottle retaining receptacle and spaced below the open top by a distance sufficient to retard removal of the insert by the child from the bottle retaining receptacle after removal of the bottle therefrom. 18. The device and enclosure of claim 10, wherein the enclosure is a crib. 19. The device of claim 18 wherein the bottle retaining receptacle is releasably affixed to a bed-guard within the crib whereby the bottle retaining receptacle is affixed to the crib in a stable upright position within the crib. 20. A device and an enclosure to which the device is releasably attached for enabling a child placed in the enclosure to self feed from a bottle having feeding fluid kept at desired temperatures deviating from ambient temperature up to 25° C., with the enclosure comprising at least one side enclosure wall comprised of at least one vertically extending bar element, and containing a horizontally positioned mattress perpendicularly positioned adjacent a base of the at least one side enclosure wall, and the device comprising: a) a bottle retaining receptacle with a receptacle retaining portion having an open top and an inner dimension of the retaining portion suitable for accepting and retaining the bottle with feeding fluid;b) a releasable fastening element or elements integrally attached to the bottle retaining receptacle with which the retaining receptacle is releasably fastened in an upright stable position to the enclosure by means of the fastening element or elements and supported by the mattress at a position adjacent to and accessible to a child placed on the mattress and within the enclosure, whereby the child is able to remove the bottle from the receptacle to enable it to self feed itself; wherein the releasable fastening element or elements comprises at least one strap element and a clip comprising two leg elements connected at one end and the clip having an open other end for placement over a wall of the bottle retaining receptacle and the fastening element and the clip longitudinally enclosing a substantial length of a section of a wall of the bottle retaining receptacle and a section of the at least one strap element and wherein the enclosed sections of the wall and the at least one strap element are apertured in alignment with each other and wherein the clip comprises integral extension elements which are aligned with the apertures in the bottle retaining receptacle and the at least one strap element, the extension elements passing through the aligned apertures and fasten the legs of the clip together to effect the integral attachment between the releasable fastening element and the bottle retaining receptacle, andc) a separate temperature maintaining insert placed into the bottle retaining receptacle prior to placement of the bottle therein, wherein the insert is heated or cooled prior to the placement thereof in the bottle retaining receptacle and placed within the bottle retaining receptacle in thermal proximity to the bottle placed in the bottle retaining receptacle, wherein the heated or cooled insert to maintains a desired elevated or cooled temperature respectively for a requisite period of time, and wherein the insert is shaped to fit into the bottle retaining receptacle at a position adjacent the bottle inserted therein.