My ds has only had a bottle of ebm once and that was a few weeks ago (he is 9 months old). I think that if you don't have to work out of the home, there is no need. You get these ideas from society that you will need to "get away" but that need never seems to materialize. Plus, any time that ds was little and I did need to go somewhere, it was always short enough that he would be fine while I was gone. Then, once they are older and you are more okay with being away from them, they can have some food to nibble on if they get hungry. People go on and on about getting away from the baby, and IMO, no one here at MDC is really one of those people. I would not introduce a bottle unless I absolutely had to. Also, about the car, I never find it to be a problem. You can nurse a little before you get in the car and the baby will be fine. Whenever ds cries in the car, it is b/c he is bored, not hungry. You will see as you go, but I think that unless you have a clear need to be away for more than 3 hours on a regular basis, don't think about a bottle.