1 The antibodies in breast milk may reduce the rate of ear infections and reduce the risk of acute otitis media for your baby during the first six to 12 months of life. 2  If you bottle-feed, avoid propping the bottle. 3  This causes the baby to suck excessively and generate extra pressure within the Eustachian tube.
statements---assuming you are paid in that way---after you check them against your annual W-2 Form. But save cancelled checks that relate directly to an entry on your tax return, and keep all medical bills for 3 years to back up your cancelled checks. The IRS generally keeps records for 6 years.
Share | Subscribe. Most people hold onto boxes full of financial records, tax returns and pay stubsthey no longer need. And they don't always keep the records they do need. Here are guidelines on what you need to keep, and for how long.1  Estate-planning documents: will, power of attorney, advance health-caredirective (living will) and health-care proxy. 2  Store them in a safe-deposit box,but don't put them there and forget it. Cancelled checks: Keep for one year in most cases. 2  Discard checks,check registers, check statements and credit-card statements after a year. 3  However,keep checks and credit-card statements needed to support tax filings seven years.