do you have any tips re warming bottles upstairs, those bottle warming machines take so long!
2006-09-01 08:38:02 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
can i just add, i have been breastfeeding and i have to stop, as i have to have a mammogram due to a close family member having a recent diagnosis of breast cancer! obviously i would love to continue but i have no choice!
2006-09-01 09:23:29 · update #1
use the powder type formula for the nights and just keep the bottle w/water in them at room temp and add powder when the baby is ready to eat. this is the best for nights and when your out w/the baby
2006-09-01 08:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by christina c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If baby is on flight 3. Then do yourself a favor. Buy a small fridge. At the most a 5 cubic footer. Put the little fridge in your babies room. Fill it with the bottles. When baby needs feeding, pull a bottle warm it by running it under warm water as in a bathroom and your done in about 5 or 6 minutes.
2006-09-01 08:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by mikeae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I always used a thrmos flask - keep a little cool water in a bottle ready then you'll be ready to go in no time. There is a bit of kit now available on the market which keeps bottles warm/cold for as long as you need. It's featured in this month's mother and baby. Hope this helps.
2006-09-03 21:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by helen c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one time I took a flask of water up and just added it to the formula when I needed it. I kept a bottle of cooled water too so I could mix in too just in case the water was too warm. You can get a special wee tub that you can measure the formula into then there's no worries about spills or measuring out in the middle of the night.My tub had 3 sections so it covered a few feeds.
Hopefully the night feeds won't last too long anyway!
2006-09-01 09:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by wee stoater 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are still feeding baby at night he/she can't be more than 2 months old. See if you can defer your mammogram maybe a month or two (if you are happy to do that) it is the National Health SERVICE we have here and they are supposed to be at your service, not the other way round.
Breastfeeding actually reduces the risk of breast cancer - did they tell you that? Breastfeeding actually reduces the risk of breast cancer - did they tell you that?
There is some resistance in nhs to breastfeeding - don't assume hospital staff will be in the least supportive of your efforts - they might even be jealous.
2006-09-03 09:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Tertia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a First Years Night & Day warmer. It warms bottles in just 2 minutes.
If I might ask, are you formula feeding? If so, then you can do what I do - set out the bottles of water ahead of time, then just add the formula when Baby's ready to eat. Mine does fine with room Temp milk.
Otherwise, try keeping a crock pot of water on all night, then plop the bottles in it when you need to.
2006-09-01 08:46:17 · answer #6 · answered by LadyJag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I stopped breastfeeding and switched to the bottle, we brought a flask of hot water upstairs every night. That way you didn't have to wait for the water to boil and there was enought to heat 2 or 3 bottles. Hope this helps.
2006-09-05 04:06:29 · answer #7 · answered by redhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put some warm water into a thermos flask and put the bottle inside, that way the milk is a the right temperature for a few hours. You can keep the flask by your bed and its easier than having to wait while you have a screaming baby waking the house up.
2006-09-05 04:00:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might sound funny to you but this is what I use to do is, I would use powder formula after unsucessful nursing and I would pre-fill the bottle with very warm water and I would sleep with the bottle under me or between my breast, they are very big, the water would stay warm for the baby to eat or you could set the water just at room temp. I know keeping the bottles between my boobs sound really stupid but it did work for me and my lil one always had warm milk. Good luck to you.
2006-09-01 09:36:37 · answer #9 · answered by saraidan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People will say NOOOOOOOOOO and so did I for ages but once my son went onto 8oz bottles standing in water or the warmers were impossible!
I use the microwave. Keep the teats covered, do it 10 secs at a time then SHAKE well and repeat till you get to the desired temp.
People are right to warn against 'hot spots' but as long as you shake whilst they are heating up they are fine!
My sons 8oz bottles take between 40 and 50 secs depending on the microwave so experiment and SHAKE!!
Keep the teats covered too so you don't damage them!
2006-09-01 08:48:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all I would suggest you not to warm up the baby's formula or keep it cold.The reason for this because you not always going to have a stove or microwave to heat up a bottle. You should have your kids drink the formula a t a normal temperature. But it's your decision and if you want to heat up the bottles then buy a bottle heater and put it in the nursery.
2006-09-01 08:43:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋