2007-03-17 16:57:09 · 11 answers · asked by Ask Meg 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
No not overnight. Bottle warmers are good for a couple of hours. If you are going to be gone more than 4 hours the best thing you can do is bring powderd or canned formula and bottled water. Keep the water in some sort of a warmer ( if the baby needs it to be warmer than room temp) and when the baby needs to drink, open the bottled water and pour it and the formula into a bottle. The water is safer than tap water anyway and since it is sealed it great for travelling. That way the baby will have freshly made bottles.
2007-03-17 17:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by 'lil peanut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you read the instructions from the bottle warmer or maybe on the formula container? Many companies have a toll-free number you can call for information.
I would not use any bottle of formula after being at room temperature (or warmer) for longer than an hour. Never take chances with the well being of your child. It's just not worth it, and also to know what caused the baby to be sick and miserable, just by not being clean enough. Babies have enough stomach aches and illnesses as it is. Much easier on baby AND parents if you just mix formula as it is needed and discard the leftovers.
2007-03-18 00:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by BlueJay 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if you used sterilized bottles, sterilized water, and sterlized the scoop you used to make the formula, you will still wind up growing a really nice culture in your bottle. The "sterilizing" you do at home, unless you have an autoclave, only reduces the number of bacteria - significantly, yes, but there's still lots there.
E.coli grows best at body temperature, as do many other types of bacteria. The bottle warmer keeps the bottle at that temperature - it's in effect an incubator, an ideal environment.
For the advice given by another person about how the whole world is covered in bacteria, of course it is. By numbers of cells, our bodies are more bacteria than ourselves. Most bacteria out there are not a problem. Generally I didn't worry about sterlizing everything that came into contact with my son, that's getting a bit nuts. But to feed your child milk that's been incubated in ideal temperature for nasties to grow in? UGH. Not a good idea. Toss the formula.
2007-03-18 00:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by melanie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
formula is meant to be used immediately after mixing or kept in the fridge leaving it at the temps the warmer keeps it at is the ideal environmnt for bacteria to grow wildly we always used the powdered formula and water that was at the right temp to feed our daughter
2007-03-18 00:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by aarika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the bottle warmer keeps bacteria away from the inside the bottle.
2007-03-18 00:01:23 · answer #5 · answered by kristen g 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would not do this, it could lead to diarrhea. The bottle warmer is not hot enough to be safe.
2007-03-18 00:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, formula doesnt last that long. your supposed to throw it away at about 4 hours old or less. from what I can remember. I always threw it away once my baby was done eating.
2007-03-18 00:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by kristinad21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not keep it sitting out for more than an hour after taking it out of the fridge. Then Iwould dispose of it
2007-03-17 23:59:58 · answer #8 · answered by Michele 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 hrs..I never use it after 12 for sure but 8 is a good rule of thumb
2007-03-17 23:59:29 · answer #9 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I had my daughter I was told not to leave it unrefrigerated for over an hour!
2007-03-18 00:01:25 · answer #10 · answered by Elayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋