my baby is 4wks old and im bottle feeding. using avent steriliser and bottles...?

Question

are you able to heat avent bottles in the micowave to the correct temperature before giving to my baby??

Answer 1

oooh never heat a bottle in a microwave! what you do is you get a cup of hot water and place the bottle in there if the formula is cold or use warm tap water with your formula

Answer 2

there is nothing wrong with heating babymilk in microwave. Just dont do it on maximum setting - better somewhere around the 600W mark if you have that info on your machine, and first do a few dummy runs, as far as I remember it took about 20-30 secs (I stopped doing it about a year ago when my younger one went to the cup and these things get forgotten so quickly) . Be very careful to shake the bottle thoroughly after the heating, leaving to stand for few seconds and than drip the milk onto the back of your hand - you must not feel anything - than it is OK temperature.
The hot tap water is better alternative though, but those 3-5 minutes waiting for the milk to warm whilst the baby is screaming are excrutiating so I thought better to get enough practice at the microwave heating and be quick everytime.

PS.: I would be very interested to know where that lady who suggested you start breastfeeding 1 month after giving birth got her information from - in the published scientific literature I found 8 documented cases in the whole world in the past 10 years of women who were able to do it.

Answer 3

There is a wide range of differing opinions on this.

Personally I was totally against it and would boil water and put it in a jug then sit the bottle into it until it came up to heat but as the bottles got bigger it took longer and longer!

Once he was on 8oz bottles I gave up and used the microwave! It took 45 secs for an 8oz bottle but it varies from microwave to microwave.

Do it for 5-10 secs at a time, take it out and shake very very well and test on your wrist. Put the bottle in with either the teat off or covered.

A microwave does not damage or contaminate food so don't worry about all the hysterical people telling you it will!

I hadn't thought about the shaking causing bubbles and the link with colic but I have known people that have microwaved bottles from birth and having colicky babies so the gentle rolling others have suggested might be a better idea than the vigorous shaking I suggested! My son was about 5 months old when I gave up on the jugs of water so colic wasn't really an issue!

Answer 4

Hey I had avent bottles with my first and u can heat them in the microwave just make sure the top is off (the white ring with teat in) and give them a really good shake, only heat for a few seconds then shake them, then repeat if needed. I did the whole heating in a jug of hot water but when u have a baby crying for milk its easier to do it that way.

Answer 5

I used avent for the 1st 6 weeks then switched once I study the BPA subjects. some will say the FDA says they're secure, yet why take of undertaking while there are secure alternatives. The clearview bottles by gerber are some greenback a chunk, Sassy Mam ultivents are 3 for 10 dollars..and born unfastened are 2 for 20...dont use any polycarbonate bottles or #7 recyclables. Water is accessible in #7 so i purchase toddler water in the opaque gallon jugs that are secure.

Answer 6

my daughter is now 2 years old, and I heat her cup in the microwave, just make sure you shake the bottle well and test before you give to your baby, to make sure there are no heat spots in the bottle, I heat her cup for 35 seconds, which is quite warm. I breast fed her for first 10 months and was advised not to reheat breast milk in the microwave, so this is something to consider, I used a cup of hot water for this. Otherwise I can't see a problem if you are very careful and make sure you test temp first after shaking the bottle first! Good luck and congrats on your baby!
xx Jen

Answer 7

using the microwave to heat anything can be tricky especially baby bottles! best way to heat it if in the micro is use a different container before pouring into the bottle, bottles (plastic ones) tend to heat quicker than normal glassware... but if you feel that putting the bottle in the micro is the way to go, just always use caution by checking the milk, the temp of the outside of the bottle, and if its too hot for the inside of your wrist its too hot for baby... for good warmth no more than 20 seconds should do it (makes it lukewarm) 30 seconds a little hotter and 40 seconds its scalding... Also depends on the micro

Answer 8

You can do, sometimes when you go out and ask for a jug of water to heat the bottle in they refuse due to health and safety reasons and you have to do it in the microwave then. I think tho you can get hot spots in bottles warmed in a jug so as long as you shake it well before the baby has it and always test it, it will be ok. Good Luck xx

Answer 9

i was always told not to heat bottles in the microwave until the baby is at least 6months old as it effects the enzymes and stuff in the milk, and when you do start then you have to be soooo very careful because even if you shake the bottle some 'hot spots' can still occur and burn your babys mouth. personally i would avoid microwvae heating and stick with a jug and boiled water!

Answer 10

Everyone says NO b/c of hotspots. Well the answer to eliminating hotspots is when you take the bottle out of the microwave and put the nipple and ring on it, slowly MIX the milk up by holding the bottle in your hand, putting your finger over the nipple hole and turning the bottle on its side and then back up right. That will mix the not warm milk with the warm milk. Test the milk on the inner part of your forearm and if it doesn't feel really really warm then it should be ok to give to the baby. I have a 2 yr old and a 7month old and have done this with both of them with no problems.......never even a scalded mouth!!!!!!!

Answer 11

Yes, those bottle warmers take ages when it only takes a few seconds in the microwave, and who wants to leave a baby crying for longer than necessary??

Make sure you *shake shake shake* the bottle for ages afterwards to prevent the hot spots, and test the temperature, but you know this already.