I have been breast feeding until now so have never had to worry about taking bottles of formula with me and warming it before my baby's feed. However, now my baby take formula most of the time. I can store it in a thermal bag with cool packs but how do I warm it up?
2007-09-22 04:49:51 · 14 answers · asked by newmom2105 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I made my baby get used to it at room temperature...saved a lot of bother. Burt after breast milk he'll be used to warm milk....my sister asks in a cafe for a jug of hot water and then pops the bottle in. Some cafes wont do it because of health and safety...but others offer to do it in the kitchen for you...my sister wont do this though as she says "What if someone tampered with it"
2007-09-22 04:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We also used room temp formula. I would fill the bottles with the amount of water we needed, and then would get one of those formula dispensers so I could take formula powder. I'd just pour the formula in, shake, and feed. It was very easy.
The formula dispensers have 3-4 compartments so you can take several bottles with you and have enough formula for them all. You can get them anywhere that has baby supplies.
If you do want to warm up prepared formula when out, you can get a travel bottle warmer (plugs into a car charger, and some you can find that plug into an outlet). You can also ask a server at a restaurant to bring you a mug of warm water and you can set the bottle in that for a few minutes to heat it up.
2007-09-22 05:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by MS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Room temperature is the simplest. It won't take long for baby to adapt and since baby is going to have to get used to the different taste, getting used to the different temperature at the same time will be easy. The only times I worry about bottle temperature is if it is really cold out (we went camping and the temps dipped into the low 40's overnight, I slept with the next baby bottle filled with water tucked in my arm pit so that the water wasn't too cold for feeding) and if it's really warm and we will be outside for long stretch - thermal bottle bag/ice pack - remove bottle about half hour before feeding to warm up a bit but not too much.
As baby gets older the digestive system will be able to handle greater temperature differences as well. If your baby is over 3 months of age, temperature will be a matter of preference for your little one.
2007-09-22 07:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by babybugs1980 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I went on the go I would take bottled water that was room temp and enough formula for on the go and mix it when baby is hungry. She didn't mind the room temp. If you are out don't mix the bottle till baby is getting hungry...you can also use warm water from the tap if somewhere. They also have bottle warmers at the store that you can plug into the cig adapter and it's like a coozie to put your bottle in and it warms it up in no time...pretty neat. My mom had one and loved it.
2007-09-22 05:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by shortysml 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't propose doing this, yet not for the reason every person has stated right here. pay attention to all the others who've stated you appropriate to the milk heating erratically. in case you prefer to microwave milk, no count if in a tumbler (that may not injury) or plastic bottle, shake it properly to guard your toddler from starting to be burnt. in spite of the undeniable fact that, whilst milk is microwaved, the milk protein starts to breakdown, on account which you're surely "cooking" the milk interior the microwave. The dietary fee of the milk is lessened through warming milk in this variety. in case you heat the milk interior the microwave for each feeding, you're heavily reducing the nutrition you're giving your baby. An occasional warming interior the microwave won't make an excellent number of a difference. I propose which you place the bottle of milk in a pan with the favored water conceivable out of the faucet, and the bottle will heat as much as a good eating temperature in basically a jiffy.
2016-10-19 10:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are warmers you can buy that connect to your car lighter, i usually fill a bottle with water and just throw it on the dash and by the time i need it, its room temp and works fine! When we go into places and i need a bottle warmed, i usually head to the restroom and just run it under hot water and it warms up pretty fast :) Once you get the hang of it and do it a few times, it will be no problem!
Mom of 5 boys!!
2007-09-22 04:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by jess_n_flip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use to be a bottle warmer available for use in car that worked on the cigarette lighter.
Other than that, stopping at gas station/convenient store that have a microwave.
Local driving, feed before leaving.
2007-09-22 05:09:35 · answer #7 · answered by Sandie B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used to use hot tap water and let the bottle soak for about 5-10 minutes, checking it every so often. You'll need a larger container to hold the bottle and water, but it did the trick nicely!
2007-09-22 04:58:08 · answer #8 · answered by shire_maid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used powdered formula so I would just take bottles of water and mix in the powder when it was time to eat. They got used to room temp formula very quickly.
2007-09-22 07:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have bottle warmers that you can purchase that you wrap a flap around the bottle and then plug the cord into the lighter socket.
2007-09-22 05:44:38 · answer #10 · answered by NeNe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋