FF question

mrsrobyno · October 2012

For you FF mamas out there, this may sound like a stupid question- FTM here...

when you are preparing bottles for your LO are you warming them? Our newborn care class said it isnt necessary, but I am wondering if doing this may help our LO sleep better- you know the old adage of the warm glass of milk? Right now, we are just taking the chill off but not actually warming the formula, and I think more often than we would like she actually gets it cold because she is so anxious to eat.

If anyone has advice or experience, I am all ears!!!

EDIT: i should add she eats ready to feed formula that is refrigersted

TIA!!!!

lovebug33 · October 2012

I am using room temp water and making bottles as she needs them. I don't warm anything!

jessalynn521 · October 2012

I don't even warm it to room temp. My little guy takes it cold straight out of the fridge. He actually does worse with room temp bottles, and in the nicu they tried warming them and he refused to take more than 10 mL.

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · October 2012

jessalynn521:
I don't even warm it to room temp. My little guy takes it cold straight out of the fridge. He actually does worse with room temp bottles, and in the nicu they tried warming them and he refused to take more than 10 mL.

This is what we do too. I try to make it fresh with room temp water but mostly he gets them cold.

chefnicole22 · October 2012

For me it really just depends on if she's throwing a fit over eating or not. If she is hungry and crying then I don't heat it but if she seems fine I'll take the time to. She likes it both ways, which is great bc when we're out I can just keep her bottles in an ice pack and not have to worry about anything.

Bemyselfandi · October 2012

I use warm water because she's fussy about her bottles. I never needed to warm DS bottles when he was a baby.

CRey13 · October 2012

We give it to him straight from the fridge. If its room temp or warmed he spits it out.

My mom is absolutely mortified by this. She says back in the day they always warmed bottles. I joke and say he prefers his drinks ice cold just like her.

garciasgal · October 2012

lovebug33:
I am using room temp water and making bottles as she needs them. I don't warm anything!

This is what I do also. DD never had a problem with it.

mrsrobyno · October 2012

Thanks everyone we are feeding her the ready to feed silimac so it's either ice cold or I have to warm it up. So far ice cold or semi cold doesn't seem to bother her, but I really need her to sleep more in a day and I guess wishful thinking on my part that if I warmed it up maybe it would help!!! Today she has only slept for 10 hours total. We see the pediatrician tomorrow so def something I will bring up.