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Heating breast milk a no-no?

curlycaseycurlycasey
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Everything I've read lately says NOT to heat breast milk up, but to "serve" it room temperature...however I received a First Years bottle warmer that says "safer for breast milk." What's the deal?

 Also, my Dr. Browns bottles say not to warm in the microwave (for formula), so should I just stick with the bottle warmer for that or do you have to do the method where you simmer water in a pan on the stove and put the bottle in there?

Thank you in advance!

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  • Breezer80Breezer80
    My book says its OK to warm it, just don't boil it. Never heat any formula or breast milk in the microwave, ever. You can use a bottle warmer or you can put the bottle in warm water to warm it
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  • agmasoagmaso

    you just can't microwave it. Bottle warmers or using the stove is just fine?

    I have put Dr Browns and others in the microwave for formula...?

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  • jason&robinjason&robin member
    When we defrosted BM, we placed it in a cup of warm water or in a small pan on the stove. I have heard that you should swirl BM and to not shake it or it will break the milk down.
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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003

    just use a cup of warm tap water and put the bottle in there.

    You don't want to overheat either, but I do heat BM for my DS. However, if you CAN get them to drink it cold even better, since then they can take bottles anywhere at any temp  =)

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  • water-fairywater-fairy
    The bottle warmer should be fine.
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  • Conway714Conway714 member
    You can definitely heat up breastmilk, but the microwave is definitely a no no regardless. I always just heated it up in the storage bag in a bowl of hot water. That works great, but I'm sure that the bottle warmer would be fine to. :)
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  • pharmacygirlpharmacygirl
    I think most pediatricians will tell you serve all milk at room temp.  But def do not heat it in the microwave.  It makes life easier if baby will take it at room temp.
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  • katypressonkatypresson

    My pediatrician told me there is no need to warm a bottle of any kind...breast milk or formula..they can take it cold...just like us grown ups drink cold milk.  She said once they have 1 warm bottle...you'll have to warm every bottle after that, but if you only give them cold, they won't know the difference. 

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  • DulaneyDulaney

    I work at a daycare and they keep a crockpot full of water on tlow hroughout the day and warm up bottles that way.

    That's what I am planning on doing while I am at home instead of buying a bottle warmer.

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  • agmasoagmaso

    imageBreezer80:
    My book says its OK to warm it, just don't boil it. Never heat any formula or breast milk in the microwave, ever. You can use a bottle warmer or you can put the bottle in warm water to warm it

    You can heat formula in the microwave... you just can't be stupid about it like putting a bottle in for minutes at a time.

    To give you an idea, I heat 4 oz bottles (I only do water though before I mix it but I have microwaved formula from the fridge) for 20 seconds and that doesn't get it close to burning anyone. Just warms it up?

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  • hula_lulahula_lula

    No, you can heat them up, you just don't want them HOT. And you don't want to use a microwave.

    You can heat it up with a bottle warmer or just under hot tap water.

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  • beckys96beckys96 member
    never in the microwave!  The bottle warmers are ok to use.  I personally didn't use one.  I just used some hot water in a bowl/cup and put the bottle in that for a few min. 
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  • KatGappKatGapp
    We use a bottle warmer to heat our bottles.  Or just run under hot water or just keep it in the diaper bag at room temp for when we are not at home.  Sometimes he may hesitate to really eat it if its not as warm, but he quickly adjusts and starts guzzling is down.  Like PP said, no microwave!
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  • rrodgers803rrodgers803
    Never heat any bottle in the microwave. formula and breast milk are both fine in a bottle warmer
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  • clpeters7836clpeters7836

    You can warm breastmilk. If I needed to bottle feed vs nurse,  would just heat some water in a bowl/mug/pan (until i got a bottle warmer) until it was hot and then take it off the heat (stove or microwave) and set a bottle in the warm water checking it regulary until it came to the temp that I liked (via touch).

     You are not supposed to microwave BM or formula because it can cause hot spots in the milk and burn baby's mouth....even if you swirl it around to mix it.

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