Bottle warmer if breastfeeding?

JM712 · December 2010

So I know a bottle warmer is certainly not "necessary", but I was wondering if it would be a helpful thing to have once a few months goes by and I start pumping? Thanks!

Mystery2B · December 2010

I'd skip it personally. C got one bottle/day for the first few months and I think it's be a waste for that amount.

slwprincess · December 2010

We use ours everyday. But around here, most people think they are a waste. Personally, I like it b/c there is no way my newborn baby is going to wait 5-10 min for a bottle to warm up in hot water. That is ridiculous. We store pumped breastmilk and premade formula (still supplementing) in the fridge, so I'm not giving her cold milk in the middle of winter. Room temp would be fine, but it's not always an option.

LittleApple · December 2010

I breastfed my baby and used the bottle warmer. It was faster than warming a pot of water or using a cup of warm water. DD would not take BM at room temp.

I wouldn't but one brand new though. The mark up is ridiculous.

akayf · December 2010

I EPed and we never had a bottle warmer. We had a large measuring cup. We would fill it with water and heat the cup up in the microwave for 1 minute. Then we but the bottle in the hot cup of water for 1-2 minutes. While the bottle was warming up, we would change his diaper.

When he was about 2 months, we started giving him bottles right out of the fridge. He didn't seem to care so we stopped warming up bottles.

LemonBlush · December 2010

We don't have one yet but DH said he wants one. When I go back to work he'll be with her for 14 hours and when she's hungry, she wants fed fast!

snansley · December 2010

From the beginning we got DS used to taking a bottle straight from the fridge. He could go from a warm boob to a cold bottle without any problems. We may warm a bottle every now and then, but knowing that he will drink it at any temperature certainly makes things easier.

cmr4828 · December 2010

We haven't welcomed our LO into the world yet...but I have had some experience with infants in a child care setting...

It seems that many breast fed babies prefer warmer bottles/milk (although this isn't always the case). I suppose the temperature they are used to getting it is pretty high when it comes from the breast so even a slightly warm bottle probably seems pretty cold to them.

My DH and I were just discussing this the other night and definitely think we will be getting a bottle warmed for the nursery and maybe even a mini-fridge. I will be breast feeding, but will also pump so that he can have the experience of feeding her. He had mentioned that it would really suck for him to have to wake up in the middle of the night with the baby crying, walk down to the kitchen, wait for a bottle to heat up in warm water, etc. so we thought maybe getting a mini-fridge and a bottle warmer for the nursery...or at least a bottle warmer would help him for the late night feedings he will help me out with.

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