Warming the bottle in microwave?

MissMommyMac · December 2010

So I am guilty of watching shows like 16 and Pregnant and yes I actually enjoy them. Embarrassed But I've noticed that a lot of people microwave their baby bottles in the microwave and I always thought that was a no no. Like with my DD if she had a partial bottle in the fridge I would mix it with some warm water and make sure the temperature was ok. My DH says that microwaving a bottle is totally fine, but it just doesn't seem like the safest thing to do to me. So is it ok to reheat baby bottles in the microwave?

madhatter2003 · December 2010

It's definitely a no-no for breastmilk, not sure with formula. I'd assume it's a no-no.

Let's just say the girls on 16 and pg pretty haven't taken many parenting classes Stick out tongue

Jaimels78 · December 2010

I want to know this too. I always thought it was a big no-no as well. Mainly because the microwave heats liquids from the inside out...making the center really hot and the outside cool. I mentioned that to someone and they said it is fine as long as you shake the bottle first. Then again, I would be wary of plastic bottles, even the "safe" ones. I would like to know other bumpies opinions on this as well.

BTW: I love watching 16 and pregnant! I feel if they can do it, so can I! lol!

MissMommyMac · December 2010

Haha I definitely agree with that statement!

**2PsNaPod** · December 2010

No! Absolutely not! It can cause hot spots and scald baby.

suscq · December 2010

Microwaving the actual breast milk or formula (ot the water used to make it) is a big no-no. It can cause hot spots in the liquid that can burn the baby. You can microwave a cup of water, then put a bottle in it to warm it up.

MissMommyMac · December 2010

suscq:
Microwaving the actual breast milk or formula (ot the water used to make it) is a big no-no. It can cause hot spots in the liquid that can burn the baby. You can microwave a cup of water, then put a bottle in it to warm it up.

This is exactly what I used to do with DD! I would warm up water and mix it into the refrigerated formula. It makes me cringe to watch people microwave the bottles and than just give them to their baby. Does no one wrist test anymore?!

jaime5121 · December 2010

It is absolutely a no-no. Believe it or not, I never warmed a single bottle of BM or formula my son ever got. That was the best piece of advice my pedi ever gave to me! He said, if he will take it cold, why make it more difficult on yourself and have to warm it in the middle of the night? The only warm BM my son ever got came straight from me.

ctrickey03 · December 2010

With everything I've ever heard it's a no-no. Personally, I never felt it was safe myself because the radiation from the microwave nuking a plastic bottle. I just don't see how that could be that safe really. I'll stick with bottle warmers lol. Just my opinion though, not sure if it is actually safe or not. Although, I've never heard of anything stating it was.

Incognito2009 · December 2010

Microwaving causes hot spots in both breast milk and formula, it is best to heat up water on the stove and then out the bottle in it or use a bottle warmer.

BananaPancake · December 2010

In a pinch, I've done it. I'd never pull it out and just give it to my baby - I always mix it up and test the temp, and I only heat for about 15 seconds at a time. I can't imagine anyone would just pop the top on and start feeding without at least mixing it and sticking a finger in to make sure it's not hot, but 16 and pregnant does seem to be an exception to...every rule.

Of course, I also co-sleep and let them nap in the sling, so my kids may be doomed anyway. Wink

m0132 · December 2010

I know for BM its a no-no but I didn't use formula with DD so I don't know about that..I would imagine its not the safest thing. I always just ran my bags of BM under warm tap water to thaw them out and that was it..DD was used to drinking body temp milk from me so why would I make more work for myself to make it warmer than it needs to be..? I didn't bottle feed much to be honest, pumping never worked well for me and it was more work than help but even when I started DD on cereal and things I never warmed it..if she will eat it at room temp why get her used to having something warmed up..

There are a lot of things the girls on 16 and Pregnant do that make me cringe..but then again I have plenty of friends who make me give a side eye to some of the things they do with their kids and they are far from 16..

Mrs.Saxy · December 2010

with formula I'd heat it up for small increments but always take the nipple and top off. I see them micro the whole thing, nipple and all.

Mrs.Saxy · December 2010

jaime5121:
It is absolutely a no-no. Believe it or not, I never warmed a single bottle of BM or formula my son ever got. That was the best piece of advice my pedi ever gave to me! He said, if he will take it cold, why make it more difficult on yourself and have to warm it in the middle of the night? The only warm BM my son ever got came straight from me.

I did that too, later on. People were amazed DS would take room temp formula.

e_uecker · December 2010

You should not microwave either. A microwave does not heat evenly and it would be hard to test the temp of the bottle. They also put babies to bed with bottles on that show which drives me insane! I hope teens aren't watching that show for parenting advice, but they probably are.

BananaPancake · December 2010

I'd be more worried about microwaving BM due to the fact that the actual heating process breaks down important nutrients. I'm not sure if it's true for formula, as it's totally different, but with BM I always ran it under hot water. With formula I wasn't quite as careful. I guess I felt that if I was taking all those pains to actually pump it out of me, I was going to follow the rules! :-)

ccorso · December 2010

Heating up plastic is a no-no in the microwave. It breaks down the plastic particles. But if you had a glass bottle, and formula, I would like it is okay.

cynnnabun · December 2010

I microwaved occasionally with DD. I was told it could cause hot spots, too. But usually did it for like 10-15 seconds, shook it up, then put a bit on my wrist. My rule was I shouldn't feel it at all. Not cold, not hot. I never ran into a problem, I also didn't do it ALL the time. Alot of the time, I just left a bottle out with the amount of water in it, added powder, shook and served. haha.

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