Bottle warmer with playtex drop-ins. Yes or No ?

breezy79 · January 2011

Have any of you bump ladies used a bottle warmer with drop ins?

If so, which brand of bottle warmer?

thanks!

Mrs.Saxy · January 2011

here's what my wise grandmother, mother of 7 children told me about warming bottles. If you always warm the bottle, when you are in a place where you cannot warm it, like the mall or a car, what are you going to do?

If the baby will drink the milk/formula at room temperature, let them.

That's what I do, anyway.

Mrs.Christie · January 2011

If you are using formula then you don't need to worry about it because you can use warm or room temperature tap water. Also, you could always place the bottle in a larger cup of very hot water and it will heat up quickly with the liner.

princess101 · January 2011

Mrs.Christie:
If you are using formula then you don't need to worry about it because you can use warm or room temperature tap water. Also, you could always place the bottle in a larger cup of very hot water and it will heat up quickly with the liner.

This.

cekelly11 · January 2011

I did use a bottle warmer with the drop ins because I premade a days worth of formula and kept it in the fridge (obviously). A warm cup of water works well when the bottles are small (4 oz) but when the bottle is full(8 oz) the warmer worked better. I used one made by especially for baby, it had a little cooler with ice pack on the back for night time bottles that was great.

Swimfly35 · January 2011

I think we have the 1st years brand somewhere in a box. We didn't use it for individual bottles, but we did use it like crazy to defrost frozen breast milk. It uses a nice, gentle- but quick- steam to defrost it just enough to measure out and put into a bottle. Then I used running hot tap water in a mug to gently warm a bottle.

kjg5445 · January 2011

i thoughtless put a refrigerated bottle with a drop in liner in the bottle warmer (we have a first years) and thoughtless let it run its cycle. yeah, nearly boiling temps. if you do use a warmer with those please be careful and monitor the temperatures!!!

ak1234 · January 2011

A cup of hot water works just fine. And you can find those anywhere - even the mall.

Incognito2009 · January 2011

Mrs.Christie:
If you are using formula then you don't need to worry about it because you can use warm or room temperature tap water. Also, you could always place the bottle in a larger cup of very hot water and it will heat up quickly with the liner.

Always use cold tap water.

https://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/0707_bby_formla.htm

AllyInMaine · January 2011

The drop ins heat up very quickly with a warmer! Esp the one we had - it was a hot plate with just a little water, that would boil and the bottom of the drop in would get HOT. We'd have to shake it reallllly good to get the heat to even out. But we used the warmer for a long time. We always used cold water to make the bottle, but this time I think we'll use bottled water (either by the gallon, or those HUGE 5gal jugs) and serve at room temp. I'll be BFing first (hopefully) so the change from body temp to room temp shouldn't be too bad.

Heating anywhere is a pain in the bum. The day we learned he didn't NEED warm milk was a blessing. You don't realize HOW stressful it is to warm a bottle until you're driving around looking for a drive thru to get you a cup of warm/hot water. Nightmarish.

if this baby needs warm bottles, I'll be getting this: https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2403657#showReviews

we used to bring a cooler to our bedroom with ice packs so that we didn't have to go downstairs at night. DS woke up 2-3x a night until he was 10-12 mos old. Night feedings were hard after that long.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · January 2011

I'm hesitant about recommending bottle warmers with drop-ins. I heated a drop in once and the warmer actually melted the bottle. The bottom of bottle warped. I didn't feel comfortable feeding my daughter that milk due to it being around melted plastic so I tossed it.

Mrs.Christie · January 2011

Lead pipes aren't an issue in a newer home. If your home was built prior to the 1940's then you might want to be concerned, but many older homes have had lead pipes replaced anyhow.

Incognito2009:

Mrs.Christie:
If you are using formula then you don't need to worry about it because you can use warm or room temperature tap water. Also, you could always place the bottle in a larger cup of very hot water and it will heat up quickly with the liner.

Always use cold tap water.

https://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/0707_bby_formla.htm

TimingisEverything · January 2011

there is no need for a bottle warmer. Makes life much easier to serve the bottle at room temperature.

I use to use drop ins. I kept bottled water on the counter in the kitchen and just used that. No heating required and already room temp. And super easy when on the go. Just grab a bottle of water and your formula.

carissa_danielle · January 2011

I used drop-ins with DD#1. When I had a cold bottle that needed to be warmed, I used a cup of hot water. It's a waste of water, but it does work. This time around, I bought a First Years bottle warmer and will be using the drop-ins again. Seems less wasteful to use a bottle warmer, than to run water until it gets hot, then let the bottle sit in it for a few minutes.

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