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Bottle warmers

leanneriversleannerivers member
in August 2014 Moms
I need a good bottle warmer recommendation. I got the Dr. Browns one and it sucks big time. It heats way too hot per the directions. Even the outside of the bottle is scorching hot. Anyone have one they like that heats breastmilk evenly and safe?
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    blondee4685blondee4685 member
    I use a bowl and heat up water for 2 min in microwave then heat bottle with the hot water, takes like 4 min. It's cheap and I just shake the bottle a few times while its heating and it's pretty evenly warm :)
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    Eena1242Eena1242 member
    We have The First Years Babypro and H really likes it. It's also the one our daycare uses and they all said it is a nice one.
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    sobored76sobored76 member
    We hv kozii and we use the time they recommend and it's been perfect every time we also use como romp bottles w kinde breastfeeding bags we hv had no issue
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    becominggoldbecominggold member
    I put a Pyrex measure cup in the microwave and then put the bottle in there. At daycare the ladies have a crockpot.
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    jlynn62511jlynn62511 member
    I run water in my keurig then put the bottle in the coffee mug for a minute or so. Comes out perfect every time even if I get caught up and forget to take it out, it's never overheated!

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    heatherdancesheatherdances member
    I have the babies r us brand. It overheats ad well so I just don't let it go the whole time.
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    herecomesthesunherecomesthesun member
    We use a big coffee mug and microwave the water in it for 1.5 mins. Takes 2 mins to loosen the fatty milk from the sides. We don't warm the entire bottle as LO isn't picky.
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    Burnntoashes6402Burnntoashes6402 member
    We keep a small sized Crockpot on warm. I dip a plastic cup in the warm water and put the bottle down in that in the Crockpot to warm for a few minutes. I got the idea from the daycare, because that's what they do. They sell the small sized Crockpot at Wal-Mart for $10.
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    NLewis1NLewis1 member
    I have the dr brown one as well. I've come to heating up BM in the bag, then transferring it to a bottle because if I do it straight in the bottle the outside gets too hot, while the milk itself will still be a bit cool. For me, it was trial an error. I think I do like 1.5 minutes with the bag and then kinda squish the milk around and test it, then transfer to bottle.
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    yodasmomyodasmom member
    I have the same Munchkin warmer as @ChrisseB. It took a bit of trial and error to get the bottles just right, but it's not bad for $20 at Walmart.
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    lynds002lynds002 member
    I also just use hot tap water, then put the bottle in. Sometimes we have to add water a few times, especially if the bm was partially frozen.
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    lburkey21lburkey21 member
    We have an Avent warmer that I got secondhand from a local mom for free. Before that I was just doing a bowl of warm water

     

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    RobinischoRobinischo member
    We have the Kiinde.  My friend is letting me borrow it until we're done with it.  I really like it.  We use the comotomo bottles, and they take forever to heat if we just try to heat it with a bowl of water or running water.  Even if DH heats the milk in the bag or medela bottles I think he still uses the Kiinde.  If we're just thawing a bag for daycare though, we'll just let it sit in water (or the fridge).

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    PeggarbePeggarbe member
    I second the First Years bottle warmer - it was inexpensive, doesn't take up to much room, and works perfectly for us!
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    jules1614jules1614 member
    We also use the kiinde. It doesn't use steam so it's supposed to be breastmilk safe- won't kill off the good properties of BM and seems to heat pretty well and even. I bought one off eBay as they are pretty expensive and a friend of mine bought one on Craigslist. Just check to see if it works if buying used- they stop working if used improperly 3 times.
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    jules1614jules1614 member
    edited January 2015
    From what I read steam heats it too fast which can destroy the properties of BM? I don't use any other parts of the system. I warm up random bottles and bags and have also used it to warm up small tupperware with rice cereal. It does take longer to warm up but not too inconvinient.

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    ETA: not too fast of heating but too high of temperatures.
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    smfdjosmfdjo member
    Just curious, Can I ask why you hear the bottles?. Have you checked if she will take it cold.
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    leanneriversleannerivers member
    Hmmmm k thanks ladies. Maybe I'll try one more. I'm getting it for my nanny - seems like it'll be easier. My LO just started taking a bottle and likes it on the warm side :-)
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