Warming formula in beaker

[JesterJo]

DD is 26 weeks and I've BF exclusively while battling painful breast thrust since she was 4 weeks. Have decided to introduce formula in a beaker for daytime feeds as I'll be returning to work soon (hope to continue BF morning and night if pain reduces to manageable level).

DD is already taking cooled boiled water from her Tommee Tippee 6m+ beaker. Can anyone tell me whether I need to warm the formula to make it more acceptable? And if so, how (as beaker to wide to fit into a jug)? Was planning to put water in sterile beakers at start of day so it will be cold by time DD is ready for milk.

Any other tips about introducing formula at this stage would be appreciated as it's all new to me!

Hi Jo, at this age you don't need to boil the water or sterilise cups if you don't want to.

I introduced an occasional bottle of formula at 6 months and ds was fine with it. I did warm it in bottles but he will now drink it cold from a cup (he's 11 months and I now mainly just give him cold whole milk).

Ignore me - I see the sterilising is because the cups will contain formula.

Tbh, I would stick the cup briefly in the microwave to warm. Then stir well to ensure no hot spots.

I wondered if microwave would be ok - thanks for your advice spookthief!

if you plan on giving the same sort of beaker for milk they dont clean to easy, i use avent magic cup but its personal choice really ive not really warmed dd's milk ever bf exclusivly for 6 weeks then ff hth if your leaving the water without the powder in then it should be room temp iyswim hth

As an aside to this thread, I found that my young uns handled, 'handless' beakers better than ones with handles, as it requires much more co-ordination to hold a beaker with handles.

Looking at the design of the Tommee Tippee Easiflow cup we're using, it will prove hard to keep clean as you suggest dd666. I think you can buy replacement spouts, but it will cost us a fortune if we have to change them regularly. Might buy a handless beaker to try alongside the TT OMGhelp.

Thanks for your advice everyone.