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should you? do you?

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SantaQuated · 08/12/2004 10:54

i could do with some advice / thoughts experiences for a friend about heating babies bottles in the microwave.

i am out of touch with such things as Ds is 5 now but what are the current guidelines ? do you follow them? when do you stop following them, if ever?

thnaks very much

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NomDePlumPudding · 08/12/2004 11:05

I did it with DD. Obviously it depends on the wattage of your microwave etc as to how long or how high you set it to warm. The only key thing is to give it a bloody good shake when it's finished to get rid of any hot spots and test it on your skin before giving it to baby.

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:06

i heat all my bottles in the micro, agree with ndpp

NomDePlumPudding · 08/12/2004 11:07

heating them through via standing in hot water takes ages and is messy, IME.

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:08

especially with a screaming baby

ChristmasBOOZA · 08/12/2004 11:09

Think there was a thread about this a few weeks back so it might be worth doing a search. Officially you are not supposed to because of the danger of hot spots etc. But a lot of us do and make sure the bottle is shaken well afterwards and test the temp.

I do 7 oz for 1 minute on medium in an 850W microwave.

ChristmasBOOZA · 08/12/2004 11:11

Have to agree. DD is beyond the age of screaming for feeds (6 months and on solids) but was at my SILs at the weekend and my nephew was screaming away while is bottle stood in a jug of water.

NomDePlumPudding · 08/12/2004 11:12

Especially in the middle of the night where time seems to stand still and everything takes twice as long, plus the fact that I'm sure babies cry louder at night.... Or perhaps that was just my sleep-fogged brain ?!

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:14

i used the jug method for one night and one night only that was enough

NomDePlumPudding · 08/12/2004 11:15

Back in the days when I was a paranoid mixed feeder we had a kettle in the bedroom so that I could heat the bottles through upstairs Shock

popsycal · 08/12/2004 11:16

so did we NDP!

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:17

i know someone who gave her baby bottles straight from the fridge.

aBeanInaManger · 08/12/2004 11:18

not a bottle feeder so I know nothing, but do bottles have to be warm? When bean gets ebm he just gets it at room temp.

popsycal · 08/12/2004 11:18

dh wants to get a mini fridge for the bedroom for when bump arrives
:)

popsycal · 08/12/2004 11:18

i only ever warmed it to room temp beansmum

NomDePlumPudding · 08/12/2004 11:19

My DD hated cold milk, she still does.

Popsy, the number of times I over-shot and ended up with a scalding puddle on the carpet...Blush Thinking back it was a complete health hazard !!!

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:20

i dont think they have to be warm, its just more comforting, esp if babe has been bf and is used to body temp

catgirl · 08/12/2004 11:20

my HV told me it was ok to heat in the microwave, so I did, so long as well shaken when take out.

nailpolish · 08/12/2004 11:20

maybe its more easily digested too

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SantaQuated · 08/12/2004 11:22

thnaks all - will pass this on. they were prem but are now almost 4 months, thing is they don't feed well; then cry for milk but by the time it has warmed they have fallen asleep again. so microwaving could help stop this

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SantaQuated · 08/12/2004 11:23

why can't i hit the keys in the right order
thanks
thanks
thanks

i get it wrong every time

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Bagpussinboots30 · 08/12/2004 11:28

I used to heat bottles with just water in the microwave and then add the formula which I had pre-measured and give a good shake - never had hot spots.

tiktok · 08/12/2004 11:37

Don't bother heating bottles - unless the baby really does refuse fridge cold milk. It's dangerous to stand a bottle in a jug of water, no matter how careful you are - a paper in the BMJ a few years ago about the incidence of scalds would put anyone off! Seems daft to me to have a baby screaming with hunger while the bottle heats....:(

Gobbledigoose · 08/12/2004 11:43

SQ - I heat in the microwave but just for a short time till room temp - not warm/hot. I think there was a thread on this a while back and Mears said you also shouldn't use the microwave as it 'kills off' some of the nutrients.

My friend always insisted on heating hers in a jug but although her babe was safe from hot spots, one toddler got a bad scald when she left the jug on the hearth while our older ones were crawling - grrrrrr!

Gobbledigoose · 08/12/2004 11:43

Sorry TT, didnt' see your post first about the scalds!

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SantaQuated · 08/12/2004 11:46

bagpuss i used to do similar - take hot water out with me in the bottle bag then add the powder when needed, meant i didn't have to find somewhere to heat it up. unfortunatly my friend can't do this as she needs to add medication to the milk which needs 4 hours to work so all bottles have to made up in advance.

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