Recommendations for warming breastmilk on the go for a bottle-fed newborn

[themummypig]

Just looking for recommendations for warming up breastmilk on the go. We have a 6 week old. I express with portable pumps so we bottle feed during the day (breastmilk, we don’t use formula) and he breastfeeds at night. He’s got a terrible latch, so the less I can breastfeed him directly the better (and easier for me!) we also have 2 older kids, so keeping them occupied means having to leave the house a lot. Sometimes means I have to warm the milk before we leave, so it’s room temp but also sometimes means I have to plod him on the boob when we’re out, which isn’t ideal with chapped nipples from night feeds.

I was looking at kiderkraft bottle warmer - has anyone used this? Is this a good choice to use on the go? Does the battery last a while?

any other suggestions will be appreciated, just looking to simplify leaving the house and feeding.

Cold milk is a no go for little man and we don’t always time his feeds, he will sometimes want to eat after 1.5h sometimes after 3h, so expressing just before he’s due does more often than not mean he’s drinking cold milk.

I'd get a thermos of boiling water and a cup. Pour out some boiling water into cup pop bottle in (30-60 seconds) job done. Breast milk only needs to be warmed up to body temp nit hot like formula. Is someone helping with the latching. As even overnight night that sound really uncomfortable.

A flask of boiling water and a plastic cup to pour it into. Pour the water in and stand the bottle in it until it’s the right temperature.

You could also ask for a cup of hot water from a cafe etc.

As he gets older he might be happier with milk at different temperatures too.

Yeah i just used a thermos of boiling water and a measuring jug as above, easy, but bulky if you only have a small bag

We used a thermos travel mug of boiling water, because then you can skip the pour out stage and put the bottle directly in the thermos. Alterately, my friend did hands free in-bra battery pumps, then pour straight into baby

I think having a simple routine makes outings much easier, especially when you’re still figuring things out with a newborn. It’s probably worth trying whatever method you plan to use at home first so you know what works before you’re relying on it while out. Having everything prepared beforehand definitely takes some of the stress away.

Have you tried anything to improve the latch? It will be so much easier if you can sort this and no more chapped nipples. Win win.

It sounds like you’re already doing a lot of planning, which makes outings much easier. I think the hardest part is finding a routine that works for your own day, especially when you’re balancing bottles, travel time and baby’s needs. Having everything prepared beforehand definitely reduces the stress when you’re away from home.