which bottle warmer to buy?

[star6]

We just bought the breast pump (Avent IQ...hope I did the right thing there), bottles and sterilizer, as I will breastfeed as much as possible, but need to express milk when I return to work and want to a bit at home as well... so anyway, what is the best bottle warmer to buy? I mean easiest to use? I want it to be easy enough for dh to use in the middle of the night quickly if necessary - one that automatically heats it properly without him having to boil water and possibly that we can bring with us when we go out/travel.
Any advice?
I'm only 25 weeks so I have some time!!

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none, theyre rubbish - sorry
Hot water is much better, if you want something for night, we used this.
Its great.
Bottle warmers are a bit of a fad tbh. please dont be offended.

Wouldn't bother TBH. Easier to boil a kettle and stick the bottle in some warm water for a bit given that DH will have to get the milk out of the fridge anyway. When you're out or travelling it is probably easier to BF!

I bought a bottle warmer and don't think I have ever used it (fed with mixture of breast milk, expressed and FF although not at every feed). Boiled water seemed to do the trick.

If you do find you need one, get one nearer the time when you have a better idea of how everything is working out.

No offense taken. Thanks for the advice! I had ZERO experience warming bottles. I just assumed I needed one because I was afraid dh and I would not know how warm the milk should be and don't want to burn the baby's tongue or have it too cool. How do you know when it's the right temperature? Is there a bottle themometer that you have?

Body temp is the correct temperature. The inside of your wrist is the best indicator. If you cannot feel the drop or two of milk it is the right temperature. If it feels hot, it is too hot and if it feels cold/cool , it is too cold. Easy!

I can see the obvious danger in feeding the baby milk that is too hot. What is the danger in feeding the baby milk that is too cool?

none! my son was exclusive bf up to 41/2 months, then had the odd bottle of ebm or ff. he refused either if anything other than cold despite breast milk being warm.

None whatsoever Star as far as I was told - but babies prefer body temperature esp if they are breastfed. My DD was bottlefed from birth as I couldn't breastfeed due to medication I was taking and the midwife advised us to use room temperature water from the start to cut out the hassle of warming bottles. We would sometimes use body temperature bottles if they hadn't quite cooled and she would refuse them so I guess it is what they are used to.

Thanks so much!!!! You have all just saved us about £30
Just one more question - what about when you freeze breast milk - just thaw it out/warm it a bit then, or is that different? And when you express milk, how long does it last before it "expires" in the refrigerator?

They will drink room temp straight away. I never bothered warming milk up at all.

This website's fantastic re to storing breast milk.

Star6 agree with all the others on here - bottle warmers are rubbish. When you are out you can use a thermos of hot water to stick a bottle in if necessary - thermos do a white one with a big lid thing that goes over the top that you can remove and pour water in, exactly for that purpose. Most places when you are out won't heat up milk (or baby food) for you. Bf much easier for that reason!

perfect!! That website was great, Flubdub. I'm going to print that out and put it with the pump and bottles...etc. Thanks so much.
I'm SO happy to hear that you don't have to warm it every time - what a time saver. It's amazing how many contraptions are created that are totally unnecessary.

A thermos flask and a plastic jug. That's what I used, set me back about £6, and water will stay hot enough for about 8 hours. Doesn't take up much room when you're out and about either, just pop them in the pushchair basket

this one: here

don't bother with the fancy gadgets, useless and break.