Warming Mam Feeding Bottles?

[flobadob]

We got MAM feeding bottles for our newborn son. They do seem to be good at avoiding wind. However they take an absolute age to warm up the formula when it is stored in the fridge ready for use. This is obviously a real pain, especially at 4 o'clock in the morning. Has anyone else used these bottles and have they found a more efficient way to warm them. By the way, we do it using boiled water in a pyrex jug and it takes most of the kettle worth to get it warmed.

Microwaving seems to be a big no no.

[chrissa1]

I always used the microwave. No problem.

[boxtops]

what are the bottles made from, glass or plastic?

[rockyracoon]

I never made the feed up, just put the water in sterilised bottles and left them on the side, that way when a feed was due, I just put the formula in and then warmed it, took a lot less time than when it came out of the fridge.

For the night feed, I'd put a bottle of hot water in a thermal type thing, it cooled down a lot slower and was just the right temp when my daughter woke, so then I just added the formula (this was premeasured into a special container)

[rockyracoon]

Sorry, forgot to say congratulations :)

[boxtops]

yes, indeed congratulations to the Flobs!

[chrissa1]

Oh, sorry. Congrats from me too. My 2nd grandchild is a week overdue so, waiting with bated breath.

[fairycakes69]

Congratultions. Microwave never did my lot any harm. The experts are always changing their minds on what we should do. I used a bottle warmer for our first, popped the bottle in, changed her nappy and by then the chill was off the milk. Got a microwave by the time the others arrived.

[2sp_]

Congratulations!!!

I cheated a lot with bottles. I would make up four at a time (as that was how many my steriliser would take in one go). I would keep them in the fridge, and take one out for the next feed after I'd fed the baby. That way they warmed up to room temperature in time.

I didn't bother heating them up any further. We were lucky, both girls were quite happy with room temperature milk!

(I know, I'm a terrible mother!)

[soapnumpty]

I haven't used these bottles ( i use Avent) but one thing you could try is using a carton of ready made formula for the night feeds. This way you just have to open a carton when needed and it is already at room temperature. Works out a bit more expensive but if your baby will take milk at room temperature it would be easier. Or if you still need to warm it, it would take less time to warm up as you're not warming it from very cold.

[chrissa1]

I didn't notice your last sentence flob. I've never read that microwaving is a big no no. It never did either of my two any harm and my granddaughter too.

All you are doing is heating up a boiled liquid, making sure you don't make ot too hot. The microwave just makes the process quicker.

[sherrardk]

I didn't think you were supposed to store made-up formula, just the boiled water. You can gat a divided pot thing that you measure the formula into (so it's easy for night-time feeds and when you are out and about).

[sherrardk]

Ps - I think microwaving is supposed to cause 'hot spots' or something.

[2sp_]

To be honest, I think that everyone should do it the way that they are comfortable with.

Both my kids were fine with room temperature milk that I'd made up in advance and showed no adverse effects.

But I can understand that some people would want to make fresh every time, or heat bottles in water rather than a microwave.

You do what you feel happiest doing.

[chrissa1]

You should always shake the bottle to eliminate hot spots, but heating in say, 20 second bursts stops this happening.

[sherrardk]

PS - congratulations on the new arrival (although I am cured of babies now).

[flobadob]

Thanks for the good wishes. These MAM bottles are plastic and self sterilising in a microwave with some water. I'm not sure if they are designed to perhaps be quite airtight but for whatever reason they don't warm easily. I don't think it is just hot spots that is the worry of heating them in the microwave, think there are other issues too. I agree that talking about hot spots in a liquid sounds strange as a quick shake would solve that. I might try the microwave during the day tomorrow and see how it works out.

[bednobs]

on occasion i used to pour 1/2 the amount of boiled water needed into a sterilised bottle, thenut it in the fridge. When the feed was due i used to boil the kettle, and put the other 1/2 of water in as boiling water then add the formula. It was exactly the right temperature then straight away

[ummmm]

I always used the microwave. Just make sure you shake it well.

When mine were little you were told you could make up a whole days feeds.