Bottle Warmers

Has anyone found or use a really good bottle warmer that warms two bottles at the same time? Or mybe even one that is good for one at a time but works really well?

 

No. When my two were small and needed them we went through about three and just couldn't find one we liked and warmed up the bottles to a perfect temperature... then we started using the microwave. That's on the "not to do list", I know, but it worked great. :blush:

 

I didn't have a bottle warmer at all. I just boiled water in a pot on the stove during the day and put the bottle in and did that for night too when I was pumping. Once I stopped pumping for nighttime, I just left the water out so it was room temp, and added the formula when they woke up.

 

In the book "Twin Sense" it recommends using a crock pot with water in it as a bottle warmer. I think I'm going to give it a go . They say it works a lot better and faster than a bottle warmer and you can have it plugged in all day.

 

I didnt think of the crock pot sounds like a good idea, but i did the microwave too, i know its on the DONT DO but it worked for me ha

 

I work at a daycare and in our baby room they use a crock pot to warm the multiple bottles at a time....so I was thinking of doing that same thing. The pot is always plugged in so the water is always warm and ready to go.

 

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I work at a daycare and in our baby room they use a crock pot to warm the multiple bottles at a time....so I was thinking of doing that same thing. The pot is always plugged in so the water is always warm and ready to go.



I'd never heard of that, what a great idea, especialy for multiples!!!!

 

When warming bottles of EBM we would fill the bathroom sink with really hot water and leave them in their for a while. With formula bottles we would heat them in a glass jar in the microwave. Didn't find a double bottle warmer....maybe you should make one and try and make some bucks!!

 

I put my bottles in hot water in the sink. It didn't take to long to heat up. I have used the bad microwave a few times.

 

I used the night and day bottle warmer with my son and loved it for middle of the night feedings so i didn't have to move from bed (kept it on the night stand) I no its a no-no but I did use the microwave for him during the day.

I already bought the bottle warmer again (used on ebay) but I am definatly going to try the crock pot idea! That sounds so convienent!

 

We got a bottle warmer for our shower but never used it. We just took a pot and filled it with hot water and used it to warm up bottles.

 

I had to supplement with my daughter and I used a mini crock pot "lil Dipper". Just left it plugged in on the ocunter. You have to be careful because it works REALLY well; If you get distracted it overheats the bottle quick then you have to cool it down. (I think you can buy a generic version for around $10 at walmart or the like)

I also used the microwave- I would just shake the sh** out of the bottle to make sure there were no hot spots. (This was when she was older and bubbles/gas weren't a concern). This time I think I will use powdered formula and just mix bottles as needed using room temp boiled water. When they get older I think the warm water spout on a water cooler would work well.

 

:good: Thanks so much ladies. DH and I decided to try to crock pot idea. We could use one for cooking anyway. I'll let you know how it goes!

~ Danielle ~

 

Thanks for the crockpot idea. If our bottle warmers that I got used don't work well we have a great alternative for night time.

 

Good idea!!