heating bottles in microwave

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Room temperature! No need to heat the bottles. The powder dissolves just fine.

Your breast milk was room temperature. Formula can be too.

huh? Breastmilk is 98.6 degrees.

I've had trouble getting my baby to drink from a bottle (she prefers nursing). She will drink 3x more if the bottle is VERY warm. If it's cold or from the fridge she won't even touch it.

[Anonymous]

Room temperature is fine, but if your baby really wants warm, you could just get a bottle warmer.

[Anonymous]

Transition your baby to either room temp or cold formula.

[Anonymous]

The issue is hot spots when heating in the microwave (per the pediatrician). Make sure you swirl the bottle around after microwaving and test on your skin. As for the people saying not to put plastic in the microwave...please. Those plastic bottles are boiled, put in the dishwasher, etc. A lot of uninformed people on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The issue is hot spots when heating in the microwave (per the pediatrician). Make sure you swirl the bottle around after microwaving and test on your skin. As for the people saying not to put plastic in the microwave...please. Those plastic bottles are boiled, put in the dishwasher, etc. A lot of uninformed people on this thread.

Heating plastics in the microwave releases carcinogens, even BPA-free plastics. You're the uninformed one, dear.

We used glass bottles, which we microwaved just the water. Then I added the formula and shook it up to eliminate any hot spots. Despite months of trying, both my boys only took formula warm.

[Anonymous]

you are no supposed to do that

[Anonymous]

Heat up water on the stove or microwave. Then place the bottle in the heated water. OR buy a bottle warmer. Don't risk it using the microwave to heat up!

Or just use room temp water and mix with formula and server right away... your LO does not need a super warm bottle.

[Anonymous]

Just warm the bottles in hot water. Microwaving is dangerous and lazy af.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is hot spots when heating in the microwave (per the pediatrician). Make sure you swirl the bottle around after microwaving and test on your skin. As for the people saying not to put plastic in the microwave...please. Those plastic bottles are boiled, put in the dishwasher, etc. A lot of uninformed people on this thread.

Heating plastics in the microwave releases carcinogens, even BPA-free plastics. You're the uninformed one, dear.

We used glass bottles, which we microwaved just the water. Then I added the formula and shook it up to eliminate any hot spots. Despite months of trying, both my boys only took formula warm.

[Anonymous]

What car seat do people use for forward facing six month olds?

I know I'm not supposed to, but ...

[Anonymous]

warm up some water in a mug, and then place the bottle in there

[Anonymous]

Can anyone provide a credible cite for the claim that microwaving plastic releases carcinogens? Not trying to be snarky (I swear), but plastic containers and dishes are often marked as "microwave safe." I cannot help but think that if there were any evidence to suggest that they released carcinogens (or anything else harmful) when microwaved, that there would have been a class action suit, or some action by consumer protection or the FDA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone provide a credible cite for the claim that microwaving plastic releases carcinogens? Not trying to be snarky (I swear), but plastic containers and dishes are often marked as "microwave safe." I cannot help but think that if there were any evidence to suggest that they released carcinogens (or anything else harmful) when microwaved, that there would have been a class action suit, or some action by consumer protection or the FDA.

PP here who said microwaving was only a concern because of the hotspots. The carcinogen thing has been debunked, but didn't seem worth it to mention it to the snarky EWG-believing commenter.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp

[Anonymous]

Why is microwaving the bottle ok, but putting the bottle in a bowl of boiling or almost boiling water not ok? Presumably whatever is leaching out into the formula will leach out when the plastic is heated either way?


(I don't microwave my bottles, I put them in a cup of hot water or serve at room temp)

[Anonymous]

I use a bottle warmer.
I have tried several a prefer the cheapy First Years one. About $11.