Do you heat your bottled milk?

**Lilyloo** · 26-03-2008 19:10

I'm new to bottle feeding, i've just weaned DD after 9 months. I was just wondering whether you need to heat the water for the milk.

A mother in my mother's group told me it was pointless, as they need to get used to drinking room temp milk, in case you're out and can't heat up the bottle.

I always assumed you'd heat up the water, so it was similar to breastmilk... and that's what I have been doing..

Should I start giving the milk to her room temp?

What do others do?

Thanks

**Amused** · 26-03-2008 20:15

For DS I always heated the bottle... then when I was BF DD and had to express I had a revelation... that milk that came out was hardly warm, just room temperature. So as a result I just fill the bottles with boiled water once they have been sterilised and leave them on the bench. DD actually prefers room temperature now! Poor second child.......

p.s. your daughter is gorgeous!

**Fuchsia!** · 26-03-2008 20:20

Nope i don't heat it, never have. Its so much easier to not heat it up. Theres really no need. If bub is happy to drink it room temp, then why not?

I find it so much easier for out and about, i also use the tommee tippee formula dispenser things that sit inside the bottle and i put them next to bed for night time feeds, saves me having to get up during the niight to heat a bottle up.

But its up to you, but it is easier to not heat it up

**Lilyloo** · 26-03-2008 20:30

Well in saying that... I tried her on room temp milk tonight, and she actually seemed to like it more! She guzzled down the whole bottle so quickly. Previoulsy I was warming the water till it was almost hot!

I never knew breastmilk wasn't that warm!

**Jenko** · 26-03-2008 20:33

I never used to heat the water either. So much easier when your out and can't get access to heat it up too.

**toni796** · 28-03-2008 15:36

I was heating DS2's water up till he was about 2 months since then he has room temp water in his bottles and is fine with it.

**subaruforestermum** · 28-03-2008 16:10

Looks like I spoiled Ds, I use to always heat his bottles, I would take a little fernus thing, oh cant think of the name, you know the insultated bottles you put boiling water in.

Anyway it was a small one, and I'd fill it with boiling water, and it stayed hot for days. And use the lid from that to sit the bottle in to heat it.

So I would take that out with me. Or I'd use warm boiled water, still warm from being boiled at home.

I didnt always heat them, if it was a hot day I'd give it to him room temp, or his water was room temp.

**Kittylou** · 28-03-2008 16:16

Originally Posted by Jenko

I never used to heat the water either. So much easier when your out and can't get access to heat it up too.

**quaver** · 28-03-2008 20:33

I was heating the bottles as I was keeping boiled water in the fridge. Now I keep the bottles out and he likes the room temp. Soooo much easier and he does not seem to mind. The bottle warmer was a waste of money......

**2made3** · 02-04-2008 12:47

Omigoodness!! I have always heated my DS1 & DS2 bottles, now after reading all your replies, I'm going to try just giving it at room temp - that would be MUCH easier when out!!!

Thanks girls

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