Quick and Easy Baby Bottle Warming
It’s 4AM, your baby is crying with hunger, and all you want to do is go back to sleep. That means it’s time for Mommy to wake up and breastfeed for the next 1/2 hour, or you can give a bottle of pumped breast milk or formula. In my household, we opt for the bottle of pumped breast milk. However, preparing, heating, and finally feeding the bottle takes some time and, all the while, baby is starting to scream louder. At this point, speed is of the essence since the longer babies scream and wake themselves up, the tougher it may be to get them back to sleep.
Thankfully, you can speed things up quite a bit with a baby bottle steamer or warmer. We didn’t have one or even know they existed for the first few weeks, so our method was to run the bottle under hot water or leave it in a glass of hot water until it was warm. That may be fine when your baby is only drinking 1 or 2 ounces and it heats up quickly, but once they start drinking more, it becomes time consuming and water wasting. Make your life easier and buy a bottle warmer.
Now that we have the bottle warmer and some experience, the overnight feeding is quick and fairly easy. Prepare your overnight bottle(s) before you go to bed and leave them in the refrigerator. When it’s time to feed, pop them in the bottle warmer for 2 to 3 minutes and they’re ready to go. Trust me, both you and baby will be happy to get back to sleep… the sooner the better!