https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:01:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1436332 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:50:29 +0000 lemondrop 1436332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always pumped before bed, since fresh breast milk lasts like 12 hours at room temp, I would measure a feeding into a bottle and just leave it on the counter when my husband took night shift so I could sleep. If he STTN (ha, rare!) then he got it first thing in the morning. Otherwise we also kept a stock of ready to go formula bottles that he didn't need to warm up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1435514 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:29:25 +0000 ShootingStar 1435514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night was a disaster and I ended up nursing him :-/. The bottle warmer took forever so it was lukewarm at best and we used formula because I don't have a ton of extra breastmilk. He used to take cold formula bottles just fine but I think he's too used to BM from the tap or warmed from daycare. *sigh*. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1435211 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:55:27 +0000 MamaG 1435211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our bedrooms are all on a different floor than our kitchen. Every night I would take bottles, measured formula and set then on the counter in our guest bath. Make the bottle and feed. LO was formula fed and stopped night feeds by about 4.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1435138 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:27:48 +0000 daniellemybelle 1435138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We premake more bottles than we will need. When she wakes up, I go get her &amp; DH puts the bottle in a big cup of hot water. It only takes a few minutes in hot water to get to room temperature. LO will drink a bottle at any temp but I prefer to not give them to her straight from the fridge.</p> <p>Have you tried DH bottle feeding at night? Your LO may not be so into it. For a while LO didn't care but as she became more alert/aware she only wants me at night, whether it's a boob or a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1435074 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:08:14 +0000 twoofeverything 1435074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always had pre-made bottles in the fridge. Then whichever baby woke up would come downstairs with us while the bottles heated. We then went back to their room and fed in the semi-dark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434419 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:29:32 +0000 dolphin 1434419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: genius. if only i had known about that product sooner! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434412 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:27:27 +0000 loveisstrange 1434412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept premade bottles (formula) in the fridge and just nuked them for 20-30 seconds to take the chill off.</p> <p>The next one? Baby Brezza. All. the. way. rofl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434314 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:52:04 +0000 Mommy Finger 1434314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend ff and she kept the canister of formula and the bottles in her bathroom so she wouldn't have to go downstairs to the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434242 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:27:31 +0000 buffalove 1434242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought bottles filled with room temp water up at night along with formula pre-measured in a formula dispenser (I highly recommend the Dr. Brown's dispenser). When baby wakes up, just dump the formula in the bottle, shake, and feed. I never used a bottle warmer, DS was always used to having room temp bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434167 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:10:12 +0000 TJBee 1434167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our bedroom is super far from the nursery, so I bring the formula container upstairs at night. When baby wakes, I pop into the master bathroom and get warm water from the tap, and then mix the formula and give him the bottle.<br /> SO much more work than breastfeeding, but my supply dried up, so I've got no other choice :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1434039 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:41:06 +0000 ShootingStar 1434039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I think I'll either pump and we'll use that or we'll keep formula + water and bottle warmer by the bed and ready to go. I forgot to mention that our kitchen is 2 floors below our bedroom, so I wanted to avoid needing to go down there at all costs. For right now I think we should start with one feeding a night and see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433951 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:19:19 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1433951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a bottle warmer and at least one bottle of pumped milk in the fridge. So he would just heat it in the bottle warmer and give it to her. If, he needed it faster, he would use formula - heat the water in the microwave for a few seconds and then add the formula. </p> <p>I made sure to pump right before bed, and then fed her first thing in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433864 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:58:57 +0000 Meltini 1433864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since you EBF you will need to do something with your boobs during the night or you may hurt your supply and up with engorgement/blocked ducts. I would recommend either pumping over night or slowly introduce the bottle so you don't have too much pain/discomfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433771 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:27:48 +0000 blackbird 1433771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were almost always formula at night and we started pre-filling bottles of water next to the bed and keeping little travel containers of pre-measured formula out. And we'd just dump, shake, and stick them in her mouth right away. Prepping it was key! And we always did room temperature water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433753 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:16:03 +0000 Charm54 1433753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO generally STTN now but when she had wakings I would prepare the bottle before I went to bed and put it in the fridge (either pumped milk or the concentrate formula, whatever I had on hand). Then I would pop it in the warmer while I changed her. By the time she had a new diaper on the formula was ready. The nursery and kitchen are very close together though ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433749 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:12:44 +0000 Anagram 1433749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh, and in the summer months, I would just keep the bottle with breast milk next to me and feed it to LO room temp. She took it just fine. But now that it's winter, the bottle is much colder and I do have to heat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433744 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:11:23 +0000 Anagram 1433744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I have a friend that uses a powder formula and she pre measures powder out into a bottle and then has a bottle of room temp water next to it on her bedside table. When her baby cries, she just immediately mixes the formula and then sticks it into a bottle warmer (she keeps it on her nightstand at night) and then picks up her LO. Then the bottle is ready a minute later.</p> <p>I EP, so I just keep a bottle of pumped milk next to the bed (I usually go to bed at 10 or 10:30 pm and LO usually wakes to feed around 1-2 am) and then use the Dr. Brown's travel bottle warmer that I keep on my nightstand. It's basically just a thermos that keeps water super hot. The bottle heats to lukewarm in about a minute so it's not long for LO to wait.</p> <p>I generally stick the paci in her mouth which will calm her down until it's ready. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433743 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:10:49 +0000 raintreebee 1433743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Born free makes a bottle warmer that also acts as a mini cooler for a couple bottles. You could keep the premaid bottles by the bedside and no need to wander into the kitchen. Haven't tried this myself yet but soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433731 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:07:11 +0000 HabesBabe 1433731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have baggies of pumped milk defrosting in the fridge overnight-- would just heat them up in a mug of hot water, pour them into the bottle, and feed (it would take a lot longer than just having me pop out a titty, though).</p> <p>We wouldn't give her a bottle at each MOTN wake up-- sometimes she would fall back asleep with some soothing. So I'd have enough for 2-3 wake ups on hand? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433729 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:06:45 +0000 CottonCandy 1433729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, I always woke up a couple of minutes before Lo woke up to feed. During that time, I would have a premade bottle in the fridge ready for me to grab. I would then put it in a mug of hot water that I microwaved (or keep a carafe of warm water) and swirl it around, test the temp on my wrist, and then feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explain-how-to-do-bottles-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-1433720 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:04:47 +0000 ShootingStar 1433720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay so maybe this is an idiotic question, but can someone explain how you do bottles for MOTN wake ups? I'd like to start having DH do some of the feeds and I'm not sure at this point if he'll use pumped milk (which will require more pumping :-/) or formula. </p> <p>Right now I'm EBF though we've used formula in the past. I nurse for all the night wakings and as much as it sucks to get up over and over, it's pretty easy. Pick up the baby, feed him, he falls asleep, put him back in the PnP. </p> <p>But bottles seem much more difficult. How do you know how much to have on hand? DS might wake up twice, he might wake up 5 times. Do you heat the bottles? He used to be really good about taking cold bottles, but the last time we tried that in the middle of the night, he screamed bloody murder. How do you keep the baby from melting down in the time it takes to prepare a bottle? </p>