https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:52:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-843899 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:14:28 +0000 erinpye 843899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CORDUROY Exactly what others have said. Some BM is good for up to even 10 hours and you can leave it out. Also, don't heat up bottles much, and baby won't expect it. We always only heated them up enough (just under warm water) for the cream at the top to mix in, and baby never expected anything more. And that was only if they had been in the fridge or freezer--if they're at room temp it's not an issue.</p> <p>Also, regarding the flow of the bottle nipple, as long as you are also breastfeeding, disregard the ages on the nipples and keep using the lowest flow nipple possible. Try Dr. Browns bottles--we loved them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-843043 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:10:21 +0000 Corduroy 843043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Saturday morning I tried giving a room temperature Nuk bottle at 5am. It was pumped at 10:30 and I pulled it out of the fridge when she woke at 1:30. She noticed right away that it wasn't boob and screamed. Outcome: 0mls.</p> <p>DH tried the Comotomo bottle this morning while I slept in. LO had a rough night so I didn't want to ruin her sleep with a bottle. She took 10mls from the heated bottle without fighting. Then she stopped. But that's something! </p> <p>DH just popped in the room to remind me not.too get excited. She always likes the newest nipple most. We'll keep working on this one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836866 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:20:56 +0000 Corduroy 836866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: Only the most recent nipples we've tried were medium flow. I think I have a forceful letdown (LO pops off, coughs, and milk shoots everywhere during most daytime nursing sessions). So I thought medium might be closer to my flow. </p> <p>I ordered the Comotomo with slow and medium nipples. Here's hoping she likes those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836795 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:27 +0000 LaineysMom 836795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: you may want to try slow flow. LO couldn't handle med flow until 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836520 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:15:45 +0000 autumnlove 836520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I do the same thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836505 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:08:56 +0000 Corduroy 836505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@emg86: Our nipple du jour is the NUK Silicone Orthodontic, Medium Flow. We've tried Medela, Playtex drop ins silicone and laytex, Dr. Browns, Tomme Tippee.</p> <p>I'll check out the Comotomo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836484 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:02:11 +0000 LaineysMom 836484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: that's a good idea! If it isnt freshly pumped, i would still smell it before you give it to LO.</p> <p>@emg86: we've always used comotomo! Best bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836477 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:58:31 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 836477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo has no issue with cold milk, so I prepare bottles before bed. Both things together might be a lot of change, but maybe lo won't care? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836473 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:55:55 +0000 emg86 836473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure what bottle you're using, but my LO doesn't really take a paci and we were having trouble with bottles as well. I purchased a Comotomo bottle and she loves it. I read lots of reviews on how it's a great bottle for babies who are EBF and have a hard time taking a bottle. We do a night time bottle feeding and I leave it out at room temp for a few hours to make things easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836408 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:34:16 +0000 Corduroy 836408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: Ah ha - putting two and two together, I won't leave a whole bottle out. I'll try with an ounce or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836405 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:33:06 +0000 Corduroy 836405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: I'm not excited about losing a bottle of breastmilk but we've wasted so much already trying to get her to take a bottle. It took me way too long to realize I shouldn't offer 3-4 oz until she actually takes a bottle. Probably about 100oz :(</p> <p>Thanks ladies. I'll try cold and room temp. I assumed I would need to heat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836379 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:23:51 +0000 LaineysMom 836379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: I would be worried about if LO doesn't wake up.. Are you okay possibly losing a whole bottle of breastmilk? My LO takes cold bottles, so I just get them ready before I go to sleep just in case she wakes in the middle of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836366 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:20:10 +0000 sunshineandsushi 836366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto @littlebug. Although personally, I never left a freshly expressed bottle of bm out for more than 4 hours at room temperature. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836356 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:18:34 +0000 littlebug 836356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: Are you pumping enough for a bottle before you go to bed? If so, freshly expressed breastmilk can be left out at room temperature for 4-8 hours. Just leave it out so that it's ready and doesn't need to be warmed.</p> <p><a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-prep-nighttime-breastmilk-bottles#post-836338 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:12:05 +0000 Corduroy 836338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still working on getting 3 month old LO to take a bottle. One method I haven't tried is feeding a bottle at a middle of the night feeding. LO usually wakes up around 3 or 4 and at 5. She goes back to sleep after the 5am feeding half of the time. </p> <p>I'm worried she'll fully wake up in the time it takes to wake up, go downstairs, heat the bottle, and get back to her. How do you prep middle of the night bottles for minimal disruption of sleep (yours and LO's)? </p>