https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:56:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843903 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:23:05 +0000 sylvie_b 843903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO takes room temp milk or we pop it in our bottle warmer. We use ours every day, super easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843897 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:04:06 +0000 erinpye 843897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never use the microwave for either. All you need is to set the bottle in some warm water for a few minutes--even frozen breast milk defrosts quickly this way. Honestly, we didn't warm ours much, just enough to mix the cream of the breast milk into the rest of it, and baby was fine with it and never expected anything else, because we never got her used to only taking warm milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843485 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:03:33 +0000 Smurfette 843485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: great minds think alike! So much faster when the water is super hot </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843478 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:57:32 +0000 tororojo 843478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the same as @Smurfette ...I like the water really hot b/c it heats the bottle super fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843150 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:23:51 +0000 tequiero21 843150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bowl of hot wAter, never microwaved </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843142 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:18:51 +0000 beachbee 843142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a bowl of hot water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-843121 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:05:49 +0000 lomom 843121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a bottle warmer for maybe $15? It's the easiest thing, we just pull the bottle from the fridge, pop it in the warmer, change his diaper, and when we finish the diaper change, his bottle is warmed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-842987 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:22:09 +0000 78h2o 842987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the bottle is just cold, I put it in a mug of water that I've microwaved...</p> <p>However, if I want to heat a frozen bottle, I use two mugs. I put the bottle in a mug of hot water for a min while I microwave the other mug. Then I switch. I do this because I found that the frozen bottle cools the hot water pretty quickly and it doesn't defrost quickly enough. If I use two mugs, it only takes 4-5 min to warm up a frozen bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841797 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:29:24 +0000 Smurfette 841797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put a cup if water in the microwave for 1 to 2 mins and stick the bottle in it to warm up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841794 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:23:04 +0000 keiki_mama 841794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a hot water boiler and it heats the water up to 195F. We usually drop the bottle in a jar of hot water from the hot water boiler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841780 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:15:24 +0000 blackbird 841780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump into bottles and they go into a bottle warmer. She will also take room temp milk so I either drop a bottle in warm water or use formula depending on where we are (I don't usually drag a cooler with milk wheh I go out) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841772 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:12:12 +0000 dolphin 841772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use this hot water dispenser and I love it! I use it for my hot tea too. It's awesome.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CD-WBC40-4-Liter-Electric-Champagne/dp/B00114Z464/ref=pd_sim_k_5" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CD-WBC40-4-Liter-Electric-Champagne/dp/B00114Z464/ref=pd_sim_k_5</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841750 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:56:56 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 841750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have a big measuring mug (like a wide, 3 cup one) and I left water in there at all times so I wasn't fillin it all the time and wasting water. I'd stick that in the microwave for 1 min and warm his bottles that way.<br /> This is also to be done for formula! Putting formula in the microwave can create hot spots.<br /> If you are using playtex drop ins: warm your water less, unless you want to have a scorching hot bottle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841747 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:55:48 +0000 filly 841747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we used warm water from the faucet. then as the oz increased we heated water in a mug in the microwave. we had been given a bottle warmer and one day we were like why do we not use this. well we use it now and its the best. its the fastest and easiest.</p> <p>when out and about we find a coffee place and ask for a thing of hot water. sometimes i warm the bottles [i have twins] at home then pack them and they're still ok when i give them to the girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841737 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:50:43 +0000 Ginabean3 841737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we just stick the bottle in a mug of hot water from the sink and swirl it around. we just warm it enough to take the edge off. I heard it's not safe to warm in the microwave because sometimes you can get hot spots because the milk won't heat evenly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841673 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:53:25 +0000 heartonastring 841673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the exact same thing as @coacheswife123. I just warm it in a bowl of warm water. I store the milk in storage bags, so it warms really quickly. Once it's warm I transfer it into a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841670 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:48:47 +0000 Weagle 841670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: We do this a lot too. It all depends on how patient I'm feeling :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841649 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:23:23 +0000 tysonja 841649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we keep a big pyrex measuring cup in the bathroom right by the kitchen/bedroom and we stick the bottle in the cup and let hot tap water run over it for a while and then let it sit for a while until warmish. our tap water is really hot and the boiler is really close, so we don't waste too much water.</p> <p>for LO#2 i want to get a hot water heater (the kind that keeps the water hot all day) so i can just dispense hot water into the pyrex straight up! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841646 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:19:46 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 841646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare has a bottle warmer I think, but we stick bottles in warm water at home. When we go out with our son, I just nurse him when needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841525 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:49:17 +0000 tinyperson 841525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO takes it cold or room temp. We've never given her a warm bottle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841524 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:48:17 +0000 pl0508 841524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I actually don't warm it in the microwave. I just run it hot on the tap and use that! I will probably use the micro when we adjust our water heater, though, when LO is old enough to turn on the faucet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841518 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:44:02 +0000 Weagle 841518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I usually warm it for 45 seconds-1 minute. Enough for it to sting just a little when I stick my finger in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841512 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:38:19 +0000 Ra 841512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: @coacheswife123: How long do you warm the water in the microwave? </p> <p>Sorry so many questions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841510 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:36:26 +0000 pl0508 841510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO takes it at room temp ! We never got him started on a super warm bottle so now we don't have to warm it. If it has just come out of the fridge, though, we will stick it in a bowl of warm water to take the chill out like @Weagle: suggested </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841507 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:34:28 +0000 Weagle 841507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stick it in a bowl of warm water. Warm the water, not the milk, in the microwave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-heat-up-pumped-milk#post-841505 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:32:51 +0000 Ra 841505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned on buying a bottle warmer but numerous people told me they never used theirs and just used the microwave. I always heard the microwave was ok for formula, but could curdle breast milk. Is that true?</p> <p>How do you heat up breast milk? Also, what if you're out on the town? Do you just defrost in the fridge ahead of time and then serve at room temp? Or in that case do you just breast feed or use formula? </p>