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not only does microwaving milk create hot spots, in some bottles you have to be careful because when you microwave them, they release chemicals into the milk. I love my avent bottles and the bottle warmer (btw there is a new timed one out now) but i would never put them in the microwave.

I warmed DS's bottles by running hot water over them or microwaving water in a measuring cup and immersing it...I never stuck the bottle directly in the microwave. So I would go for a Bottle Warmer if that is your choice.

Well... i think its a personal choice and i am talking awhile ago since my son is 9 but i had a bottle warmer and in the middle of night waiting several minutes to warm a bottle was torture to hear a baby screaming i resorted to the micro and i understand that there could be hot spots i put it in for like 20 seconds and that was it never had issues. I will do the same thing for this baby in a few months. I registered for a bottle warmer and got grief from people saying there a waste of money so i took it off the registry. Just a personal opinion i am giving doesnt mean its the right one.

I bf my DD and will this one too, BUT I always read that the bottle really doens't need to be any warmer than warm water you'd wash your hannds in. My sis alwys microwaved a bowl of water for 2 minutes, and set the bottle of milk/formula in the bowl of hot water to warm up for about 3-4 minutes. She did feel a bottle warmer was an unneccessary expense when a bowl of hot water woked perfectly.

personally I used neither. what are you going to do when your out traveling??? I wash and fill all my ds bottles with water and leave them in his room when he needs to eat I mix the powder with the water and feed it to him room tempture. I have been doing this since he was 3 weeks old and I gave up on breastfeeding he is now 6 months old and I dont have to worry about hot spots or waiting for a bottle warmer 30 seconds and he is ready to go

Chris1975 - Are you using Breast Milk or Can? Breast milk should not be microwaved and like one other person on here said some bottles release chemicals in the milk. You could just sit the bottle in a big coffee cup then poor hot water in the coffee cup to warm the milk. BTW Walmart has bottle warmers any where from $15us to $30us. Im not sure if there is a Walmart in your area, but you can order online.

They now have a small warmer for the car it is only $10us

Thanks all for your responses. I live in Australia and there is no Walmart here but will search around and try to find cheaper! Tynadu - this is for breast milk as I plan on breast feeding throughout at least first 6 months, but want to be able to store extra so theres spare for when i want to leave bub with hubby or grandparents. Ive decided its worth buying for my peace of mind as i dont even like microwaving adult food !

When I was preg, I read many reviews for bottle warmers and this cheap 15 won out among even more expensive ones. What no one told me...a bottle warmer is basically a plug in version of a pot of realy hot water...I'm guesing if you are in such a rush that you'd rather wait 5 minutes in the nursery than go to the kitchen, pour hot water into a mug real quick and drop the bottle in their (as someone else mentioned, the purpose honestly isn't to make it hot...just room temp or warm, and the baby could care less...some babies like the bottle just fine straight out of a fridge. (I haven't personally done this, But what to expect in the first year claims this....)

i have had a warmer or had to microwave my baby's bottle. what i did was have a hot flask that keeps the boiled water very hot all night, then i have cooled boiled water in a covered jug left in the fridge. day or night it only takes me a min or 2 to make up a bottle for my baby. just pour a little bit of hot water from the flask , then the cooled water from the jug, put in formula then its done. it works for me and save me money and time. saves my baby from crying out his lungs and my hubby a nights sleep!

oops ,i meant i never had a baby warmer or had to microwave .

Ok...yup youve all changed my mind again! lol ....i seem to have trouble making any decisions lately :) I now think that because this is only for the occassional breast milk warming for hubby or grandparents when im not around, a pot of hot water will do the job warming it to room temperature. If i was using formula, or doing this all the time, it might be more worth it, but i dont think so at this stage.... No point wasting money! Thanks for everyones imput! Theres so much confusion when learning all these things for your first child!!

I bf we put the bag of frozen or cold milk under the facet of warm water and within a few minutes its fine. Your not suppose to use a microwave or hot water for breastmilk. I think the facet works best because then the water doesn't cool down and stays the same temp as your thawing and warming.