Night & Day Bottle Warmer
by The First Years Inc
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Baby Products Reviews of Night & Day Bottle Warmer
Customer Review: EVERY NEW MOM MUST HAVE THIS IT SHE WANTS TO SLEEP AT NIGHT
Summary: 5 Stars
Out of all the reviews I read on all of the items I now have in my home for my 3 month old, bottle warmers were the most controversial in terms of whether they worked properly or not. Well I am taking the time to write a review for an item that you cannot, I repeat not live without. It has given me the opportunity to get sleep that I wouldn't have gotten if every night I had to go into the kitchen to warm bottles (stove or microwave). When my son begins to wake in the middle of the night, I remove one of two bottles which can be stored in the cooler (I use VentAire bottles); pour a little water in the heater and press the button. One to two minutes later (depending on ounces) the bottle is warmed while I shut my eyes and grab two minutes of extra sleep, which a new mother knows any little bit counts. When heated, I feed my son and I'm back sleeping in no time.
They say when you feed your baby at night, they should have as little stimulation as possible, so they don't get their days and nights mixed up, well the stimulation part I can tell you goes for us moms too. Just try getting back to sleep once you have gone into your kitchen and cluttered about trying to warm a bottle half asleep. Believe me you wake up fast and you don't go back to sleep that easily.
The two measuring cups they give you to measure the amount of water you need really depends on how cool the formula is or how many ounces you're using. Although they work as a very good guide at first, I keep a bottle of water by my bed and use my own judgment when pouring it into the heating source. After warming sooo many bottles you get use to knowing about how much you need.
We recently went on vacation to a friend's house and I brought the warmer with me. When my son needed his bottle I didn't have to disturb any one in the house by going into the kitchen. We stayed in the comfort of our own room and warmed his bottles.
The only thing I'm not certain about is whether or not the Playtex liner bottles work with this warmer, however I find the Playtex Ventaire bottles better in terms of the amount of air my son gets while drinking and the best part of them is you don't have to spend extra for liners.
I give this warmer 5 stars. It is THE BEST ITEM I have yet to encounter. Every new mom should have it, even if you are breast feeding. Eventually you will pump and store your milk which will need to be heated as well. Everyone...get this item!
Customer Review: Great for Late Nights, and Early Mornings!
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a life-saver if you have a two-story home!
Before my son slept through the night: I could start warming his bottle, and by the time his diaper was changed it was ready. I could feed him and put him back to bed, all while staying half-asleep...it helped me keep my sanity!
Now: he sleeps through the night, but I keep using it with one bottle and it is ready to go as soon as he wakes up.
OVERALL: For what is available, this seems like the best out there. However, this is not a very high quality product and we are on our SECOND one in just four months. I would gladly pay more $money if someone would make a better quality warmer. Most of the reviews have the same problems in common- and it just seems to be cheaply made.
A FEW TIPS
FOR THE HEATER: Once you figure out the right ratio of water per the oz. of formula, it heats pretty consistently. However, the chart on the side did not work, and at first it is just trial and error. Since this is our second one, I have noticed it heats differently than the first one did. (Each product's heating element must be slightly different?) Even now, I always check it a few times while it's heating to make sure it doesn't overheat. (We have been using this since I stopped nursing, so our results are with formula only)
FOR THE COOLER: Using a freezy gel pack keeps the bottle colder overnight than the ice holder provided. (For two bottles: you have to put the freezy pack diagonally between the two bottles for this to work)
**NOTE: I read another review that said the cooler would only accomodate 4 oz bottles-- This is incorrect and I am sure it must vary with bottle brands. We use Dr. Brown 8 oz. bottles and two of them can easily fit.
OVERALL ADVICE:
If at first it seems like junk, try again--Our first product seemed to start falling apart as soon as we got it. First the clips on the water holders, then the lid strap on one of them, THEN the lock for the cooler. After only two weeks, I had enough and returned it for a second one. So far, (3 1/2 months later) the new warmer seems to be fine and nothing is wrong.
Hopefully someone at Safety First will figure out that everyone seems to have the same complaints and make a better product! Until then, it is worth the problems for a little extra sleep!
Good Luck!
Customer Review: You will not sleep without this warmer!
Summary: 5 Stars
After constantly awaking to hear my now 19 month old screaming, I can honestly say I purchased this with the new baby, because I cannot tell you how many sleepless nights I have had after walking up and down the stairs constantly!
My baby is going to be 3 months on the 26th, and this bottle warmer helps TREMENDOUSLY! I have the baby in our room as of now, and I use Avent bottles, and they work perfectly.
I can place two bottles (whether they are filled with formula, or breastmilk) in the cooling compartment, BUT unlike the picture shows (misleading) I wouldnt keep a third bottle, because it isnt kept cold. After warming bottles for months, I can almost move the bottle from the cooler to the warmer with my eyes shut, and I usually do!
After pouring the correct amount of water in (I dont use the measuring cups anymore, as I just use a bottle of water next to my bed and estimate, now that I know) you can start to heat up the bottle. The bottle warms in about 5 minutes, well depending on how much formula you are using. It also seems very safe, although I cannot brake the motherly habbit of checking the temperature anyway. I also happen to like that most any 4-8 oz bottle will fit.
If you think YOU are the only one sleeping better because of this (without the commotion of going downstairs, I dont wake up and can go right to sleep) your wrong. It keeps my baby asleep (takes a short while for him to get what he needs) and my husband asleep (who can now take over the "nighttime feeding" shifts!). It makes sure everyone is sleeping, and I dont wake my toddler down the hall by climbing up and down the stairs.
I think every mother should register for a bottle warmer, and preferably this one! Its designed very well, and I will defiantly keep it, or pass it onto another mother. A great item in baby gear!
Customer Review: I love this warmer!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read reviews on the BRU website like a crazy woman before choosing products for my new baby. As a new mommy, this advice from other mothers who actually used the products was invaluable when deciding what to spend money on. I decided that I would follow the leader and add my reviews. I couldn't wait to review this product! It is my favorite! As other reviewers mentioned, it is a life-saver! It makes middle-of-the-night feedings so easy!! I have a two story home, and love that I don't have to go downtstairs to get a bottle or heat it! The cooler holds two bottles, which is enough for us, as baby is eating every three hours. The really "wee hour" feedings can be covered without my having to go downstairs. How nice it is to walk into the nursery, take a bottle from the cooler, put it in the warmer, change baby and feed her...all in good time, without leaving upstairs! I don't feel the need to move the warmer from the nursery during the day because I take baby there to change her before all her feedings anyway. I would never call this product silly or unecessary because I don't think getting a bottle to a nice room temperature instead of out-of-the-fridge-cold for my baby is being over the top! I make up all my bottles at once; They're kept fresh and cold; I heat them as I use them; It's a snap! I've had no long waits, no mess, no problems. I use Dr. Brown's bottles, and yes, you have to take the cap and nipple off, but I leave the tube in with NO PROBLEM. I have had to tweak the heating time a little for the short, four ounce Dr. Brown bottles, but again, NO PROBLEM! Seriously folks, this isn't rocket science! Read the directions! With common sense and very little adjusting, this product is priceless! I love it!Customer Review: Very useful but has weaknesses
Summary: 4 Stars
A bottle warmer has many uses. The first and most obvious use is the fact that you can have a bottle warming while you're changing your baby's diaper, getting them dressed etc...While some will complain that it takes 5 minutes, I find that to be a gross over estimate. It takes not quite 2 minutes from refridgerator to warm. If it truly took 5 minutes my guess is that too much water was being put into the resevoir.
The next great use is the fact that it's easy and so any Dad - new or experienced - can figure out how to use it to help out. It's extremely easy to use so it can even be easily used in the middle of the night.
The one weakness that I found has to do with warming up breast milk that's been frozen. It seems to have some sort of timer that times how long the water in the resevoir has boiled to not let the milk get too hot. If breast milk has not had an opportunity to thaw out in the fridge yet it will obviously take more than just 1 press of the button for the milk to thaw and be warmed up. The problem is that even though there's still ice in the bottle the water will be warm and so the heating element that heats the water will shut off after 10 seconds. What I had to do was shake the bottle to more evenly distribute the temperature through out the bottle and add more cool water to the resevoir 3-4 times. This situation is easily fixed however by remembering (easier said than done when you aren't sleeping much!!) to take out a bottle 12-18 hours in advance.
Overall, great product, great value and a must have. I would have given it 5 stars if there was a way to set some sort of control to tell it that the bottle is full of frozen liquid.