Heating bottles

[Lala]

You were all so helpful with my last question, so I'm going to put another one out there! Thanks in advance! None of my friends have kids, so I really appreciate all the info I can get from the women on this website.

1) At what age can you stop heating bottles? (Either of breastmilk or formula) I have always given my baby breastmilk at room temperature if it's being eaten within a few hours of pumping, but I always heat the bottle if I'm taking it out of the fridge. So, I guess what I'm wondering is at what age can a baby have a cold bottle straight from the fridge?

2) How do you heat bottles when you're on the go?

Thanks!

[MrsK]

My kids and my nephews were always happy with bottles at room temperature. When using formula I might heat the water for 20 or 30 seconds before mixing in formula if it's really cold.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

To answer #2 - we have a bottle warmer for the car. Since we take almost monthly trips to see family (4 hours) it was worth it to us.

As far as #1 - we warm A's bottles to just get the chill off (not quite room temp). No one has ever told us otherwise

[SoonerTexan]

N got them early, but she isn't picky about food. I'd take a bottle in a cooler when we went out and she would want it before it had warmed a bit. So it wasn't on purpose.

[Vishenka69]

I've stopped heating after 2-3 months. It was too much of a hassle and she didn't care. I would shake breastmilk well if separated.

[moonlight]

I heated the bottles for a long time if it was cold from the fridge... like 11 months old. lol! Most of the time the water was room tempt when I mixed the formula.