Torn: Bottle Warmer

The First Years Quick Serve Bottle Warmer
Price: $19.99

I did alot of research while I was pregnant and found myself frequently on chat boards trying to find out what some of the "must haves" were and what some of the "waste of money" items were. I found that almost all breastfeeding moms said that bottle warmers were one of the biggest waste-of-money items out there. When it comes time to give your baby a bottle of pumped milk, they tell you to hold the bottle under running warm water until the milk is the desired temperature. Quick, easy & "free". Well, I went ahead and registered for a bottle warmer anyway. Turns out, Trent does not like cold, cool, or luke-warm milk - he likes WARM milk. Maybe we brought this on ourselves by using the bottle warmer from the beginning, but we'll never know for sure. Our daycare provider uses the ole running water trick and she says it takes approximately 8 minutes to get the bottle to the temperature Trent likes. The bottle warmer takes, oh, i don't know, 1-2 minutes. I'm very glad I went against the mob and registered for/got a bottle warmer. Of course Trent rarely gets a bottle from Kevin or myself these days, but it comes in handy for the babysitters; and it came in handy when Trent was younger.

Pros:
-pretty small
-easy to transport
-warms jars of food as well
-comes with a handy little chart and measuring cup
-light to let you know when its on and when its done
-accommodates all different style and size bottles

Cons:
-This thing can get HOT!!!! I've never had an issue with bottles burning, but i often worry that will happen. We usually take the bottle out of the warmer before its officially done.

Recommend: It got alot of mixed reviews on babiesrus.com but we like it....