Heating Formula

Can anyone tell me why you are not supposed to heat formula in the microwave oven?

heat spots. the microwave heats unevenly and can create spots that are really really hot. If you mix really well, should be okay. I heard tip up and down 10x. We use it all the time, I know Janine hates it. microwving formula that is, not that I do it. She probably doesn't care about THAT too much at all. Hope everyone gets what I'm rabbiting on about
(four assignments due next week - hence the jabber)

Yeah, I've heard it's because microwaves don't heat evenly and it can cause some parts of the milk to be too hot - but then I suppose you could fix that by mixing it. However, I have no idea, we're not using formula, and the couple of times I've expressed we just used a jug of boiled water and popped the bottle into that for five minutes.

I use a microwave to heat Rhiannons bottle, it takes about 45secs, and then i just shake the bottle afterwards

hello liz. I hate it? lol

Nah i used to not think much of it cos of the heat spot things and also mainly cos we used expressed milk which shouldn't be microwaved cos apparently microwaves kill all the good stuff in breastmilk, but other than that we now use it for Ayja's bottles all the time cos she is so damn impatient and to be honest so are we when she is screaming the house down at 2am 4am 5am and 7am.... at the mo she is crazy with sickness teething and being a grotty 13 month old - which maybe paris went through but i cannot remember cos i thought she was grot at that age anyway since i was newly preg and very tired. lolol

so yeah, i probably used to be all self-righteous about it, but now i just got over it..lifes too short when your kid is screaming at you.

I use the microwave, although I didn't with expressd milk. I found once he was drinking over 100 mls or so, it took FOREVER to heat in a jug of hot water, and my boy is super super impatient. I just do the shake shake shake (shake your booty, shake your booty)...

i used to do the same Deb - about 50/50 for a 100ml bottle, for a 150ml i used about 80-90mls cold and the rest hot boiled and it was perfect every time.

i used the microwave- my motto in life is "if it cuts down time and makes life easier it is there for me to use" (thats not really my motto btw) Caitlyn is still alive and kicking (me lately by the way I dont like this 4 year old business!) just a matter of er shaking ur booty as annie said