heating formula

What is the concesus about heating formula in the microwave? I know
microwaves are a no-no for breastmilk, but haven't found clear info about
formula. Is it safe? Does it change the flavour/consistency?

TIA

Marie
Chris & Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational

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"Marie" wrote:

What is the concesus about heating formula in the microwave? I know
microwaves are a no-no for breastmilk, but haven't found clear info about
formula. Is it safe? Does it change the flavour/consistency?

TIA

Marie
Chris & Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational



As far as i've been able to determine, the only thing that makes it
"unsafe" is that it can leave hot spots because of hte way microwaves
heat. f you are always careful to shake well to get rid of such hot
spots, I can't imagine why it would be a problem. I always used a
microwave, and shook the bottle and tessted the temp before I fed it to
the baby.

meh
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

"Sue" wrote in message
...
Microwave for heating formula is just fine. Just shake it up to get rid of
the hot spots. When my daughter was in the hospital for three months, the
microwave is what they used to heat it up. I figured if it was fine for
the
renowned Children's hospital to use the microwave, it couldn't be all that
bad. They just discourage it from the people who don't have half a brain
to
get rid of the hot spots. )
--
Sue
mom to three girls


FWIW, I did it with all 3 kids with no problems.





Marie wrote in message
e.rogers.com...
What is the concesus about heating formula in the microwave? I know
microwaves are a no-no for breastmilk, but haven't found clear info
about
formula. Is it safe? Does it change the flavour/consistency?

TIA

Marie
Chris & Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational

Microwave for heating formula is just fine. Just shake it up to get rid of
the hot spots. When my daughter was in the hospital for three months, the
microwave is what they used to heat it up. I figured if it was fine for the
renowned Children's hospital to use the microwave, it couldn't be all that
bad. They just discourage it from the people who don't have half a brain to
get rid of the hot spots. )
--
Sue
mom to three girls

Marie wrote in message
e.rogers.com...
What is the concesus about heating formula in the microwave? I know
microwaves are a no-no for breastmilk, but haven't found clear info about
formula. Is it safe? Does it change the flavour/consistency?

TIA

Marie
Chris & Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational

"dragonlady" wrote in message
...
In article gers.com,
"Marie" wrote:
What is the concesus about heating formula in the microwave? I know
microwaves are a no-no for breastmilk, but haven't found clear info
about
formula. Is it safe? Does it change the flavour/consistency?

As far as i've been able to determine, the only thing that makes it
"unsafe" is that it can leave hot spots because of hte way microwaves
heat. f you are always careful to shake well to get rid of such hot
spots, I can't imagine why it would be a problem. I always used a
microwave, and shook the bottle and tessted the temp before I fed it to
the baby.

Frankly, I've never been able to find any good scientific evidence that
heating *breastmilk* in the microwave is unsafe from any *biological* point
of view. It doesn't harm the milk in any way that makes it unsafe for
drinking. There is some suggestion that the chemical make-up changes
slightly, and heating it in the microwave certainly kills any live agents in
the milk, but *any* sort of heating does that. Still, all my kids had the
occasional microwave-heated bottle of EBM and didn't suffer an ill effects.
It can't be a bit trickier to be sure the hot spots are gone, as you're not
suppose to shake EBM vigorously, but we never had a problem with swirling
and/or inverting the bottle several times.
--
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