It has come to my attention that some day care fascilities are using crock pots to warm Baby bottles.  While most are using one crock pot for formula Bottle and another for breast milk, this is NOT a healthy practice.  Just to name one reason, if a mother has a yeast infection this can be passed along to another baby bottle sitting in the same water bath.  Yeast infections cannot be killed by sterilizing or boiling, let alone by warming.  Only an anti-fungal can kill yeast.

We encourage working mothers who use day care to find out what the practices are for storing and warming breast milk.  Most day cares are requiring labling of bottles, so that should be something you look for when interviewing a day care fascility.  If they use a water bath to warm bottles such as a crock pot, you will want to bring in your own bottle warmer for them to use.  If this is not allowed, look for another day care as you don't want your baby's bottle to be contaminated.

Most quality baby bottle warmers cost around $40.  To get the most bang for your buck, you may want to opt for the Motif Bottle Warmer. It warms up to two bottles so it is a good option for day care purchases and it has temperature setting to warm baby food and even sterilize bottles.  The 104 degree setting is perfect for the baby bottle to be warmed to that temperature and as it cools during the feeding, it is around the 98.6 that your breast milk is at body temperature.  The Motif Dual Bottle Warmer has a 158 degree farenheit setting for baby food and 212 degrees to sterilize. At around $40, this bottle warmer is a great multi-use purchase.