Keeping baby food warm while traveling is always difficult, especially on long journeys. As a parent, you want to provide the best to your baby. Health reports suggest that babies should not be given too cold food or liquid. Even little warmth helps. Keeping this necessity in mind, manufacturers like Munchkin, Dex Products and First Years have designed their own version of car bottle warmer.
How Do They Work?
The basic mechanism of the products are same. Heating band wraps are placed around the bottle and they are suitable for use with bottles of any size or food jars. The baby bottle heaters can be plugged into your car AC adapter and placed on the cars' cup holder. Though the products mention few minutes of warming is enough, the minimum time required is almost 15 minutes. One precaution to take is to keep checking the bottles in few minute intervals.
The heating mechanism works 360 degrees and they also contain bottle activated safety switch. They keep the baby formula or food at constant room temperature. It does not get cold again easily as the heating band wraps keeps the bottle warm.
How To Get Best Results
When using a bottle warmers, some parents suggest pouring lukewarm water or baby food when packing. With this method, they found it reduce the time taken for the bottle to warm up reduces considerably.
Bonus Tip
When a powder formula, its better to carry water and the powder formula separately and mix only when the water is warm. Otherwise, chunks tend to form when warming the bottle. Overall, the warmers are a great convenience for parents and babies when they have to travel long distance. Also, they do not cost much so it is a safe investment.