Baby Bottle Warmer and Sterilizer - Pacifier and Bottle Nipple Sanitizer - Feeding Baby Essentials for Formula or Breast Milk - Holds Multiple Sizes

I’m so glad I got The First Years Baby Bottle Warmer and Sterilizer! It has made feeding time so much easier and stress-free. It warms bottles quickly and evenly—no more worrying about hot spots—and it works great with both formula and breast milk. I also love that it doubles as a sterilizer for pacifiers and bottle nipples, which saves me time and gives me peace of mind knowing everything is clean and safe for my baby. It’s compact enough to keep on the counter without taking up too much space, and it fits multiple bottle sizes, so I know we’ll use it for a long time. Simple to use, reliable, and a huge help during those late-night feedings—this has truly been one of the best purchases for our baby!

This is an excellent device IF you have the right expectations, and use it the right way. It boils a few cc of water very quickly, which creates steam very quickly, and surrounds to bottle with high temperature steam, thus heating the bottle and it's contents. Having said that, realize the need to PROVIDE A VENT for the build-up of heat and pressure. So if you are heating bags, or capped bottles, I'd crack the lid or open the bag a bit. Effective use requires that you understand some simple physics. If you want consistent results, you have to deal with consistent inputs. Bottle temperature, bottle volume, water temperature, and water volume will affect your results. As such, if you alter the volume of the bottle by half an ounce, or alter the volume of water by even half a cc, you could get a scalding hot bottle or not warm it completely. The same would go for a bottle that was refrigerated for 20 minutes or 3 hours, or cold tap water, then warm... The device has NO control over those inputs. It is a cup with a powerful heater and an on-switch. Could it be more advanced and regulate temperature better? Sure, but you would need thermometers in both the water and formula, and a device that cost $100, not $15, nevermind probes that required washing, etc. So in short, success requires a consistent application of: 1. Water volume and temperature when it is added. 2. Formula / milk volume and temperature. 3. Time left in the device. I remove the bottle the instant the green light shuts off. 4. Bottle type. Different bottles will have different surface areas and density. I always use the same style bottle. 5.When you remove the bottle, realize that the outer layer of fluid is warmer than the inner core of fluid. Swirl the bottle a bit to mix it. Finally, I have also seen pictures of some reviews where the inside gets very dirty. This can be caused by a few different things. If you have vented bottles, then there is a possibility of fluid leaking out of the bottle and mixing with the water in this device. You can avoid that by VENTING your bottle. I.E. loosen the lid a bit. It could also be caused by hard-scale water from your tap. You can prevent this by using DI/RO water if you have it, or periodically toss some vinegar or dish-soap in the device and let it de-scale. I have successfully cleaned mine several times by filling it with hot water, then dropping a dishwasher tab in the hot water for a bit. It always rinses out squeeky clean. Obviously unplug the device if you are rinsing it in water. I have zero complaints for this. It works well. It costs <$20. I've bought 1 for home and 1 for all the sitters, grandma's, aunts, etc.

Very easy and simple to use. Bought for my mom’s house and my mother in laws house for our little girl. Price point is great and works efficiently, easy to store as well. We use the Dr browns glass bottles and they heat up quickly even with the silicon numbers on. My Mother in law uses it to fertilize her bottle Pieces too.

The First Years Babypro Bottle Warmer has been a savior for us and is our most-used "baby gadget" at home. I consider this a must-have item for new parents and wouldn't be without one. The product has a number of strong points. The price is great. It works as advertised. It is easy to transport when your little one is spending the day w/ grandma & grandpa. It warms a bottle really quickly (which is probably the biggest selling point). Any parent can tell you how important this single feature is -- especially when your baby wakes up crying in the middle of the night and wants to eat *right now*. :) It is adaptable to a variety of sizes of bottles. It can also be used to warm baby food. It is fairly well designed as well -- allowing for the variety of bottle sizes, baby food, and it has a handy quick reference chart on the back w/ recommended water levels based on bottle size, etc. The beaker can be opened and poured into the warmer with only one hand (important when you are toting around a crying baby in the other). I'm not sure this is a weak-point of the product, perhaps more an acknowledgment that warming a bottle isn't an exact science. The amount of water required to warm a bottle is going to vary based on the milk, temperature of the milk, indoor temperature of the room, etc... Therefore, you might find that it typically takes water filled to the "7" line in the beaker to heat a cold 4 oz bottle of milk -- and that works 90% of the time, but be prepared for different results sometimes. As a result, and this should be a no-brainer, but check the temperature of the milk before giving it to the baby. The only thing I don't like about the product, at first, is the button on the front. I was expecting it to push in to start the warmer, but it actually pushes down. This actually turned out to be a good thing as it is easier to push it down one handed than push it in. So, what I thought was annoying at first, ended up being a good thing after I started using it. Now, there are more expensive bottle warmers on the market. They are fancy semi-automated ones (you push some buttons on the front and it will figure out how much water to use to warm the bottle). In my opinion, these warmers are *not* worth the money. The only difference that I can see between those warmers and this one is that the semi-automated ones disperse the water in preset amounts based on the selections you choose. It saves you from having to measure water for each bottle. However, those warmers suffer from the same issue as this one -- there is a certain level of inconsistency guaranteed. The extra cost of those fancier models is not justified. In fact, I think those units would be annoying because they are limiting in terms of your choices for the amount of water to use. With a manual version, such as the one I'm reviewing, you can manually adjust the water level based on a variety of conditions which I think lends itself to better results. I know some other reviewers get annoyed because they can't find the perfect water level. This is really only an issue when you first start using the unit. After that you will figure out how much water it takes to warm "x" ounces of milk, and then can make some educated guesses on how much more you will need as your baby starts to drink larger bottles. This has been a non-issue for us (and our baby just switched from 4 oz of milk to 5 oz of milk). In closing, this is overall a really great purchase. Just don't expect it to be perfect and not require any thought on the part of the parent to operate. There is no such thing as an idiot-proof perfect warmer -- not even those fancy semi-automated ones.

This bottle warmer is so nice! It warms really fast and comes with side handles that help you grab the bottle without getting burned. It also has an auto shutoff function that shuts off once the water evaporates. It is compact and super easy to transport. 👍

Works as described. Great thing to have for a dad. Be careful however the bottle will be hot when removing it.

Great size to not take up too much space on the kitchen counter. Unfortunately did not do well warming como tomo silicone bottles. While they fit fine, the steam heats the exterior more than the milk itself. Also worked well to sanitize pacifiers.

Finally. It arrived. I'm a fairly frugal person, obviously I bought this cheap lil guy. I was going to get the born free one which I kinda wish I did for the cooler. But I decided to get a breast milk ice pack and use with existing cooler pack I have. Honestly I'm glad I did, ill get more use out of the two than a bottle warmer with a cooler. I like that my bottles may be warmer in less time than 3 minutes with this guy too. It certainly seemed faster. I thought I wouldn't need one. I thought how hard is warming under the faucet? Well. It is achievable... But SO much easier with a warmer. My babe sees milk and starts smiling. Then in 3 seconds crying if she doesn't get. She SCOWLS if we drink a glass of "adult" milk. So this really helps that I can hold her and settle her. However, she can smell it being warmed I swear lol. So if you got a impatient milk-addict like me, maybe warm it away from her. I went into this realizing that it is a variable temp/water gage thing. it even says so on the manual, right under the chart ( may have been added after some reviews but who knows.) I kind of used the chart and my own reasoning, and presto. Worked on first try and didn't seem like it took 3.5 minutes even. But could be because I use glass. I swirl my bottle about halfway through, but do at your own risk. holy hot! The bottle will feel hotter than heck, but the milk wont be. Important for breast milk :) I think my next step will be to actually take its temp. All in all I'm impressed. Its simple. So simple a half asleep ( I say asleep loosely, do moms ever really sleep?), crazed lunatic mom brain FTM can do this. And 13 bucks!? That means I can buy more Mommee Coffee with the 30 some I saved. But lets be honest. All the coffee in the world aint gonna help your mom brain. So get this super simple, effective warmer. Its not that hard to figure out!! Don't listen to the people who go super cheap and expect a $90 machine. If that's what you want, spring the 90. But seriously, you really don't need the bells and whistles. I may be frugal, but ill splurge on certain conveniences. And if you can be patient and give it a few goes to find your own time, you just be glad you did. The only thing I don't like? The water vial doesn't stay on so well. you have to twist and make sure the little cap edge you open it with is facing away from warmer, just like in the picture.it may ever say that somewhere.