r/FormulaFeeders • u/Wild-Shoulder7787 • 1d ago
Easiest method for newbie
I am in the process of adopting a newborn so we will obviously be formula feeding from birth.
I want to make it as easy & simple as possible and I’m wondering which gadgets / products are worth it. I’m fine with paying for things if they make it significantly easier.
Ex: I was going to get the baby brezza formula maker but then I read you have to clean it every 4 bottles, deep clean once a month, potential mold…no thanks. I am planning on getting the baby brezza bottle washer & sterilizer though.
Is a warm water dispenser worth it? Or would a bottle warmer be better? I’ve heard of the pitcher method which seems nice but I would prefer a glass pitcher which doesn’t seem to exist with the cool mixing lid thing.
Just looking for the laziest easiest way to do this lol thank you!
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u/megabyte31 23h ago
We are on our second baby (she is 5 weeks) and we have lots of gadgets! We had a Brezza before but basically used it as a warm water dispenser. This time we purchased two Dr. Browns warm water dispensers (chose this one because it's glass but there's lots of options), one for upstairs and one for down. We actually brought one with us to my parents' house for Christmas because it's so convenient. With the Brezza, we could choose how many oz of water to dispense but you can't with the cheaper options. We just put an empty bottle under the spout and use that to measure, then add it to pre-filled bottles of powder. It means it's super fast for us to make a warm bottle for her. We don't worry about getting her used to cold formula because she definitely has a preference (we DID try the cold) and when we go out and about, we bring a bottle of cold water and a thermos of boiled water and just mix them to the right temp. We also have a portable water heater that works great too but is just slower than our mixing strategy, so we prefer it.
The other gadget we LOVE is our countertop dishwasher (which is separate from our main one). It's essentially the same as the Brezza bottle washer or the Momcozy one but it fits way more. Ours is a Comfee dishwasher, with an Oxo tot dishwasher basket, and a bottle holder that was originally intended for drying bottles but we run it through to hold the bottles. We typically wash 5-8 at a time and run it once or twice a day. Ours is set up in our laundry room. We don't have it hard plumbed but you can. I just use a watering can to fill the tank and we have a bucket for the drain. We figure for a year it's not a big deal. My husband wanted to bring our dishwasher to Christmas with us we love it so much (and it WAS super annoying to wash bottles while we were there). You CAN wash them in a regular dishwasher, but ours weren't getting clean enough with our first so we just do this. Plus, on the days we do two loads, it's nice to have the smaller, baby-only washer.
We're the same as you in that we will spend money to make our lives easier. Plus we will try to re-sell things when we're done with them, otherwise give them to someone who needs them with Buy Nothing.
Other things we use regularly: waterproof terry cloth bibs (the snap kind because Velcro catches on everything in the laundry), extra nipples and bottles, thermos, portable water warmer (we used to use it but not anymore), small container for formula on the go and upstairs