It sounds like a good idea with the hand dryer. I does the same thing as the warm water, makes the surrounding of the bottle warm and this heat transfers into the milk.

I'm not sure if the bottle was breast milk or formula, but if you use formula the following might help. If you wanted to avoid buying a bottle warmer, I have heard of people taking the formula powder not made up (in a snap lock bag or just dry in the bottle) and then take a thermos of hot water (pre boiled like always). Then you can just make it up. This also works if you're going to be out for longer than you want a made up bottle.

I've also heard of people doing this for night feeds so they don't have to wait for a bottle to heat up. Just leave the bottle with formula dry powder in it, nipple, lid etc and a thermos of warm water in the bedroom. Just add and shake for the night feed (s), then you don't need to wait for the bottle to heat.

Good thinking! And I hope this saves you money.

Do not feel embarassed about breastfeeding in public, when I breastfed my boys in public I would make an effort to take along a small blanket or bunny rug to place over bubs head so the breast was not visible as I am not comfortable with exposing myself to public.

Everyone will still know what you are doing but it is discrete

Rachael

Was it formula or breastmilk? Breastmilk I do not think it is a problem, but formula it could be as it needs to be used within one hour of mixing it.

My son was the same, only would take milk at room temp not one degree warmer or cooler. I used to take bottles of measured water and leave them in a bag and take pre-measured powder and mix it just before I needed to use it. I have a bag which has a warming pack which I always kept in the diaper bag just in case of emergencies. You just click a metal disk 20 mins before you need it and it starts to heat up it is so cool!

Do not be shy about breastfeeding, be proud of it! If anyone has a problem with it tough!! It is the most natural thing in the world. ;o)

I thought that was a great idea that you did. You're just thinking about getting your child's bottle warm, and the hand dryer was the only thing to warm it up with, so that was the right thing to do. Only looking out for your child's interests. Good on you for doing that.

You are very clever ,I am sure it would have been fine ,you are a true mummy solving a problem like that.But as others have suggested a bottle warmer is a great idea for when going out in public.

                                                            Cham

Wow........very creative!!!  Bottle warmers are great but I don't see anything wrong with what you did at all, you heated it up and it's definately no different to using hot water.

Amanda

you could either get a bottle warmer or simply take the milk already made up and made a bit hotter (so it has cooled by the time it needs to be used).  Although if it is breastmilk you could take a thermos of hot water with you and a container to put it into to warm up the milk that way and then you are fully portable again.

I don't think that youwould have done anything wrong by heating the milk the way you did.  It obviously worked and has had no ill effects.  I know that I wouldn't have thought of doing it.