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If you've ever suddenly been hit by a pang of hunger and then realized you need food NOW, you're familiar with how your newborn twins are feeling when they're trying to communicate to you that they're ready for their next feeding.
Except that they can't talk yet, so they communicate in the only way they know how—by screaming at their caregivers at the top of their lungs until they get what they want.
It's an effective way to get things done because when you have two unhappy campers wailing away at you at their top-notch, you can move much more quickly than you may have imagined.
Still, as quickly as you may move, it can feel like forever when you've got the cacophony of two crying babies echoing on either side of you while you count down the minutes until their bottles are warmed and ready to go.
It's possible to get by with a single bottle warmer, but life can be made much easier with a dual version.
Simultaneously feeding two vocal and fussy babies who can't hold their own heads up yet is already hard enough without giving yourself further unnecessary obstacles along the way.
Having a warmer that can hold two bottles at once removes the frustrations associated with waiting in line to heat up a bottle for each baby when they're hungry and having to refill the reservoirs of two single standalone warmers when they run out of water at different times.
Parents may find it handy to have a bottle warmer in their nursery to help keep the noise (read; crying, not actual noise from the warmer) during overnight feedings to a minimum.
Personally, we liked having our warming station in the kitchen because, more often than not, we'd all get up for feeds at the same time and go to the main floor, where I could also incorporate a pumping session while we bottle-fed our babies expressed milk or formula.
If you're on the lookout for a double bottle warmer for your twins, here are three warmers with a double capacity
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1. This Double Bottle Warmer by Grownsy
Warms in Two to Four Minutes
This is a 10-in-1 double bottle warmer that can heat breastmilk to body temperature in just two to four minutes. It has a large capacity that can accommodate two bottles of all materials and sizes simultaneously (from glass, plastic, and silicone, to breastmilk bags and baby food jars). This warmer heats gradually and evenly, preventing the nutrition loss that can occur with overheating in the microwave. It's designed with a precise temperature control system that can be dialled in to within 1°C of your desired temperature, with a heating time that's adjusted to within 30 seconds of the desired heat window. This warmer also features a fast steaming mode and is capable of water bath warming. It can be used to thaw or heat baby milk or food and has a 24-hour "keep warm" mode. An adjustable timer makes it possible to schedule bottle timing in advance, and an auto shut-off function ensures whatever is being prepared reaches a precise temperature and prevents overheating. This warmer has an LED screen and nightlight function to make overnight feeds easier to navigate, and an anti-scald basket and can be used to sterilize baby bottles, nipples, and accessories.
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2. This Double Bottle Warmer by MomyEasy
Warms in Three to Eight Minutes
This is a seven-in-one dual bottle warmer that can heat up milk in three to eight minutes. It has an LED display and an intelligent temperature control system to prevent bottles from overheating. This unit can also heat and thaw bags of milk and / or baby food, includes a high-temperature dry mode, and has a built-in timer for keeping feed schedules on track. This warmer is BPA-free and can accommodate two baby bottles simultaneously (of any size or material). It's designed with 24-hour insulation, which means formula can be prepared at any time, so it's ready whenever your babies will want it. This warmer also incorporates a nightlight, which is handy for those times you want to keep things as dim as you can for overnight feeds.
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3. This Double Bottle Warmer by Nubite
Warms in Five to Seven Minutes
This is a six-in-one double bottle warmer that can heat up milk to body temperature in five to seven minutes. It uses water circulation to evenly warm the bottles' contents (meaning, there are no hot spots). It features a double open adjustable lid that allows it to work simultaneously with two baby bottles of any material (plastic, silicone, or glass) and any shapes, inlcuding wide-mouthed or angled ones. This multi-functional warmer also has a built-in disinfection function that cleans bottles, nipples, and accessories with steam, and an audible beep alerts you when the heating or steaming cycle is complete (this takes 18-20 minutes). This BPA-free unit can also has a "keep warm" mode (it can hold a constant temperature for 24 hours), a food heating mode, a rapid thaw mode (in 9 to 11 minutes) that can retain the milk's nutrients, and an adjustable temperature range. It automatically powers off when the unit's water runs out, so you can focus on trying to sleep instead of trying to remember if you turned off the warmer. This unit also comes with a cleaning brush set.
Two babies, two bottles, zero grief
Can you get by with a single bottle warmer? Sure. But feeding times can go much more smoothly if you opt for a version that can accommodate dual bottles at once.
When you have two very vocal and persnickety preemies who are still working on the essential neck muscles needed to take feedings into their own hands, getting bottles ready to rock in a timely fashion is crucial.
Double bottle warmers like the ones featured here can diminish the daunting tasks associated with simultaneous feeds, getting your babies their bottles faster, which means everybody can get back to sleep more quickly, too.
And when you're floating around on the fading fumes of sleep by the time all is said and done, and you have truly only 25-30 minutes left to try and rest before they'll be awake again, every sleep-soaked minute really starts to count, doesn't it?
Did you have a single bottle warmer or a double one with your twins? Where in your home did you have your warming station set up? Did it make your life easier? Let us know in the Comments section below or connect with us on Instagram to share your thoughts!
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