When your baby needs to be fed ... now!

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These time-saving nursery accessories will make feeding your newborn that much easier 

When your baby arrives, you quickly realise how little time you have. Even fitting in a shower can be a challenge, so something as fiddly as warming a bottle or making formula can feel far too time consuming. Especially when you get up for those 3am feeds.

There are so many nursery items we're told to buy in order to properly care for our little ones. Some you may need, some you won't. It comes down to personal preference. However a bottle warmer and formula maker are well worth considering as these two ingenious devices help streamline the feeding process and get the job done more quickly and with less fuss and stress. And when you have a crying baby in the middle of the night, that is music to a tired mum's ears.

To make life even easier, we’ve done the hard work for you and found the best bottle warmers and formula makers available this year.  So you can sit back and relax - and look forward to having a little extra time on your hands.  

A bottle warmer is a simple device that does exactly what its name suggests. It warms your baby’s bottle, and does so to the correct temperature without overheating or losing any of the all important nutrients. And if you’re up in the middle of the night with a crying baby, this contraption is an absolute godsend.

This bottle warmer heats evenly, circulating the milk constantly to prevent hot spots. It heats quickly, 150mls in just three minutes, and will keep it at the correct temperature until you need it. It has a function for defrosting and can also be used for gently heating food. 

One customer was thrilled with their purchase saying, “So easy to set up and use, comes with very clear instructions and the dial feels like great quality. Love that it has a good defrost function also. Highly recommend putting one of these on your registry food.”

The Tommee Tippee Bottle Warmer uses steam to heat breast milk, formula and baby food to body temperature, while helping to preserve nutrients. It fits most bottle and jars and has an auto off for safety. One parent was very happy with the product saying, "This has been such a time saver for us. I highly recommend getting one! The small size makes it perfect to keep on the bench top without taking up much space too."

At the push of a button, this warmer heats milk or formula, quickly and evenly, in just 80 seconds. It fits most bottles and jars and comes with a handy measuring cup. Also can be used to steralise small items such as teets, bottle parts and soothers. 

This compact lightweight bottle warmer is perfect for life on the go. It heats milk in three minutes flat  and will hold and regulate the desired temperature. It has an inbuilt rechargeable battery that heats up to five bottles in one charge. And if you're at home, you can always connect to the mains power. It fits all majors brands of bottles and will sit neatly in a nappy pocket.

This bottle warmer from Nuk gently heats milk and baby food in 90 seconds, and turns off when desired temperature is reached. There's no problem of overheating and all nutrients are retained. Plus it's lightweight and compact so won't take up much bench or cupboard space. 

Once again, a small appliance that will save you time and stress in the heat of a feeding frenzy. A formula maker smoothly blends the correct amount of formula with the correct amount of water and even pops it into a bottle without any of those pesky air bubbles that keep your baby (and you) up all night long. If you’re regularly making up up bottles, this could save you a lot of time and fuss, especially in the middle of the night when the last thing you feel like doing is mixing formula.

With the Tommee Tippee Perfect Prep Formula Maker, you can prepare perfectly heated bottles for your baby in just two minutes. Not only that, there is a host of exciting features such as volume control when preparing in the middle of the night, antibacterial filter 

This is a great way to make instant warm formula. And with three temperature settings to choose from, you can have it prepared just how you little one likes it. One reviewer commented, "Absolutely amazing! Its a life saver for us. It literally takes 17 seconds to make 60ml bottle at perfect temperature."

This compact formula maker whips up formula in a flash, with three temperature settings to choose from. It fits all major bottle brands and has a night light to help out in the dark. "I absolutely love this!" said one reviewer. "Helps making the perfect temperature bottle at night. I know my baby appreciates how quick I am able to feed him before he starts crying."

This jug-like device has a unique blade that mixes formula without clumping and with minimal air. It can prepare up to four bottles at once and all parts are dishwasher safe. "Brilliant product," commented one reviewer. "Shaking the bottles to mix always created major bubbles even after resting. Glad I purchased this as virtually no bubbles as long as you keep the wheel under the mixture."

Not really. Babies milk or formula does not need to heated. It's absolutely fine to give babies formula that is at room temperature or even cold. It comes down to personal preference. Some babies prefer to drink warm formula, others aren't fussed.

A formula maker takes a lot of stress out of mixing up formula, however here are a few top tips from the Mayo Clinic to keep in mind during the process:

What to shop more baby essentials? Check out our guide to buying the best nappies online and where to nab the best newborn clothes. We've also found the best cots available in Australia this year and all best white noise machines for a peaceful night's sleep.

Susannah Hardy is Kidspot’s Shopping Writer and loves nothing more than finding great deals to help make life easier for parents. Susannah has written extensively on all things parenting for publications such as Practical Parenting, Babyology and Tell Me Baby and has worked for Finder, reporting on best buys for families. Susannah is a busy mum of two fast-growing girls, and uses her work at Kidspot in her daily life.