Remember, this is a CYA aimed at overworked and sleep deprived parents with limited reasoning skills and so has to be idiot-proof. “Mix well after heating in a microwave and check the temperature on the back of your hand” would do the trick in normal circumstances, but is easy to forget if you are in a rush, or can’t keep your eyes open, or are distracted by the two older kids fighting. I assume that the recommendation not to use a microwave is ignored by most parents though.
One nice thing about the microwave is that when you’re doing the same thing you always do it’s very consistent, so parents skipping the check when rushing through something they do all the time isn’t worrying.
Well, yes, but also it is easy to forget to stir before checking, and then it feels normal on your hand, but may have pockets of hot liquid still. Not very likely, but the warnings are not intended for likely cases, more for edge cases.
As long as you put powder in after heating, which they could recommend, it’s not easy to forget to shake, though? Unshaken powder with water wouldn’t even come out the nipple.
That’s a charitable interpretation. But the steps for microwaving and not microwaving formula are the same, just in a different order. If you forget to check the temperature of overheated formula, you may burn your baby, regardless of the heating method.
It’d be like recommending against making instant oatmeal in the microwave...but you just need to heat the water separately!
Remember, this is a CYA aimed at overworked and sleep deprived parents with limited reasoning skills and so has to be idiot-proof. “Mix well after heating in a microwave and check the temperature on the back of your hand” would do the trick in normal circumstances, but is easy to forget if you are in a rush, or can’t keep your eyes open, or are distracted by the two older kids fighting. I assume that the recommendation not to use a microwave is ignored by most parents though.
One nice thing about the microwave is that when you’re doing the same thing you always do it’s very consistent, so parents skipping the check when rushing through something they do all the time isn’t worrying.
Well, yes, but also it is easy to forget to stir before checking, and then it feels normal on your hand, but may have pockets of hot liquid still. Not very likely, but the warnings are not intended for likely cases, more for edge cases.
As long as you put powder in after heating, which they could recommend, it’s not easy to forget to shake, though? Unshaken powder with water wouldn’t even come out the nipple.
Yeah, with the powder it’s a no-brainer. I remember the actual liquid formula packs that needed to be kept in the fridge once open.
That’s a charitable interpretation. But the steps for microwaving and not microwaving formula are the same, just in a different order. If you forget to check the temperature of overheated formula, you may burn your baby, regardless of the heating method.
It’d be like recommending against making instant oatmeal in the microwave...but you just need to heat the water separately!