We use the large bright red plastic 16 oz plastic drink cups for bottle warming baths. One per baby, well labeled. I don't know how often they are thrown out. It must be q shift or q day because the labels always look fresh and new. Phyllis Our hospital uses Styrofoam or = > waxed paper cups to warm breastmilk at bedside or to thaw. Separate = > baby - separate cup - Labeled - one every 24 hours or more often as = > needed. > > This reminds me of the mom, some years ago, brought in a "baby wipe = > warmer". These were plugged in and kept the wipes warm. It also grew = > bacteria in its nice warm dark container. We had several sick infants = > from these. > > When dealing with the NICU or compromised infant or child one must think = > beyond the norm. Just my opinion. > > Ann Slaughter RN, IBCLC > --- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC --- Glendale, AZ, USA --- [log in to unmask] --- Scanned by Norton AntiVirus with auto-updates *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html