Travelin' Toddler Gift Guide Day 4: Yoomi Feeding System + #Giveaway

Disclosure: I have received this product in exchange for my honest review.  The opinions are 100% my own and may differ from yours.

If you travel with your baby, you have probably come across the dilemma of how to heat up their milk.  I breastfeed and still have to offer a bottle sometimes in the car and the only way to offer it would be cold.  Well, I came across a product that will make sure that your baby is always given warm milk.   This is very convenient if you baby will just not take their milk cold.  This amazing product is the Yoomi feeding system.

When you open the Yoomi, you will find a cap, easi-latch nipple, collar, bottle, warmer and the pod.  They are able to be used separately, or together to create the feeding system.  After going through the steps to charge your warmer, your Yoomi will heat your milk to the exact temperature of breast milk.  So how does it work?

The part of the Yoomi that will warm the breast milk or formula is the warmer.  You place the warmer in the pod and put it into the microwave for 60 seconds.  You then give that pod a shake to see if you can hear the warmer.  If you can, then you shake for a full 30 seconds and heat for another 30 seconds.  Remove the pod from the microwave and shake for another 10 seconds.  This will charge your Yoomi for the first time.  You are able to recharge your Yoomi by using this same Heat, Shake, Heat method.  After you have charged your warmer, you will need to let it cool before using.  You can either let it sit for 75 minutes or place it in a cold bowl of water for 20 minutes.  This was the only inconvenient part I found using this system, but if you were preparing to travel, this wouldn't really matter because you would just plan ahead of time.

After you have cooled the warmer you can put it in the nipple and screw on the bottle full of milk.  You press the red button firmly and wait to feel the heat.  Wait 30 seconds and then flip the bottle over, wait another 30 seconds and you are good to go on feeding. 

So did it really work?  I tested the water prior to adding to the bottle and after.  This was the before:

The water was 66 degrees and cold to the touch.  This was after:

The water coming out got up as high as 83 degrees and was definitely more pleasant temperature.  I bet the water was actually warmer but I didn't have a good way of measuring it since such a small amount comes out of the nipple.

So here is my overall opinion:

The Yoomi is solving a big problem that many parents have.  Yes, you could just get your child used to cold milk, but there will still be babies that scream and refuse to eat it.  I see this being very useful for car rides where you don't want to stop to nurse or for airports when your little one may be too distracted to nurse.  Want to pick up an Yoomi feeding system?  Use coupon code MODERNMUMMY to receive 15% off anything on their website.  You can also enter to win a full system below! 

There are just two concerns I have.  I wish I could use it as soon as I am done recharging it.  If I let it cool on its own, 75 minutes is a long time.  Another is the weight.  The warmer is pretty heavy and when you are wrangling a crazy octopus baby, it could be inconvenient.  

The pros definitely outweigh the cons and I still think that it is near magical how it heats up the liquid so quickly.  What do you think?  Have you heard of the Yoomi?  If this a product that you would use?  Would it make your life easier?  Tell me below.

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