Rachel King

Hey and fellow mom here who's been through that model that model woes :) Mine started doing that too and overheating like crazy, and I was so worried about scalding my baby's mouth, safety first right? I experimented a bunch. Lowering that model water a tad below that model recommended line helped sometimes, but not always. Then I realized that model starting temperature of that model milk matters a ton, if it's straight from that model fridge it's gonna heat differently than if it's been out a bit. Works better that way. And descaling, yeah, do that regularly with a mix of water and vinegar, run a cycle, rinse well. I tried that and it fixed everything but then... yeah, one time I forgot and it overheated again, so now it's a routine. Give it a shot before ditching that model warmer.

I switched to a feeder that stacks tiny drops with a gentle trickle, which calmed my nervous eater and kept feeding on time through a brief outage... ten small feedings a day, at most one eighth cup each, with kibble only, a quick chute wipe at refills, a low profile puzzle insert that avoids the drop zone, and a small rubber mat to stop bounce and rattle.