I have been known to pack a small bottle of dish detergent and a bottle brush when travelling with my babies on longer trips, but why not just eliminate this item from your scrubbing list? Guaranteed for one year, this warmer is large enough to accommodate most plastic, glass and silicone baby bottles. Simply input the quantity of milk to be heated and whether it’s currently frozen, refrigerated or at room temperature and the NutriSmart will do the rest. Once the warm is complete, simply remove the bottle from the warmer and avoid touching the water inside.

I recommend a portable bottle warmer with as few components that need to be cleaned as possible since the opportunities to do so might be few and far between. It’s important to consider your specific needs when choosing the best travel bottle warmer for you and your little one, and there are many wonderful and versatile options out there for you to choose from.

So we've scoured the Mumsnet forums to bring you tried-and-tested bottle warmer recommendations from real parents. One disclaimer: the Tommee Tippee travel bottle warmer is good for 1-2 warmed bottles per thermos of hot water.

Baby’s Brew portable bottle warmer is literally the latest (and in a lot of cases, the greatest) model of travel bottle warmer for baby. Our portable bottle warmer has been designed to be used with all Tommee Tippee baby bottles (excluding glass), but we have included two adaptors so you can also use the warmer with baby bottles from MAM or Philips Avent. It comes with its own bottle and nipple, but it also has adapters for the most popular name-brand bottles out there.Regardless of how long your car ride, flight, or seafaring voyage may be, it’s best to choose a travel bottle warmer with a speedy warm-up time.

Suitable for many kinds of baby bottles (not just Philips Avent), it’s also capable of warming baby food in most leading-brand containers once your little one moves on to solids (we also have guides to the best baby food maker and weaning books for when they reach that stage). Although this baby travel bottle warmer can’t boast a quick warming time like the others (it can take up to 20 minutes to warm a bottle), it’s a great choice if you want to keep bottles warm for a long period of time while you’re travelling, as long as the case is plugged in and charging. While other brands’ bottles are likely to be compatible with this bottle warmer, it’s designed to hold Closer To Nature ones, so it’s worth bearing this in mind before parting with your cash. The warmer requires no electricity to work, which means you don’t need to worry about additional cords, chargers, or potential technical malfunctions. Compatible with a wide range of branded baby bottles, food jars and pouches, you can warm your baby’s feeds from birth and throughout their weaning journey.Bottle warmers for the car have different power options as opposed to what you might consider for something in-flight or at the airport. The bottles connect directly onto the breast pumps allowing you to express straight into the bottles making the process as simple as can be.