Our pick
The Lansinoh Breastmilk Feeding Bottle’s silicone nipple is wide but designed with a gentle slope, a shape that bottle-feeding experts say many babies can latch onto effectively. It’s one of the simplest bottles we tested, with only three pieces, and the sturdy, wide-mouth container leaked less and was easier to clean than most of the other bottles we tried. It’s also very affordable, and it’s currently one of the best-rated bottles on Amazon, with a 4.7-star rating (out of five) across thousands of reviews. After reading dozens of discussions on popular Facebook groups dedicated to infant feeding, we found that parents often report being satisfied with this choice.
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If you want more size and nipple options, or if you are interested in glass bottles, the Philips Avent Natural and Philips Avent Anti-colic bottles may be a good choice. Similar to our main pick, these models are among the simplest bottles we tested, and they didn’t leak in our tests. The parts for each are also interchangeable. But the Natural’s wide nipple may pose latching problems for some babies, especially younger ones. The Anti-colic has a narrower nipple (the Natural and Anti-colic nipples and collars work on both types of bottle). Both the Natural and Anti-colic are among the most popular and highly rated bottles, and are as affordable as our main pick.
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Experts say many newborns and small babies do well with traditional bottles that have narrow nipples, which are the right size for little mouths to get a good latch. You won’t find a lot that differentiates these basic bottles, but the Evenflo Classic + Vented is a good choice to try first because it’s the only model in our test group that comes in both plastic and glass, which some parents may appreciate, and it is easier than others to purchase online. The container of the plastic version is made of thinner plastic and feels flimsier than our other picks, though, and the volume markers are harder to read. Narrow bottles can be more difficult to clean by hand, as it’s harder to fit a sponge or brush inside the neck. Know that buying simple narrow-neck bottles at a local drugstore or grocery store can be an equally good option, and that the nipples and collars for basic narrow bottles tend to be cross-compatible, even between brands, so it’s easy to mix and match.
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Baby bottles and all their parts need to be scrubbed clean after each use. If you have a dishwasher, and a big enough supply of bottles to wash just once a day, that can be the easiest way to keep them clean. For many people, however, bottle feeding involves a lot of bottle washing by hand. We tested four baby-bottle brushes and found that the OXO Tot Bottle Brush with Stand fit more easily into the narrowest bottles, worked up more suds, and was easier to grip than the competition. It’s also the only brush we tested that has a mini-brush attachment for cleaning the tips of bottle nipples.