Web site: DrBrownsBaby.com
Here’s the #1 best-selling bottle in America (well, at least on Amazon). What makes Dr. Brown’s so successful?
Dr. Brown’s two piece system vent system (called Natural Flow) creates what the company calls “positive-pressure flow.” While baby feeds, the air “is channeled from the nipple collar through the vent system.” It never enters the milk or formula so baby doesn’t take in air and the nipple won’t collapse because a vacuum can’t occur in the bottle. The claim: Dr. Brown’s reduces colic, spit-up and gas.
Dr. Browns comes in two categories: The Original Natural Flow and Options. Within each categories, they offer a narrow bottle, wide neck and tinted versions. Options also has a glass wide neck version.
Options is similar to the Natural Flow yet gives parents the “option to use it with or without the internal vent.” While the company still recommends the vent, they note that some parents like to remove the vent later once baby has really got the hang of feeding. We found the new bottles on Amazon for $23 for four 4 oz. bottles.
The Options baby bottle gives parents the choice to use it with or without the vent system.
The verdict from parents: Dr. Brown’s is a winner. Many readers tell us they fell for some cool looking other bottle that promised less gas or colic, only to come running back to their Dr. Brown’s. Overall feedback from parents is excellent—the bottles score an impressive 82% rating (four and five star reviews) on Amazon.
Are they perfect? Critics say Dr. Brown’s bottles can leak (especially if you shake them). Parents note the newer Options bottles actually leak more than the Original Natural Flow bottles. Another negative: there are a lot of parts to clean. And some parents say the nipple on the wide-neck version is difficult for some babies to latch on to. These minor criticisms aside, Dr. Brown’s bottles generally garner very positive feedback, especially the Original versions.
Rating: A
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Worst bottles I have ever used! Leaks a ridiculous amount and the slow flow nipples release way to much milk for a newborn! I’m very disappointed with this product.
This my bottles leak too
Dr. Browns bottles are literally the worst! Would not recommend to an enemy nevermind a friend. Constant leaking and the nipples never fit in correctly. Have us constantly wasting breast milk. Will not be using anymore
I’m very disappointed in bottles they leak and no I’m not filling high then line. Not only that I realized brown stuff where the nipple goes. I had to remove nipple and use a new tooth brush to clean the area. These bottles cost to much for this to be happening.
I got these bottles I’m using the options and the options plus and only thing I don’t like is the nipples are really long and my granddaughter choked on them so I had to buy Walmart bottles just for the 0 month nipples. Beyond that they have never leaked or anything. I love them.
These bottles are trash . Leak all over the place. Not a good option
These bottles are too expensive to leak the way they do. The nipple all of a sudden stops letting milk out, my baby has choked on the milk flow and I don’t lime cleaning all these pieces that are supposed to prevent gas but DOESN’T!!! I’m throwing them away!
I love these bottles, I use the Natural Flow one and I found that my baby takes better the flat teat from MAM with the Dr brown bottle. The MAM teats is the only one that fits the bottle but you have to check it all around so this way it doesn’t leak. Improved colics a lot!!!!
Bottles are horrible! The leaking issue is ridiculous. You can put the smallest amount of milk in them and they leak. I would never recommend these bottles to anyone!!
I purchased to packs of dr browns bottles with blue colic insert and every time I shake it, it leaks very bad and whenever I try to feed my baby with them it pours on my baby’s clothes. I’m a first time mom and I have limited resources and I’m very disappointed I spent that much money and I can’t use.. love to hear back soon please help..
We love these bottles! Rare leaks that resolve with just tightening the bottle top. We have tried other bottles, and we always go back because she is so much happier and less gassy with these. We love the formula pitcher too. Can’t recommend this enough.