Best Newborn Bottles: Top Picks

Looking for the best newborn bottles?

One of the first things you start researching as a new mom is baby bottles.

Whether breastfeeding or not, every child will at some point drink from a bottle.

As a first time mom to a now toddler, I’ve tried most (if not all) there is out there.

And I have found the only ones you’ll ever need!

Without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff…

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Best Newborn Bottles: Top Pick

There are SO many different baby bottles to choose from out there.

If I could only use one for my daughter and any future babies, it would be the Boon Nursh bottles.

They come in a 4oz or 8oz version and feature a hard plastic shell with silicone pouch inserts.

Here are the reasons why I love them:

Air-free feeding:
These bottles have a unique silicone pouch which collapses as the baby drinks. Other bottle designs use valves, air vents and complicated straws which always malfunction and tend to leak. The air free design helps to keep extra air from being ingested while feeding which helps prevent gas.
Easy cleaning:
With only 5 parts (including the cap), these bottles are super easy to clean, and every piece is dishwasher safe.
Travel friendly:
These bottles are perfect for traveling. Instead of lugging multiple bottles so you’re not constantly cleaning, you can pack a couple hard shells and bring multiple silicone pouches and nipples. They even have a storage bun so you can easily collapse them into a space saving size.
Grow with Baby:
As your baby gets older, these bottles can grow along with them. Nipple sizes go up to a size 3. My daughter is almost 15 months and is still perfectly fine with a size 2. And when it’s time to transition to a sippy cup and beyond, there is a sippy cup nipple and straw option too!

Before I discovered the Boon Nursh bottles, these Comotomo ones were my go to.

I still use them occasionally as I already have them at the house.

They come in a 5oz or 8oz version and feature the silicone body without a hard shell.

Reasons to love them:

Anti-colic vents:
Built-in dual anti-colic vents help provide consistent milk flow and minimal air-intake when feeding. These would leak occasionally, but it was minimal.
Silicone body:
The body of the bottle is made with silicone making it soft to the touch and easy to grip.
Nipples:
They’re designed to mimic breastfeeding to reduce any nipple confusion and bottle rejection.
Easy cleaning:
The wide-neck design makes it easy to clean these bottles without a brush and with only 4 parts (including the cap) these are simple to clean. They are also dishwasher safe.

As a first-time mom and someone with very little experience with babies before having my own, I learn something new almost daily.

Here are some tips I’ve learned when it comes to baby bottles:

Bottle nipples:
They come in different sizes! This blew my mind when I first discovered it. Depending on the manufacturer they will use different terminology, but basically these sizes determine how quickly the milk flows. The lowest level (i.e. slowest flow) is a 0 (zero) or Preemie. A standard bottle will come with a nipple level above this meaning a 1. When your baby is ready to move up, you can buy the next size nipple and use the same bottle.
Bottle sterilization:
This doesn’t have to be a chore. For the first 3 months, I was constantly sterilizing my daughter’s bottles. This meant boiling water multiple times a day which became a hassle. That is until I discovered these Munchkin sterilizer bags. They can be used up to 30 times and only take 3-7 minutes (depending on your microwave) to sterilize all your bottles.
Bottle handles:
These are a game changer when your baby is old enough. Some manufacturers make ones that fit their specific bottle, but I prefer these silicone ones. They mold to fit pretty much any bottle. I’ve purchased these 4 packs more than once, so all my bottles have one.
Bottle (or toy) straps:
Get these. Just place the order now lol. Whether you’re at home, out at a restaurant or walking around in the stroller, you will find a use for these silicone straps. Babies drop things for many reasons: by accident, for fun, to get a reaction and for no rational reason at all. And these straps work for pretty much anything you don’t want to get dirty.

Pregnancy and motherhood come with a whirlwind of emotions and endless tasks of things “to do”.

We’ve all been there and I hope my trial and error in the bottle department will help you check at least one item off your list.

You won’t regret using either one of these bottle options for your newborn.

From one mama to another, you’ve got this!