Baby bottles that don't leak

Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle has the best record for leak-free bottles: 33 of 37 reviewers said it doesn't leak. Boon NURSH Bottle comes next at 14 of 26, and the other three bottles trail far behind. Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle has the weakest record here at 6 of 39, and it is also the bottle most reviewers weighed in on.

  • 190 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jun 2018 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Does it leak? What parents said
  1. Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle 37 said either way
  2. Boon NURSH Bottle 26 said either way
  3. MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle 34 said either way
  4. Evenflo Balance+ Bottle 34 said either way
  5. Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle 39 said either way

Share of parents who stated an outcome for leaking. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle 33 of 37 say it doesn't leak Check price on Amazon
What stands out

Leaks drive the low scores: 85% of Dr. Brown's reviews mention them, along with 71% of Evenflo reviews and 65% of MAM reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Philips Avent

Natural Response Bottle

Best for staying leak-free

33/37 say it doesn't leak

82% of reviews mention that it doesn't leak, 38% call it easy to clean, and 12% say the flow was too fast or too slow. Reviews copied from the brand's own site are far less positive at 1 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What parents praise

  • Easy to clean 38%
  • Baby took it easily 35%
  • Flow is right 23%
  • Less gas or fussing 15%

What parents complain about

  • Flow too fast or slow 13%
Where parents said it
  • Target 33 of 37
  • Brand site 1 of 7 shown, not counted
2

Boon

NURSH Bottle

Best for easy cleaning

14/26 say it doesn't leak

A split verdict: 14 of 26 said it stays leak-free, but 56% of reviews mention leaks. 41% call it easy to clean and 19% say their baby was less gassy.

What parents praise

  • Easy to clean 41%
  • Less gas or fussing 19%
  • Baby took it easily 13%
  • Durable 9%

What parents complain about

  • Flow too fast or slow 9%
Where parents said it
  • Target 14 of 26
  • Brand site 5 of 8 shown, not counted

Share of 32 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

3

MAM

Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle

11/34 say it doesn't leak

11 of 34 said it doesn't leak, while 65% of reviews mention leaks and 22% call it hard to clean or full of parts. On the plus side, 25% say their baby took to it easily.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 25%
  • Flow is right 10%
  • Easy to clean 10%
  • Less gas or fussing 8%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean or many parts 23%
  • Flow too fast or slow 13%
  • Still gassy or fussy 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 11 of 34
  • Brand site 3 of 4 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4

Evenflo

Balance+ Bottle

8/34 say it doesn't leak

Babies take to it, with 29% of reviews saying so, and 8% call it good value. Leaks hurt its record, though: 71% of reviews mention them and 13% say the nipple collapses.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 29%
  • Easy to clean 18%
  • Good value 8%
  • Less gas or fussing 5%

What parents complain about

  • Flow too fast or slow 13%
  • Nipple collapses 13%
Where parents said it
  • Target 8 of 34
  • Brand site 4 of 8 shown, not counted

Share of 38 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

Dr. Brown's

Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle

6/39 say it doesn't leak

More reviewers weighed in on this bottle than on any other here (39), and 33 of them said it leaks. 85% of reviews mention leaks and 22% call it hard to clean, though 18% say their baby was less gassy.

What parents praise

  • Less gas or fussing 18%
  • Baby took it easily 10%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean or many parts 23%
  • Still gassy or fussy 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 6 of 39
  • Brand site 1 of 8 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 7,569 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about leaking, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jun 2018 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (2 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what parents report. Nothing here is medical or safety advice: for a sick baby, call your pediatrician, and for car seats, a certified child passenger safety technician can check the install.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most parents here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

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Product pages we read

  1. Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Boon NURSH Bottle Target (32 reviews counted)
  3. MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. Evenflo Balance+ Bottle Target (38 reviews counted)
  5. Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle Target (40 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. what bottles do not leak??? r/NewParents, Mar 2022, 36 comments
  2. Dr. Browns leak….bottle recommendations? r/ExclusivelyPumping, Nov 2024, 51 comments
  3. I’m so frustrated at Dr. brown bottles. They keep leaking. Has anyone experienced it too? Any suggestions? r/ExclusivelyPumping, Aug 2023, 73 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which baby bottle doesn't leak?

Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle has the best record (33 of 37), well ahead of Boon NURSH Bottle (14 of 26). The other three bottles here were reported as leaking more often than not.

Does the Dr. Brown's Options+ bottle leak?

Reviewers say it often does. It has the weakest record here at 6 of 39, and 85% of its reviews mention leaks.

Is the Boon NURSH bottle leak-free?

It is mixed. 14 of 26 said it doesn't leak, but 56% of its reviews mention leaks. It does better on cleaning, with 41% calling it easy to clean.

Are bottles that don't leak also easy to clean?

Sometimes. 38% of Philips Avent reviews and 41% of Boon reviews call the bottle easy to clean. MAM fares worse, with 22% of its reviews calling it hard to clean or full of parts, and Dr. Brown's has similar complaints at 22%.

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