Baby bottles for gassy babies

Boon NURSH Bottle has the best record for gas: 12 of 13 parents said their baby was less gassy, though that rests on 13 parents. Evenflo Balance+ Bottle follows at 15 of 17, and Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle sits at 22 of 26 with a bigger group behind it. MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle has the weakest record here at 21 of 27, though parents often mention a problem only when it happens to them.

  • 175 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jan 2019 to Apr 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it help with gas? What parents said
  1. Boon NURSH Bottle 13 said either way
  2. Evenflo Balance+ Bottle 17 said either way
  3. Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle 26 said either way
  4. MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle 27 said either way
  5. Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle 12 said either way

Share of parents who stated an outcome for gas. 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 Boon NURSH Bottle 12 of 13 say it helped with gas Check price on Amazon
What stands out

Complaints tend to be about leaks, cleaning and flow, not gas. 42% of Dr. Brown's reviews mention leaks and 28% say it is hard to clean or has many parts, while 35% of Philips Avent reviews say the flow is too fast or too slow.

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

Boon

NURSH Bottle

Best for easy cleaning

12/13 say it helped with gas

Parents like how easy it is to wash, with 42% calling it easy to clean, though leaks are the main complaint at 26% of reviews. Boon's own site agrees on gas at 7 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What parents praise

  • Easy to clean 42%
  • Baby took it easily 16%
  • Doesn't leak 16%

What parents complain about

  • Leaks 26%
  • Hard to clean or many parts 11%
Where parents said it
  • Target 12 of 13
  • Brand site 7 of 7 shown, not counted
2

Evenflo

Balance+ Bottle

Best for babies who take it easily

15/17 say it helped with gas

Nearly half of the reviews (49%) say their baby took it easily, which matters when you are trying bottles one at a time, though 8% mention the nipple collapsing. Evenflo's own site agrees at 5 of 6, which we show but don't count.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 49%
  • Easy to clean 26%
  • Flow is right 8%
  • Doesn't leak 8%
  • Durable 5%

What parents complain about

  • Nipple collapses 8%
  • Flow too fast or slow 5%
  • Leaks 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 15 of 17
  • Brand site 5 of 6 shown, not counted
3

Dr. Brown's

Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle

22/26 say it helped with gas

The gas record is solid, with 22 of 26 saying their baby was less gassy and 55% of all reviews mentioning it. The catch is the upkeep, with 42% of reviews mentioning leaks and 28% saying it has too many parts or is hard to clean.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 15%
  • Easy to clean 10%
  • Doesn't leak 10%
  • Flow is right 5%

What parents complain about

  • Leaks 43%
  • Hard to clean or many parts 28%
Where parents said it
  • Target 22 of 26
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted
4

MAM

Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle

21/27 say it helped with gas

The most reviewers weighed in on this bottle (27), and 21 of 27 said their baby was less gassy. Complaints are spread out, with 15% mentioning leaks, 15% saying it was still gassy and 15% saying it is hard to clean.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 30%
  • Easy to clean 28%
  • Flow is right 13%
  • Doesn't leak 8%

What parents complain about

  • Leaks 15%
  • Hard to clean or many parts 15%
  • Flow too fast or slow 13%
Where parents said it
  • Target 21 of 27
  • Brand site 4 of 4 shown, not counted
5

Philips Avent

Natural Response Bottle

10/12 say it helped with gas

Flow is the complaint here, not gas: 35% say it runs too fast or too slow. 10 of 12 reviewers said it helped with gas, a thin group for a record this good, and 22% praise it for not leaking.

What parents praise

  • Baby took it easily 30%
  • Easy to clean 22%
  • Doesn't leak 22%
  • Durable 11%

What parents complain about

  • Flow too fast or slow 35%
Where parents said it
  • Target 10 of 12
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted

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 gas, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jan 2019 and Apr 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 (8 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.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Boon NURSH Bottle Target (19 reviews counted)
  2. Evenflo Balance+ Bottle Target (39 reviews counted)
  3. Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle Target (37 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which baby bottle helps with gas?

Boon NURSH Bottle has the best record (12 of 13), followed by Evenflo Balance+ Bottle (15 of 17) and Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle (22 of 26). These are parents saying their baby was less gassy, and every baby is different.

Is Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle good for gassy babies?

Many parents say yes, with 22 of 26 reporting less gas. The catch is cleanup and leaks, since 42% of its reviews mention leaks and 28% say it has too many parts or is hard to clean.

Do these bottles leak?

Leaks come up for two of them. 42% of Dr. Brown's Options+ Anti-Colic Bottle reviews and 26% of Boon NURSH Bottle reviews mention leaks, while 22% of Philips Avent Natural Response Bottle reviews praise it for not leaking.

When should I talk to a pediatrician about a gassy baby?

Call your pediatrician if your baby seems very uncomfortable, if the gas and fussiness last more than a few days, or if there is a fever. A bottle cannot replace a check-up, and the reviews here are other parents' experiences, not medical advice.

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