Baby & Family · Head-to-head
Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle vs Comotomo Natural Feel Silicone Baby Bottle
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Anti-Colic Baby Bottles: 6 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
Dr. Brown's Options+ is the bottle to reach for when colic, gas, or reflux is the actual problem, because its venting is the most consistently effective. Comotomo is the runner-up and the better pick for breastfed babies and parents who prize easy cleaning over maximum venting.
Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle
Buy itAnti-colic venting built around an internal vent system, if you can tolerate the extra parts.
- Dr. Brown's describes its internal vent system as clinically proven to reduce colic, and it is widely praised for cutting gas and spit-up
- Dr. Brown's says the vent can be removed as baby's feeding develops, so the bottle keeps working long-term
- Nipple delivers a genuinely slow, steady flow that suits newborns and paced feeding
- The internal straw and insert mean more parts to wash and reassemble than most bottles here
- The extra pieces can leak if the collar is over-tightened or the vent is seated wrong
Comotomo Natural Feel Silicone Baby Bottle
Buy itA silicone bottle that is easy to clean and often accepted by breastfed babies.
- Soft, breast-like silicone body and wide nipple win over many bottle-refusing, breastfed babies
- Ultra-wide neck lets you clean the whole bottle by hand without a brush
- Dual anti-colic vents on the nipple are simple, with far fewer parts than vented-straw designs
- The squat, wide base may not fit some bottle warmers, sterilizer racks, or cup holders, so check your gear against Comotomo's compatibility list
- Owners note nipple flow can speed up or drip if the collar seal is not seated just right
Side by side
The 7 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle Our pick | Comotomo Natural Feel Silicone Baby Bottle | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Babies with real gas, reflux, or colic where venting performance matters more than convenience. | Breastfed babies transitioning to a bottle, and parents who hate scrubbing narrow bottles. |
| Price tier | $$ · mid-range | $$$ · premium |
| Anti-colic effectiveness | Strong, per owner reports | Good |
| Parts to assemble & clean | Most (internal vent) | Fewer |
| Breast-like nipple / acceptance | Good | Best in class |
| Leak resistance | Good if assembled right | Good |
| Warmer & sterilizer fit | Standard fit | Check fit (wide base) |
| Material | Plastic | Silicone |
| Ease of cleaning | Fiddly | Easiest |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle if
babies with real gas, reflux, or colic where venting performance matters more than convenience.
Know before buying: the internal straw and insert mean more parts to wash and reassemble than most bottles here.
Pick the Comotomo Natural Feel Silicone Baby Bottle if
breastfed babies transitioning to a bottle, and parents who hate scrubbing narrow bottles.
Know before buying: the squat, wide base may not fit some bottle warmers, sterilizer racks, or cup holders, so check your gear against Comotomo's compatibility list.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle - Anti-colic venting built around an internal vent system, if you can tolerate the extra parts. Choose the Comotomo Natural Feel Silicone Baby Bottle instead if breastfed babies transitioning to a bottle, and parents who hate scrubbing narrow bottles.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Anti-Colic Baby Bottles: 6 Compared (and One to Skip).