Tommee Tippee 5oz Anti-Colic Baby Bottle Review: Is it Worth the Hype?

Choosing the right baby bottle can feel overwhelming for new parents. This review focuses on the Tommee Tippee 5-ounce anti-colic bottle, examining its features and performance to help you decide if it's the right fit for your little one. We'll delve into its size, design, ease of cleaning, and most importantly, its effectiveness in reducing colic symptoms. Our experience with this bottle will provide an honest assessment, weighing its pros and cons to guide your purchasing decision.This review explores the practicality and effectiveness of the Tommee Tippee 5-ounce bottle, comparing it to other popular brands on the market. We'll discuss the nipple flow rate, the accuracy of the measurement markings, and the overall durability of the bottle. Ultimately, we aim to determine if the Tommee Tippee bottle lives up to its claims and whether its compact size and anti-colic features justify the purchase. Read on to find out if this bottle earned its place in our baby's feeding routine.

Pros And Cons

Tommy Tipi 5-ounce Baby Bottle
  • Helps with gas and spit up
  • Small and compact
  • Slow nipple (suitable for newborns)
  • Simple and easy design
  • Lightweight
  • Easy to clean (plastic)
  • Pieces clip together easily
  • Baby readily accepts it
  • Good for travel and storage
  • Clear markings for ounces and milliliters

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Size and Design

The Tommee Tippee 5-ounce baby bottle is surprisingly compact, making it ideal for travel and storage. Its small size is a significant advantage compared to other brands, feeling less bulky and easier to manage. While it might be the widest bottle among those tested, this actually contributes to its user-friendliness, preventing spills and making it easier to clean.

Close-up of the Tommee Tippee bottle highlighting its compact size.
Close-up of the Tommee Tippee bottle highlighting its compact size.

The design is simple and straightforward, perfect for newborns. The all-plastic construction is lightweight and easy to clean; we just use warm soapy water and then steam sterilize daily.

The bottle's simple design shown.
The bottle's simple design shown.

The bottle's various parts easily clip together for convenient assembly and disassembly. It feels well-made and durable, ensuring a long lifespan.

The various parts of the bottle shown disassembled.
The various parts of the bottle shown disassembled.

Feeding Performance and Features

The slow-flow nipple is designed for newborns, providing a gentle and controlled feeding experience. Our baby accepted this bottle readily, and it significantly helped reduce gas and spit-up issues compared to other bottles we’ve tried.

Close-up of the bottle's nipple.
Close-up of the bottle's nipple.

The clear ounce and milliliter markings are a big plus. The measurements are exceptionally easy to read, a feature often lacking in other bottles. This precise measurement makes it much simpler to track feeding amounts.

The clear markings on the bottle are highlighted.
The clear markings on the bottle are highlighted.

We also use a baby bottle warmer to heat the milk, further enhancing the ease of feeding.

The bottle shown with a bottle warmer in the background
The bottle shown with a bottle warmer in the background

Overall Impression and Conclusion

The Tommee Tippee 5-ounce anti-colic bottle is a winner for us. Its compact design and easy cleaning make it incredibly practical. The slow-flow nipple helped significantly with our baby's gas and spitting up. The clear markings and the bottle's overall durability are additional strengths.

The compact bottle size emphasized again.
The compact bottle size emphasized again.

While we've tried several other brands (Dr. Brown's, Philips Avent), this bottle stands out for its combination of effective feeding, ease of use, and convenient size. The small size is a true advantage, particularly for travel and storage.

The bottle’s handle/grips are highlighted.
The bottle’s handle/grips are highlighted.

If you are looking for a reliable, easy-to-use, and compact bottle for your newborn, the Tommee Tippee 5-ounce anti-colic bottle is definitely worth considering. The improvements to gas and spit-up make this a strong contender.

Final shot of the reviewer holding the bottle.
Final shot of the reviewer holding the bottle.