The Dr. Browns series of bottles was deemed to be the best baby bottle for colicky and fussy babies. These bottles have a sytem of internal straws that vent the bottle. Venting is particularly important when it comes to gassy babies. It prevents a vacuum from forming inside the bottle as your baby sucks.

Vacuums are BAD for babies. Since you can never have a perfect vacuum, the semi-perfect vacuum inside the bottle just makes bubbles, which your baby then swallows. Less bubbles = less fussiness. You can see the pros and cons of Dr. Browns in this review.

To further reduce gas, try using a formula mixer like this one by Dr. Brown or this battery-powered mixer by Munchkin. Shaking the bottle to stir up formula creates bubbles. Bubbles that end up inside your infant's tummy, keeping him screaming and you awake.

Honorable Mentions

Although The Dr. Browns takes the gold in the colic category, these other bottles also rated high in this category. MAM was the second-place winner.

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If you are breastfeeding and worried about switching from breast to bottle and back again, the best baby bottle for you is the MAM UltiVent bottle. This bottle has a wide-mouth that mimics the breast and helps avoid nipple confusion.

It has a specially-designed nipple (touted as "silky soft") that encourages suckling, just like in nursing. It is also the only bottle that uses an orthodontic nipple, recommended for healthy tooth growth. None of the mothers who use the MAM UltiVent bottle were unsatisfied, most reported loving it.

The most common complaint is that it's hard to find MAM bottles in stores. Most had to purchase them online in boutiques like Baby Earth.

Also, since the bottom unscrews (for easy cleaning) it's important to thoroughly dry the bottles (upside down is best) or they may drip water out the bottom. Also unique, MAM has cross-cut nipples for mothers who need to supplement with watered down cereal.

Honorable Mentions

The second place winner for the best baby bottle for breastfeeding moms was The First Years Breastflow Bottle (starred below).

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More and more mothers are switching to good 'ole fashioned glass for their infants. When I say "glass", what pops in your mind first? Let me guess...is it you, on your hands and knees, scrounging the floor for tiny shards? Have no fear! Today's glass baby bottles are much more sophisticated.

We have silicone sleeves that practically bounce the bottles around the room. Coddlelife, (chosen as the best baby bottle) uses borosilicate glass, the same kind of glass used in professional laboratories, where "durable" is essential.

Not only are the Coddlelife bottles virtually indestructible, they are the lightest glass baby bottle on the market. (Who needs an extra pound in the diaper bag?) These bottles even won both the iParenting Best Product Award and the Hottest Product Award for 2009, the year they were first introduced.

The nipples are all 100% food-grade silicone and are vented to prevent nipple collapse and bubbles. The vented nipples have tiny bumps on them, which some babies don't like. If yours is one of them, you can easily purchase regular, smooth nipples. The specialized silicone covers are sold separately.

Honorable Mentions

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So what if you can't afford to spend $10 on a single bottle? What if you're on a strict budget? Yes, you can go to Wal-mart and purchase the 99 cent special. And your baby may actually thrive on it. (Hey, it's possible.)

But why guess? These bottles are favorites of thousands of moms, and they so cheap that you could throw them out, purchase new, and skip the whole washing thing altogether.

The best baby bottle award in regards to affordability goes to....(envelope, please...) Gerber. The Clear View bottles are only $1.32 each (in a pack of 3). They come with latex nipples, which are stiffer than silicone and less prone to collapse. However, if you have latex allergies in your family you may wish to purchase regular silicone nipples instead.

Gerber's Gentle Flow bottles are seen as a twin to the more expensive Avent bottles. At $2.32 per bottle, they are $7.63 less then Avent. They have the same wide-neck design as Avent, and you can even use the Avent nipples, caps, and collars on them.

Honorable Mentions

The second place winner for best baby bottle for budgets would be those made by Nuby. They are all high-quality and well-liked by moms who need to stretch a dollar.

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