My daughter Rosie had colic. If you've been through this, you know what those words mean: the hours of inconsolable crying, the desperate winding, the walking up and down the hallway at 2am trying everything and nothing working. The baby plus Anti Colic PP Bottle is one of the things that helped us fix it, and I want to tell you exactly how.
The Colic Weeks
Rosie was three weeks old when the colic started. She'd been feeding well on a standard bottle and then suddenly every evening feed became a battle — she'd feed, pull off, arch her back, and cry for hours. Our health visitor suggested looking at the bottle. She explained that a significant cause of colic in bottle-fed babies is air ingestion during feeding — if the teat collapses or the bottle design allows air into the milk, the baby swallows it and it causes gas pain. We switched to an anti-colic bottle immediately.
Finding the baby plus Bottle
I found the baby plus Anti Colic PP Bottle 150ml in the Baby Bottles collection on ALTOE. The description was specific about the mechanism: the anti-gas system prevents the baby from swallowing air during feeding, and the channels on the teat prevent it from collapsing and sticking. Those two features address the two main causes of air ingestion directly. The 150ml size is right for a newborn, and larger teats can be purchased separately as she grows.
The First Feed With It
She fed. She didn't pull off. She didn't arch her back. She finished the bottle, I winded her — one burp, quickly — and she settled. That evening she didn't cry. Within a week, the evening colic had reduced dramatically. Within two weeks, it had essentially stopped. Rosie was feeding comfortably, winding easily, and settling after feeds in a way she hadn't since the colic started.
The Practical Details
The packaging includes an air duct cleaning brush specifically for the venting system — a detail I appreciated because the vent needs careful cleaning to maintain its function. The PP material is clear so you can see exactly how much milk is in the bottle. The bottle assembles and disassembles easily for sterilising, which matters when you're doing it multiple times a day.
Three Months On
Rosie is now four months old. The colic is long gone. We use the baby plus bottle for every feed and have done since week five. I've bought two more so we always have a clean one ready. After hundreds of sterilising cycles the material is clear, the teat is intact, and the venting system works as well as it did on day one. I've recommended it to three friends struggling with colic — two have since messaged to say it made a difference.
My Recommendation
If your baby has colic and you're bottle feeding, the bottle is the first thing to look at. The baby plus Anti Colic PP Bottle 150ml has a proper anti-gas venting system and a teat designed to prevent collapse. It's not a guaranteed fix — colic has multiple causes — but if air ingestion is contributing, this bottle addresses it directly.
You'll find it in the Baby Bottles and Nursing & Feeding collections, the Feeding Essentials range, and the broader Baby & Toddler collection on ALTOE. Buy two — you'll want a spare.
— Gemma Forsythe, NHS radiographer, first-time mum to Rosie, and person who now knows more about infant digestive systems than she ever expected to, York
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