Baby Bottle and Nipple Compatibility

By Kristie Turck •  Updated: 03/19/20 •  3 min read

baby bottle and nipple compatibility

Which baby bottles will work with different brands of nipples? Which nipples will work with different brands of baby bottles?

There is nothing more frustrating than your baby not taking a bottle. Your baby is obviously hungry but for some reason rejecting the bottle and nipple combo that you are using.

If you think your baby does not like the brand of nipple due to maybe size, flow, or shape.  It may be time to try out some different options.

Rather than buy a whole new set of bottles you can try using different brands of nipples that may be compatible with your current brand of bottles.

The Baby Bottle Nipple Compatibility chart was designed for parents whose babies are having a hard time with whichever bottle and nipple you are currently using.

How to use different nipple brands with your baby bottles.

Some standard guidelines are to use wide neck nipples on wide neck bottles, and standard or regular nipples with regular neck baby bottles.

Also, as a general rule of thumb, if a bottle is vented to help prevent colic it is best to use only the nipple designed for that specific brand of bottle. Vented bottles tend to leak and cause irregular feeding when a non-brand-specific nipple is used. But, if you have already spent a small fortune on your vented bottles it may still be a good idea to invest in some different nipples and see if you can make it work.

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Do you usually breastfeed and are trying to switch to bottle feeding?

Try putting a few drops of breast milk on the bottle nipple.  Also, try having someone else give your baby a bottle for a while.

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Baby Bottle and Nipple Compatibility Chart

Baby Bottle and Nipple Compatibility Chart

Baby Bottles BrandCompatible Nipple BrandsVentedMaterialAvailable at
Baby Brezza Plastic & Glass Bottles Yes: 5oz Baby Brezza Bottle with Stage 1 Nipple 9oz Baby Breeza Bottle with Stage 2 NippleNoYesSiliconeAmazon
Born Free Breeze Plastic & Glass BottlesYes: 5oz Born Free Bottle with Level 1 Slow Flow Nipples 9oz Born Free Bottle with Level 2 Medium Flow NipplesNo, the Born Free Breeze bottle design is two piece; the bottle and the nipple/collar. In other words the nipple cannot be removed from the bottle collar.YesSiliconeAmazon
Comotomo Baby Bottles Yes: 5oz Comotomo Bottle with Slow Flow Nipples 9oz Comotomo Bottle with Medium Flow NipplesNo, but check out our article on how to use Comotomo nipples with glass mason jars to make your own glass baby bottle.Yes SiliconeAmazon
Dr. Browns Original Baby Bottles Yes: 4oz Bottle with Level 1 Nipples 8oz Bottle with Level 2 NipplesYes and No
No. Dr Browns nipples have a special Anti-Colic design that includes a tube that runs the length of the bottle.
Yes. You can use the Dr Browns Originial bottle without the special venting system, in which case you can use most regular neck bottle nipples like
YesSiliconeAmazon
Dr. Browns Wide Neck Baby Bottles Plastic and Glass Yes: 4oz Bottle with Level 1 Nipples 8oz Bottle with Level 2 NipplesDr. Browns Wide Neck Bottles works with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Evenflo Classic Baby Bottle Plastic, Glass and Twist Yes: 4oz Evenflo Bottle with Slow Flow Nipples 8oz Evenflo Bottle with Medium Flow NipplesEvenflo Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
NoSiliconeAmazon
Joovy Boob Baby Bottle Plastic and Glass Yes: 5oz Joovy Bottle with Stage 1 Nipples 9oz Joovy Bottle with Stage 2 NipplesJoovy Boob baby bottles works with the follwing nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Kiinde Baby Bottle Because this is a pouch feeding system, you purchase the nipple and pouch container separately from the actual pouch. Yes, Kiinde can be interchanged with a varitiy of Nipples, but you will need the bottle colar for the nipple as well. See thisNoSiliconeAmazon
Lansinoh Baby Bottles 5oz Lansinoh Bottle with Slow Flow Nipples 8oz Lansinoh Bottle with Medium Flow NipplesLansinoh Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Lifefactory Baby Bottles 4oz Lifefactory Bottle with Stage 1 Nipples 9oz Lifefactory Bottle with Stage 2 NipplesLifefactory Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Medela Baby Bottles 5oz Medela Bottle with Slow Flow Nipples 8oz Medela Bottle with Medium Flow NipplesNoYesSiliconeAmazon
MAM Bottles 5oz MAM Bottle with Slow Flow Nipples 9oz MAM Bottle with Medium Flow NipplesMAM Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:

Yes SiliconeAmazon
Mixie Baby Bottles 4oz. Mixie Bottle with Stage 1 Nipple 8oz. Mixie Bottle with Stage 2 NippleMixie Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Munchkin Baby Bottles 4oz Munchkin Bottle with Stage 1 Nipple 8oz Munchkin Bottle with Stage 2 NippleNoYesSiliconeAmazon
Natursutten Glass Baby Bottles 8oz Natursutten Bottle with Slow Flow NippleNatursutten Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesLatex/RubberAmazon
NUK Baby Bottles 5oz Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 10oz Bottlw with Medium Flow NippleNUK Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
NUK Simply Natural Baby Bottles 5oz Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 9oz Bottle with Medium Flow NippleNoYesSiliconeAmazon
Olababy Bottles 4oz Olababy Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 8oz Olababy Bottle with Medium Flow Nipplen/aYesSiliconeAmazon
Playtex Ventaire Baby Bottles 6oz Ventaire Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 9oz Ventaire Bottle with Medium Flow NippleNoYesSiliconeAmazon
Phillips Avent Baby Bottles 4oz Avent Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 9oz Avent Bottle with Medium Flow NipplePhillips Avent Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Pura Kiki Baby Bottles 5oz Pura Bottle with Slow Flow Nipple 9oz Pura Bottle with Medium Flow NipplePhillips Avent Baby Bottles work with the following nipple brands:
YesSiliconeAmazon
Tommee Tippee Baby Bottles 5oz Tommee Tippee with Slow Flow Nipple 9oz Tommee Tippee with Medium Flow NippleNoYesSiliconeAmazon

Tips for baby bottle nipple collapse.

Anything that causes a vacuum within the baby bottle can lead to the nipple collapsing during feeding. Which leads to frustration for the baby and caregiver.

The following conditions can create nipple collapse even with a compatible bottle/nipple combination:

Here is a link to our Breast Pump Baby Bottle Guide.

Kristie Turck