Dr Brown's Natural Flow Wide-Neck Options+ Bottle 270 ml

The Dr Brown's Natural Flow Wide-Neck Options+ Bottle is a 270 ml wide-neck baby bottle for feeding expressed breast milk or formula, fitted with a soft silicone teat and Dr. Brown's internal vent system. It belongs to the Options+ range, which is built around one idea: you feed with the internal vent in place, and remove it as your baby's feeding develops — so you can carry on with the same bottle rather than introducing a new one down the line.

The wide-neck shape makes the bottle easier to fill and simpler to reach into when you're cleaning it, and the silicone teat is shaped to give a consistent flow so your baby can feed at their own pace. If you're building a bottle system from scratch or adding a larger size to what you already have, the 270 ml capacity suits older babies and bigger feeds.

The Options+ vent system

The internal vent is the feature Dr. Brown's is best known for, and it's what makes this an Options+ bottle rather than a plain one.

• Internal vent: The vent runs through the bottle and is designed to let milk flow without creating a vacuum, so the teat holds its shape and your baby can feed steadily.
• Removable as baby grows: The bottle works best with the vent in place, but it can be taken out as your baby's feeding develops — there's no need to switch to a different bottle.
• Wide-neck body: The broad opening gives easy access for filling and for getting a brush right in when you wash the parts.

Cleaning and sterilising

The bottle is safe for the dishwasher (top rack only), electric and microwave sterilisers, and boiling water, so it fits whichever cleaning routine you already use at home. As with any vented bottle, take it apart fully and wash every component so nothing gets trapped in the vent.

Materials and sustainability

The bottle body is made from BPA-free polypropylene (PP) with a silicone teat, and it's 95% recyclable. Dr. Brown's makes these bottles in the USA and works with Plastic Bank as part of a commitment to help prevent single-use plastic from entering the ocean — a small point, but a genuine one if that matters to your household.

Best For

The Dr Brown's Natural Flow Wide-Neck Options+ Bottle is a good option for parents who:

• Want a wide-neck bottle that's easy to fill and clean
• Prefer a system they can adapt over time by removing the internal vent, rather than buying new bottles at each stage
• Are looking for a larger 270 ml size for bigger feeds

It may not be the right fit if you:

• Would rather avoid the extra cleaning steps that come with a multi-part vented bottle
• Need a narrow-neck bottle to match teats or parts you already own

Pandylane Pro Tip: If disassembling and drying every part starts to feel like a lot once night feeds settle, this is exactly the point the Options+ design has in mind — the internal vent lifts out so you're washing fewer pieces as your baby's feeding develops.