So I should be cleaning the bathroom, or doing laundry or tidying up the spread of toys and other stuff that have made their way from the front door to the back but instead I am writing this to share with you how Sinchies made their way onto a site specializing in cloth nappies. I suppose in a number of ways it is an attempt to grab a larger audience for the site, one who has grown out of cloth nappies and is looking for something more but also I just love these products!
Since my twins were born it has been the hardest 15 months of my life. Things were so unbelievably hectic at the start with the constant rounds of feeding, changing, rocking to sleep all a while trying to look after a 4 and 2 year old as well and adding in the mix Master I having to go back in and out of special care for a few weeks, how were we supposed to sustain this? I had support from family and friends and we have made it this far and things are starting to settle which is such a relief for everyone :)
Anyway we have had a lot of trouble with Master I from the start. He was always a very unsettled baby and seemed so uncomfortable most of the time (very much actually like Master E but worse). We tried to tackle the ideas of colic, reflux, constipation, and then after my sister saw an allergist with her daughter we started researching the idea of food.
This coupled with an allergic reaction to egg at about 9 months of age made us look very carefully at his diet in an attempt to see what made a difference. At one point upon advice of an allergist, Master I was on a diet that was NOT to include egg, dairy, soy and for a while wheat ... certainly very challenging. He took it all in his stride and shoveled in everything we gave him but meals consisted mainly of fruit, vege and meat with some grains like buckwheat and quinoa! Recently he was tested and came back with a confirmed allergy to egg white and egg yolk and we are working with cows milk intolerance which we are to challenge in a month or so. Background done, now to the Sinchies part.
Being a mum of four young kids, time is of the essence and I was finding it necessary to have some handy snack packs in the cupboard for when we went out which was often as we had soccer training and game, swimming lessons, daycare drop offs and pick ups and hungry kids!! As Master I's diet was so restricted there was relatively few store bought packaged items which he could eat so I generally stocked up on organic squeezy packs of pureed fruit. Think one per day times two for twins and I was looking at 14 squeezy packs per week on average. This was a hugely expensive exercise when these packs, if not on special, were around $1.80 per pack!!).
So when birthday time came around and the twins didn't really need anything my sister suggested Sinchies as she had been using their pouches for a little while with her son and I was interested in giving them a try.
They are a plastic pouch with a ziplock at the top and a spout on the side. They are BPA, Phthalate and PVC free and freezer and dishwasher safe. They are super easy to fill with a funnel (or the top cut off an empty soft drink bottle if you don't have one) and are easily cleaned with a bottle brush!
I used them for snacks, initially just pureed fruits and now make my own yoghurts (sometime with fruit puree through) or this morning my babies got banana, berry and chia smoothies (recipe below). Yum!! Now I use them for a range of things ...
So I had to add Sinchies to my range. They are good for the environment, cost effective and you know what your child is eating (which is especially important when you are tackling food allergies and intolerances)! They are available in 80mL (coming soon), 140mL, 200mL and 1 litre pouches.
They have a range of other uses that you can see on the picture here too. Basically if it is liquid, you can use a Sinchies.

If you have any questions about Sinchies please send me an email to info@cottonbottom.com.au or fill out a Contact Us Form via the website.
Recipe - Banana, Berry and Chia Smoothies
Blend half a banana, a handful of berries, a teaspoon or so of chia seeds and one cup of yoghurt (I used plain yoghurt for my daughter and almond milk yoghurt for my son). You may need to add a bit of warm water if the consistency is too thick or the berries are frozen!! Fill your Sinchies, breakfast is served. Simple as that!!