...to think about getting a piece of breastmilk jewellery?!

[Celebelly]

I can't work out if I think it's a bit gross or lovely!

Basically, from what I gather, you send off a little of your milk and it gets made into a kind of powder/resin and you can have it set as a ring or pendant, etc. Visually it looks quite nice, from what I've seen, and given breastfeeding has been a difficult but ultimately v rewarding journey for us, I kind of like the idea of something to commemorate it when we're done (which hopefully is a while off yet).

But am I mad? Has anyone had breastmilk jewellery made? Do I need to give my head a wobble?

If you want to do this yourself, you can get a resin-casting kit online and mould yourself a little bit of chemical-ly plastic with a vanishingly minuscule amount of milk mixed in (because any more would keep the resin from setting correctly). Or you can throw the breastmilk away and cast the resin without it or just buy some cheap mass-produced jewellery and resell it as hand-crafted which is without a doubt what the people who are selling this crap are doing.

Blame the hormones. WTF? So naff. My friends would piss themselves. Ooh, there's another marketing idea for mums - leaked piss made into a 'badge of honour'?

If it makes you happy, do it. It’s not something I’d choose to do but I wouldn’t judge anyone else for it. Unless the jewellery is ugly. I’d judge ugly breastmilk jewellery.

‘As many other posters have said, isn’t the child the ‘keepsake’?’

Yes, but they’re bloody difficult to thread onto a necklace.

That is weird, bonkers and a tiny bit creepy

Why is it anathema to so many people that someone would celebrate what is a major part of their life, and a bloody good achievement.

I believe someone up thread mentioned the words “self-congratulatory”. What on Earth is wrong with that?!

Meconium droplet earrings anyone?

How would you know the jewellery isn't just made of cream coloured resin or plastic?

There's celebrating, then there's buying expensive jewellery made with breast milk.

Why not spend the same on some nice jewellery and call it a present to yourself?

There's celebrating, then there's buying expensive jewellery made with breast milk

I’ve just had a quick google as if I was trying to buy one. The one I guess I would have chosen was €60. Now I appreciate the exchange rate is shit at the moment but hardly expensive

It's not for me, personally, but that doesn't matter, it's whether you want one or not. Go for it if you do!

I'm not keen, and yes I would look at you sideways if you told me you were wearing a piece of bodily fluid jewellery

Bleugh! Not for me.

But it’s your milk and if you want one, then go for it.

Seems totally naff to me. My children are sufficient reminders of the breastfeeding years. Each to their own though.

You could get something really nice for £54

@JacquesHammer depends on your circumstances-I'm currently trying to find a way to make £50 a week feed 5 of us, spending €60 on a piece of jewellery seems hugely expensive to me.

What do you have your eye on JacquesHammer? I’m looking for ideas, this thread has me convinced about getting one

From the headline, I thought this was a pisstake, because, you know, who the actual fuck in their right mind would want breastmilk jewellery?

Apparently it's real, so clearly I know nothing

Okay, so I bf all of mine for a year each, but I'm quite capable of remembering those times, I don't need to wear them.

In my view, this is just another slightly cynical and pointless way to get money out of new, hormonal, and sleep-deprived mothers. (There's almost a guilt element with all these types of things of, oh if you really love your child / if you're going to be a good mother, you'll do/buy/follow this).

And frankly it's just bleugh. Each to their own though, eh.

The money's not so much of an issue as I'm just starting back at work again so actually have some disposable income again instead of just Maternity Allowance (self-employed). I know I'm lucky in that respect and it would be a lot of money to some people, so I totally understand that.

Weirdly, I'm not really a jewellery person generally (to those who suggested just getting a nice piece of 'normal' jewellery). I wear a necklace that's my DD's birthstone, my birthstone and my mum's birthstone, and my engagement ring (when I remember) and that's it. My ears are pierced (probably not very any more) but I can't remember the last time I wore earrings, and I don't tend to wear different jewellery for different occasions - I just keep the same couple of pieces on all the time. I guess maybe I only like stuff that has some sort of meaning rather than just wearing stuff because it looks nice? Or maybe I'm just crap at being a woman.

I think I'll get one of the rings as I like my necklace I have and they're reasonably priced and pretty neutral so I can wear it whenever. And embrace my grossness

I was talking about this to my mum and DS1 (9) just said 'BLEEEEEUUUURRRRGGGHHHH'

You'll all be glad to know I don't still have my DD's umbilical cord stump though. When it fell off during a nappy change I squealed and threw it at my DP. And I'm not sure what he did with it. He probably didn't get it made into jewellery.

I did ask DS2 (17) what he thought and he asked me if it was 'fake news'.
I don't think i have ever had a discussion with him on how he was fed when he was a baby but he doesn't seem very interested now.

I ran this thread past DH. He just said “I have no words!”

Haha.

I've been ill recently with some awful bowel problems, but am now better thank god. To go with my cervical mucous and semen earrings, I'm going to stir some gold flakes into one of my more solid bowel movements to celebrate my 'golden colon' now it is functioning in a normal manner. I think I'll have it made into a hair clip.