Breast milk jewellery- cute or wierd?!

[wildmoon]

Okay.... so I can't decide if this is cute or WIERD.

But..... I am currently bf and drawing to the end of the journey- maybe another month or 2. I feel really sad about giving up but I know it's time.

I saw some breast milk jewellery where they use resin to make a pearl looking stone out of breast milk.

I thought maybe this would be a cute keepsake... if not to wear then maybe just a little heart shaped one to keep in a special box.

Thoughts on this? Cute? wierd?

Also- do you know of any other ideas for breastfeeding keepsakes/ souvenirs?

Really?

Have you ever nourished another human being with your toenail clippings or discharge?

Breastmilk isn't human waste.

People are sharing their opinions, just as you shared yours. All valid.

I think it is weird. But if it makes you happy, and gives you good memories, then who cares.

Who the hell are you to judge what's meaningful to others?

Posters that have been asked to share their opinions?

Anyway I don’t want to see a hardened lump of breastmilk dangling from somebody’s neck, if that makes me the weirdo then 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think it's cute, a lot of random stuff we buy is made from mega weird stuff 🤷‍♀️

It would be personal to you, and have sentimental value, other people may thing it's disgusting but I can understand why people like it. X

Oh so weird, and gross. But also kinda cool. I'd almost consider it myself.

Some people keep their child's umbilical cord in a box for years, some people keep the first pregnancy test they took, and so on

I'd of 100% had jewellery made from my breast milk if I didn't have issues making my own milk 🙈

It’s not that breast milk is gross itself, it’s gross to put it in jewellery imo.
The comparison to dairy milk is stupid and irrelevant- when was the last time you seen someone put cows milk or oat milk in a ring?

Like with keeping umbilical cords - surely seeing your child's bellybutton is enough?? 🤷‍♀️ but people still keep them lol

Each to their own I say, all I kept was my little ones first babygrow 🥰

I wouldn't use any other bodily secretion to make jewellery, so why would I use breast milk? Very weird IMO. Just as odd as those who make jewellery from the teeth of deceased loved ones.

It's not something I would choose myself but I wouldn't judge someone for it. Shame on the judgemental comments. Breastfeeding means a lot to some mothers - I can understand why they want to celebrate it.

It felt just the same as discharge to me when it was free leaking without my control through feeds. Guess what, people don’t have to feel the same as you.
Not everyone feels breast milk is super magical even if they have breastfed.

Gosh, people’s reactions are so strong to this suggestion. It’s not for me (I’ve breastfeed two children for extended time), but I can’t see the issue with someone wanting to mark something important to them. And breast milk isn’t gross - I cannot understand the negative visceral reactions to something that nourishes and comforts a baby.

I think it’s a lovely idea. I wasn’t sure at first, but I follow a page on Instagram that does beautiful breast milk jewellery. Will definitely get something made

Some of you would have heart attacks if you saw some of the jewellery at some art exhibitions,
I've seen some made from real human teeth, hair, semen, period blood, and so on - now that freaks me out, I find it intriguing, but weird haha.

I like the breast milk ones though I think it's sentimental. X

Loved feeding and so glad I was able to.

But jewellery IMO - very weird.

No, that’s art though, not something somebody is wearing - I remember going to see a semen exhibition as a teen and not fainting 😉

But come on, this is odd and a bit narcissistic no matter how everyone tries to spin it.

Read it all now.

I was thinking the same, I mean how would anyone know it was their breast milk and not Molly’s from across the road, or a bit of Gold Top.

I don't think it's narcissistic though. At all.

I thought weird when I read this but I just googled, and it's actually quite lovely. Albeit in a weird way! I wonder if I have any left as I'm quite tempted!! The jewellery with the hair I find a bit creepy though.

I have no comment on others doing it but I didn't keep my placenta or pregnancy stick I weed on so no I didn't keep any other bodily fluid

Each to their own, I think it's a bid odd being attached to bodily fluids (I can see where you're coming from though, I'm in the same place now).

I had a friend gift me some breast milk soap a while ago, which I can't get my head around

@Suziesz

If breastmilk felt the same for you as discharge, then I hope you sought the help of a medical professional. There’s a world of difference between bodily waste, and a substance that is specifically made to nourish another human being.

Obviously everyone feels differently, which is why people, like myself, who lost their ability to breastfeed due to cancer, might view it as a bit ‘magical’, and shouldn’t be made to feel disgusting for wanting to preserve it. If it’s not something that interests you, then fair enough. But maybe have an iota of understanding for the people who do want to commemorate it how they see fit, and don’t degrade it by comparing it to human waste like toenails or discharge. (Along with the 🤢 emoji).

Oh and btw, per my previous post, I didn't.

Think about the child when they grow up. No teenager wants to be reminded that they were breastfed. If you do get any photos or memorabilia please keep them to yourself.