Breast Milk Jewellery

Yuk, but whatever floats the boat

The jewellery is beautiful I think. Breast feeding was a joyous time for me and this would have been a lovely way to remember it had I known it was possible.
At a craft fair several years ago I saw yarn being made from milk. The demonstrator was wearing a jumper she had knitted from milk yarn and it had lasted a few years.

izzyknits.com/blogs/news/yarn-from-milk

Milk is amazing stuff it seems.

They are pretty pieces, but I'd prefer a dairy free version.

www.stuffedwithlove.co.uk/about

Some of the pieces on here are beautiful. I wish I'd known about this when I had my babies. Breastfeeding them both for several years was the most rewarding and fulfilling thing I have ever done! A reminder in the form of jewellery would've been wonderful. I don't think its weird at all, I think its a lovely idea!

No thanks. The whole process was painful and I was very poorly. Not for me but we live in a strange world now.

Callistemom

Some moms have it as a milestone and reminder of that phase.

It has nothing to do about virtue

Do breastfeeding mothers have this made from their own milk then wear it as a badge of honour?
"Look at me, how clever am I, breastfeeding a child ?", forgetting that women, like all mammals, have done this from time immemorial?

It must be the ultimate in virtue signalling!

It all seems childish to me, in the way that children are intrigued with stuff that comes out of their bodies.
Bogie bangle, anyone?

No just no! Yuck.

I thought it would go all funny after a while especially if you sat in the sun wouldnt it curdle
I m like you MerylStreep not something I even want to remember got more painful with each child

Sodapop I’m actually honoured that you felt able to respond to a post of mine

Ugh- much as I loved my dogs and I did there is no way I'm wearing their ashes.

I’ve just googled it, and it’s lovely.
I don’t think that it’s a diy thing unless you know what you are doing!
Everything is made of carbon, after all.
In the depths of grief, I did consider having a piece of jewellery made with my late dog’s ashes, but I didn’t like the style of jewellery that they offered

I'm really regretting reading this thread. Now feeling slightly nauseous!

Wouldn't it go off and start to smell?

I don't wear much jewellery. I certainly wouldn't have wanted breast milk jewellery either. But each to their own I suppose.

What about leather?

Bizarre!!?

Doodledog Yuk! But as you say, each to their own. Geekesse I do see a link between milk and poo. The one follows the other with amazing regularity. I wouldn’t want to wear either.

That's definitely a step too far Doodledog

You can also get jewellery made from menstrual blood, and from bits of placenta.

It's all a step too far for me, but each to their own, I suppose.

It is a personal way to celebrate motherhood and breastfeeding. It has existed for many years, not new at all

As long as it makes the wearer happy, it is all it counts

They are both excreted from the body geekesse, I don’t think the comparison needs to be made to try in some way to say that nanna8 has an issue with breastfeeding!

It appears that it’s to celebrate your breast feeding journey
Not one I wished to repeat. Very painful for me and stressful for my daughter.

I did this when breastfeeding mine and then gave them their pieces for their 18th birthday special gift