Breast milk jewelry

[ladygrey]

news.msn.com/pop-culture/hot-new-trend-jewelry-made-from-breast-milk

What will they think of next?

[Brie]

I am about as pro-BFing as they come, but these just weird me out.

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Apr 11, 2013 10:51:55 GMT -5 Brie said:

I am about as pro-BFing as they come, but these just weird me out.

This.  I'm matching DSs intake and you better believe any extra ounces of "liquid gold" is going towards my stash and not a creepy necklace.

[anna7602]

I was pretty sentimental about the end of our nursing relationship, but plasticizing (verb?) my own breast milk is not something that appeals to me. If I was going to get something to memorialize DD's baby months, I would be more inclined to preserve something that actually came from DD- a lock of hair or a foot print- not something that came from ME.

[dcn]

Yeah...that's just weird.

[h]

I just don't understand why anyone would do this.

[Brie]

I do like the idea of having some sort of memento from our BFing relationship, since it's something that's a big part of our lives and I've worked hard at it. But, for us, it's having pictures--we had pro pics taken of me nursing him in his NB session, then again at his 6 month session, and we'll do it again at his 1 year session if we're still BFing. I suppose a lot of people would find that weird, so to each her own!

[karinothing]

I actually think they look kind of cool too. I will join the weirdo bus with you @lauralynne.

[aspentosh]

I have actually thought about buying one of the lockets. I still have about ~40oz in my freezer and DD only nurses 1-2x per day so it's not like I'd be sending it to them instead of feeding my baby.

It would just be a neat reminder of all the hard work, blood (literally), and tears that went into those 15 months and counting. I don't like the super showy ones, but I get it. So I'm on the weirdo bus, too

[aspentosh]

Apr 11, 2013 14:43:19 GMT -5 Brie said:

I do like the idea of having some sort of memento from our BFing relationship, since it's something that's a big part of our lives and I've worked hard at it. But, for us, it's having pictures--we had pro pics taken of me nursing him in his NB session, then again at his 6 month session, and we'll do it again at his 1 year session if we're still BFing. I suppose a lot of people would find that weird, so to each her own!

I would LOVE to have gotten (or get!) BFing pictures of us. We have pictures next month and I may see what can be done about that

[Becca]

I had a pendant made out of some of Carter's milk. I wouldn't ever actually wear it, but I love it.

[Brie]

Apr 12, 2013 6:08:46 GMT -5 aspentosh said:

Apr 11, 2013 14:43:19 GMT -5 Brie said:

I do like the idea of having some sort of memento from our BFing relationship, since it's something that's a big part of our lives and I've worked hard at it. But, for us, it's having pictures--we had pro pics taken of me nursing him in his NB session, then again at his 6 month session, and we'll do it again at his 1 year session if we're still BFing. I suppose a lot of people would find that weird, so to each her own!

I would LOVE to have gotten (or get!) BFing pictures of us. We have pictures next month and I may see what can be done about that

Yeah, both photographers we've used have kids and one is currently nursing so it was NBD.