Milk Beads

[chicago]

I had never heard about them until this place. Who has one? Who's getting one? Who did you use, what did you get? Has anyone actually gotten theirs yet? It sounds like they take a long time to make! I would love to see photos.

I want one. We are still so early on in breastfeeding, but it's been one of the most challenging and rewarding things I've ever done. I feel like it would be a sentimental reminder of my first baby and of this time we are spending together. Even if I had to stop tomorrow for some reason, I love the idea of having that little piece of our relationship forever.

[CloudBee]

I ordered 2 from here: www.mommymilkcreations.com/

A petite and a regular.

Up to a year for receipt of your bead.

[chicago]

That's the same place I was looking at. Tulips, I saw you mentioned the tree of life in the locket in another post. I was just thinking of a regular bead, but I sort of love that idea.

CloudBee, so you ordered?! Did you use that milk you came across?

[CloudBee]

May 21, 2014 12:33:30 GMT -5 chicago said:

That's the same place I was looking at. Tulips, I saw you mentioned the tree of life in the locket in another post. I was just thinking of a regular bead, but I sort of love that idea.

CloudBee, so you ordered?! Did you use that milk you came across?

Yep, I thought we had milk in the freezer before I weaned so I didn't save any more. Then couldn't find it, thought I was out of luck, and months later on Mother's Day found that gallon bag.

We're still working through the milk we have, giving DS a bottle about every other night.

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I plan on getting one but am not sure where..

[zeewifeandmama]

I've asked for one for once I'm done weaning.

[AlpineSlide]

I will definitely be ordering at least one bead, probably from the site listed above. No idea when I'll get around to placing the order though.

[Deleted]

While I think her work is nice, I also kind of think she might be full of shit and don't want to wait a year, so I ordered an engraved ring instead.
From here: www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ThreeBirdsJewels?ref=l2-shopheader-name

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I also thought about getting a birthstone charm symbolic of how long I nursed him - I think you can do something in the idea of a milk bead without actually making a bead from your milk. Heck, even a nice pearl is sort of the same without a year wait. I will be curious to see what some customers think when the bead shows up, though.

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May 21, 2014 14:48:25 GMT -5 swizz said:

I ordered the pandora esque bead. Wanted something that didn't scream breastmilk.

Yeah, I ordered it in February, sent off my milk and not a word. I've actually emailed her twice on the last month because my account hasn't been updated like her FAQs say it should and she won't return my emails.

Not particularly pleased.

From the mommy milk creations site?

[Jalapeñomel]

I totally want one of these.

[Deleted]

I don't know why, but the idea that there could be a potential breast milk art scam is kind of deliciously hilarious.

I mean, I hope it's not and you all get your charms in a year and she stops ignoring swizz. But if it is bogus...HILARIOUS.

[Marmee]

May 21, 2014 16:17:38 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

I don't know why, but the idea that there could be a potential breast milk art scam is kind of deliciously hilarious.

I mean, I hope it's not and you all get your charms in a year and she stops ignoring swizz. But if it is bogus...HILARIOUS.

I know. I kind of want one but really...how would I even know it was mine or made of actual milk. And how can you keep track of all these milks for a year. It just seems so hard to my disorganized self.

Maybe I'll make a painting with it or something...I could do something myself or so I keep telling myself....lol.

[emsumm]

I want one now. I wish I'd done one for the twins. That was a journey worth remembering :-)
And damn, I just found frozen be a few months ago and tossed it!

[chicago]

May 21, 2014 16:17:38 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

I don't know why, but the idea that there could be a potential breast milk art scam is kind of deliciously hilarious.

I mean, I hope it's not and you all get your charms in a year and she stops ignoring swizz. But if it is bogus...HILARIOUS.

I've wondered about this too.  I will inevitably forget within a year, plus who knows if it's my milk or if it's milk at all.  

I also snorted a little where she asks customers not to send her irate or spiteful emails over the wait time.  Maybe to avoid people being upset she should give a better idea of her timeline because saying people's orders will ship between 2 weeks and a year is a little vague.

swizz, I'm annoyed that she's had your milk since February and you've heard zero.  

I'll still probably ship her something soon.  

[7costanza]

I just ordered a petite bead last week. I haven't sent the milk in yet, but I did notice a bunch of weird unknown pending transactions on the card I used over the past few days, I called AmEx about it they said it was from her. Now I'm nervous!

[chicago]

May 21, 2014 18:08:10 GMT -5 7costanza said:

I just ordered a petite bead last week. I haven't sent the milk in yet, but I did notice a bunch of weird unknown pending transactions on the card I used over the past few days, I called AmEx about it they said it was from her. Now I'm nervous!

What?!  You'll have to update us!  

[changedname]

Is she the only one we know who does this? Someone needs to open up a company to compete with her...the demand is obviously there.

ETA. Found someone else - hollydaydesigns.com

[changedname]

Also, call me a cynic but I also wondered how we can be sure its our milk... Or any milk.

I like the idea though.

[mommof2]

Hi everyone. ..newbie here. I see that some people ordered breast milk jewelry from Mommymilkcreations awhile ago. Anyone receive theirs yet? She received my milk in Jan 2014. Facebook comments are private and she won't answer emails. Hate to think she's scamming people left and right, but...

Anyone have any good experiences w her? I'd like to believe that I'm not out $100+ for nothing.

[7costanza]

I received mine about a month ago. And I had totally forgotten about those weird charges to my credit card, but they did drop off and only the actual payment went through.

I have to say, I'm not super impressed with my bead. I mean, it's fine and I like it, but the wire she used seems pretty flimsy and kind of looks homemade. I bought a chain separately and the people at the jewelry store were fascinated lol.

[patbutcher]

I think I'm going to order mine from momsownmilk.com

It's cheaper than the other one and lead time is 10 days

[mommof2]

Apr 23, 2015 19:20:32 GMT -5 7costanza said:

I received mine about a month ago. And I had totally forgotten about those weird charges to my credit card, but they did drop off and only the actual payment went through.

I have to say, I'm not super impressed with my bead. I mean, it's fine and I like it, but the wire she used seems pretty flimsy and kind of looks homemade. I bought a chain separately and the people at the jewelry store were fascinated lol.

When did she receive your milk? Just trying to judge when mine may arrive. Thanks! If you're on Instagram, follow mommymilkcreations_scam and at least mention the wait, quality. I'm pretty frustrated w the whole experience since daughter is now weaned.

[spk926]

I don't have anything and nothing is on order but I would like something. I have one bag of BM saved that's just waiting for me to decide. I might wait until I have #2 and then mix the milk from when I was nursing DD and then the stuff from #2. Is that weird? For now it's in the back of my mind so while I'm sure it's weird to people that I have a 2 year old bag of frozen BM in my freezer - that's where it's going to stay until I can make up my mind.

[7costanza]

Apr 23, 2015 19:39:50 GMT -5 mommof2 said:

Apr 23, 2015 19:20:32 GMT -5 7costanza said:

I received mine about a month ago. And I had totally forgotten about those weird charges to my credit card, but they did drop off and only the actual payment went through.

I have to say, I'm not super impressed with my bead. I mean, it's fine and I like it, but the wire she used seems pretty flimsy and kind of looks homemade. I bought a chain separately and the people at the jewelry store were fascinated lol.

When did she receive your milk? Just trying to judge when mine may arrive. Thanks! If you're on Instagram, follow mommymilkcreations_scam and at least mention the wait, quality. I'm pretty frustrated w the whole experience since daughter is now weaned.

I think I sent my milk in May, and got the bead in late February or early March. I'll check out that instagram account.

[sh10]

I ordered in Oct 2014 and got the bead in late March 2015. I got it from Mommy's milk creations. I'm happy with the quality, but it did take forever. Even the shipping, I got a shipping notification email and then it took two weeks to get here, which meant she created the label and then just never dropped it or or had them pick it up for like a week. The color was more yellow than I was expecting, but when I compared it to a frozen bag of milk, I realized it was fine. I was also mad it was just the pendant and did not include a necklace, which apparently the fine print specified, but I didn't read. I'm glad I did it, but if there is another company, I might use them for my next kid.

[sh10]

In case you want to see a photo.

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