Breastmilk jewelry has become popular as a whimsical reminder of breastfeeding. Every woman is moved when she thinks of that unique encounter with her baby, and now she can have something else to show her guests with these particular garments.
“Preserve the sweetest and closest moments they have with their little ones” that is the goal behind jewelry made with breast milk, created by Ann Marie Sharoupim. In an artisanal way, this mother and housewife devised a way to protect a little of her breast milk in beautiful resin containers.
She receives more and more offers for her maternity accessories. The way to make the jewel begins when customers send a small bottle, which must contain 50 milliliters of milk. After sterilizing the liquid, it is encapsulated in resin garments that also have different shapes and sizes.
Sharoupim says that the idea came after having problems breastfeeding her two children, “the youngest could not tolerate formula milk and a friend donated hers to me to help. I didn’t know how to return the favor and I thought it would be very special to do something with the breast milk that was left over. When I gave her the pendant, she cried and told me it was the most beautiful thing she had ever received. I wanted to spread that happiness”.
You can choose between a bracelet, a ring, or in the most popular form, such as breast milk necklaces. However, Ann Marie is not the only artisan. In There are a total of 12 more goldsmiths in the world, who offer different ways to perpetuate forever one of the most unforgettable periods for those who have the joy of becoming a mother, such as the breastfeeding period.
Regarding the colors, Sharoupim points out that each sample has a different hue, and that during the process they do not alter it. It can range from pearl white to more yellowish tones. The only thing that is avoided is that the final garment remains with bubbles inside it since this impairs the durability of the jewel with breast milk.
Beyond a new garment to show off, or a personal memory, breast milk jewelery safeguards an emotional awareness initiative. In the first place, breast milk jewelry is constantly promoting the claim about breastfeeding and the greater benefits that a baby receives when drinking milk from its mother, and not from special formulas.
Second, it is a way for society to understand that there is no reason why breastfeeding in public should be seen as shameful, this according to the artisan of the particular jewels. “Raising awareness about breastfeeding is extremely important. It frustrates me to hear that a mother has had to cover up to feed her child, because people don’t ask us to cover up when we eat as adults”.