Here's a screenshot of the object that one of the posters recommended from Etsy. Text reads (sorry, I can't post a larger image, it exceeds allowed file size):
Tiny Tear Drop Milk Pendant - $65.00
Made from your own breastmilk, this beautiful pendant will last as a visual keepsake of your precious nursing experience.
To read more about the process please visit this link: http://hollydaydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/milk-pendant-information.html.
This listing is for a tiny diamond milk pendant with one small teardrop milk bead inside. The small diamond pendants measure 3/4".Following that link she gave to her website, you get many more pictures of necklaces, and text like:
Breastfeeding has changed my life, expanded my mind, and connected me to my boys in ways I could have never imagined. I am so very passionate about my children and amazed that my milk has helped them grow so beautifully. What an extraordinary power to MAKE MILK, and I woud do anything to preserve that forever. These beautiful pendants do just that, and last as a visual keepsake that you can pass to your children as they become parents. To see that precious milk preserved forever is beautiful to me and I hope you agree.Really, you'd do anything? Anything at all? I wouldn't do anything at all to get this necklace. Also, this necklace does not help you retain your power to make milk forever. To gain that 'superpower,' you need to be nursed by a radioactive yummy mummy.
I will put great care and respect to preserve YOUR milk as an everlasting keepsake to your precious nursing expierence. Please know that I will in fact use YOUR milk, as I would expect the same in trusting someone with my own as it is something so personal. From one mama to another, you can trust me.How much care will you put into your typing? I'm guessing you won't even run a spell-check for me. I trust you not to care about anything as unimportant as communicating through the English language, because you are a mama.
The milk bead is placed within resin that makes it water resistant, but please try to keep it away from standing water or frequent water exposure. With something so precious my greatest recommendation is to treat it like your pearls - take it off before showering or sleeping, then putting it back on to start your day. It is also recommended that you keep exposure to light at a minimum when not in use to preserve the natural color of the milk, also prevent exposure to extreme heat.Treat it like you would treat your loins! Guard them from any intrusion, unless, of course, you want another baby.
I only need a small amount of milk, aprox one tablespoon, and it needs to be shipped securely in a sealed bag, breastmilk bags have worked well as they are thick (double bagging is helpful). Making a recycled mailer with cardboard is also helpful as it will protect against punctures, I have also had mamas simply send in a letter envelope too with no issues.Bodily fluids in the mail? I give up.