Well, I have managed to get my application in on the due date, but I have applied to become a Breastfeeding Buddy. The training they offer is stellar and based on the 20 Hr-WHO Lacation Management course.

For those who don’t know, the Breastfeeding Buddies is a mom-to-mom peer-based program where breastfeeding moms support other breastfeeding moms and promote breastfeeding in the community. Peer-to-peer support is important! It offers breastfeeding moms a breastfeeding culture, a space where other moms understand why you are choosing to breastfeed and the emotion, physical and social struggles that may entail. Breastfeeding moms need understanding, emotional support, practical support, all of which they can obtain through a peer-based model, nevermind the ongoing relationship qith other breastfeeders and mentorship that they can offer when it comes to integrating breastfeeding into your lifestyle.

There is such an incredible lack of breastfeeding help, programs and support coming from governmental sources that peer-based resources are becoming more important, and this is a cause I would love to help!

Now to wait for my interview date!

So I emailed the Duende Collective about the their breastmilk jewellery and I got their automatic  reply, sigh, in French. I can decipher some but not all of it, but I wonder if there is any intention to actually reply to me, other than ”thanks for your interest!” I am hoping that maybe in a day or two I will receive an actual reply to my email. Maybe? 

Will try again, and in the meantime I am on the hunt for a recipe.

So I am super excited about this article I just found about breastmilk jewellery.  I have to try this! The French design collective Duende has found a way to make jewellery by boiling human milk mixed with vinegar. The vinegar causes the casein protein in the milk to harden into a plastic, which can then be moulded into any shape your heart desires.

So of course I have many questions. How much vinegar to how much breastmilk? How long does the casein need to cure? Does the breastmilk “plastic” rot over time? Where can I find the recipe?

I need this recipe! I have a few bags of milk in the freezer begging to be turned into jewellery. Jewellery from the milk of my breasts, I would wear it proudly. Please tell me I am not the only one that finds this crazy cool?

I am definintely emailing the collective for more information.

The article also notes the collective displayed their work as part of the exhibition “La part des Anges” at the La Cuisine gallery in Nègrepelisse, France on Sept 13, 2008. Did anyone see this exhibit?

Emailing Duende now…