Is your baby destroying your boobs with their painful grip and sharp nails? Then there may be an answer for you to entertain them. A Nursing necklace is a fashionable piece of jewelry designed to “entertain” your babe while you nurse them.

Around 3-4 months babies become more aware of their surroundings and if you are breastfeeding, that means your boobs ladies. So while they’re chubby little hands are so cute, they’re quite another thing when they tear your boobs to shreds!

I came across this website when my son was a little over 2 months, and was just starting to explore with his hands. I decided that I would try these necklaces out and see if they would do the trick to keep his focus at the boob but not on my boob! Also babies are detracted by new sounds and sites, these are supposed to keep their attention to the task at hand!

Laughing Starfish Jewelry

I found this neat site a few months ago and I have since ordered two necklaces. The woman who makes these necklaces is a stay at home mom (SAHM) which I always encourage others to support. She does amazing work, and I personally think that the 30$ (average cost) is not too much to pay for one necklace. Price ranges from (18.00-45.00$ USD) for necklaces and as low as 8.00$USD for earrings. Shipping isn’t very much cash either! Check out her shipping rates, I think I paid something like 7$ which is fantastic in my books!

Below is just a sample of her work:

Please visit her website for more selection. She makes necklaces, earrings, bracelets and matching sets! She has pictures of all the things you could possibly buy.

So what is the difference between a regular necklace and a nursing necklace?

There isn’t anything that really differentiates regular necklaces from these besides their ability to sustain a lot of grabbing! Babies love to grab our jewels around our necks! These necklaces have durable threads that allow your child to pull every which way and not shatter your precious jewels.

Some necklaces that you buy as nursing necklaces don’t seem to have the mom in mind, but these necklaces are beautiful and functional.

She does caution that they are not teething rings, and you should never let your child bite on them! That being said, you can get adjustable lengths (customizable at ordering time) of string depending on how long you want the cord of the necklace. This allows for you to make them longer or shorter depending on your child’s reach.

My experience:

I ordered two necklaces, I ordered the ones that I thought I would enjoy wearing. I would definitely order more things from her! They came very quickly (as an international order, I got my shipment within two to three weeks). The envelope came with stickers all over it, and each necklace came in a little pouch so that if I wanted to gift these purchases I could have done so. I kept both but think that these necklaces are fashionable and functional that I would definitely gift them for any expectant mom. Even if you don’t use them to distract your babe from destroying your boobs, or you child is disinterested, they’re still beautiful jewelry that you can actually wear out!

One of them was very long (as I ordered two different lengths on purpose) but I tied knots in the back of the necklace to keep them in place and higher up (I’m not a very tall person).

My son isn’t really interested in them as of yet, but I wear them out anyways. One of her points on her site is that children like the look of “real objects” versus the fake alternative. She gives the example of your car keys versus the toy ones, which one does your child prefer? The real ones! It’s the same deal with the necklace.

The bottom line

I’m just happy to know that if my son pulls on these necklaces I’m not scared of him breaking them! I see him release his “super strength” grip off of people’s delicate necklaces and I don’t have to worry about that with my fashionable ones! All in all a great experience. I can’t guarantee your child will be interested in them, but if you get one that you actually like wearing, the sky’s the limit!