Monkey Mama necklaces are made with beautiful, fairly traded and non toxic handmade resin beads. Monkey Mama uses strong cotton thong and secure knots to create beautiful ‘grown up’, safe jewellery that is perfect for wearing whilst caring for babies and toddlers. The necklaces are designed with nursing and babywearing mothers in mind. They are attractive to little ones, twiddlable and safe.
This necklace is reminiscent of a woman pregnant with twins. It would make a beautiful shower gift as the new mama can use it through pregnancy and throughout her nursing phase. The necklace is secured with sliding knots, so the length is adjustable up to approx 25 inches. The pendant drop is about 2.5 inches. You can wear these necklaces shorter for general wear and babywearing, and adjust to full length for nursing.
Please note that this is a short style. It’s advised that you ensure the sizing is suitable for you by checking that it will slide comfortably over your head at the fully extended length of 25 inches.
Monkey Mama says:
“This pendant design is one of my special ‘twiddle busters’. Anyone that has nursed past infancy will be all too familiar with those twiddly little fingers! My twiddle busters are on a perfect scale to fit in little hands and allow them to spin the beads. These necklaces were created by me out of necessity and are the only things my toddler will happily twiddle instead of me – nursing in public is so much easier now.”Whilst you can be confident that your little one will not be ingesting any nasties should they mouth a Monkey Mama Necklace, these are not created as teethers and should not be used as such. The necklaces are not toys and babies and toddlers should never be left unsupervised with one.
You can see other styles of Monkey Mama nursing necklaces at http://www.etsy.com/shop/monkeymamanecklaces
To win the Monkey Mama nursing necklace pictured just leave a comment on www.lactivist.net/?p=3395 telling us your funniest breastfeeding story, either your own experience or one you have heard about.
You can earn an extra entry for each of these things:
- Liking the Lactivist Facebook Page
- Liking the Monkey Mama Facebook Page
- Sharing the competition on Facebook, Twitter or on Forums.
- And for one extra point – tell us the name of the Monkey Mama monkey (clue on the Monkey Mama website)
Please remember to tell us how many entries you are claiming!
- This competition is open worldwide!
- The winner will be drawn among the comments left on the Lactivist.net website before September 30th, 2011.
- Only genuine comments will be accepted.
- By entering this competition, you agree that your entry may be published on the Lactivist and Monkey Mama websites.
The Winner was Jenni-Emily Smith who has been emailed, thank you for all your wonderful entries, I’ll turn them into a post in their own right on Lactivist.net in the future.
My funny breastfeeding moment has to be when it was the early days (baby was around 3 weeks) and my husband woke up with a breastpad stuck to his cheek….the reason he woke up was because our daughter had unlatched at the crucial moment and milk was squirting over his head :S luckily he laughed
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I was nursing in public, surrounded by people in a busy restaurant when my baby whipped off the muslin square to my fully exposed breast, he popped off and wailed to get as much attention as possible so everyone turned to look at me. Just as this happened a jet of milk shot out of my breast and covered babies face and hair in milk.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
On one of our many trips to Starbucks (they are soooo bf friendly) my eldest decided to unlatch and take an interest in my cake, he had got my milk really going so I managed to spray milk everywhere. Makes for a whole new take on milk with your coffee
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My toddler loves stickers. He is always playing with them. During a recent trip to my midwife for my annual exam, she unbuttoned my shirt to do the breast exam and she burst out laughing. After she had calmed down, she explained there was a leopard sticker under my breast! I guess my son had left it there during his last nursing session.:)
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
my funniest moment happened on a ride at Walt Disney world, my daughter was 3 months old and we were enjoying a ride on the movie experience which takes about half an hour after 10 minutes my little girl became unsettled but i thought no problem i’ll just feed her, i was discreet and no-one noticed just a little girl that turned to smile every now and again just before the end i stopped feeding in preparation to get off. as the ride came to an end and in front of about 100 people waiting for the ride the little girl shouted at the top of her voice why did that lady have her boobs out on the ride while pointing at me
followed both facebook pages and shared the monkey is Isaac
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Wish i had one of these when i was breastfeeding my 2! Would love to win this for my soon to be mummy friend
Luckily my children were great feeding from me and didn’t cause me too much embarrassment but being in a swimming pool with a 6mth old upset little girl pulling down my swim suit was not my most sophisticated moment!….my 3 year old nephew asking if he ‘could have a go’ was quite a room silencer at my friends christening also! (I politely declined) x
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Hi have also liked the Lactivist facebook page and Monkey Mama’s (I think she is referring to her little monkey ‘Isaac’!)
x
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
the first story that comes to mind for me personally is when DS realised he could pull my pyjama top right down- the first time he grinned at me when I pulled it back up, then he pulled it down again, diving for my boob at the same time! Little monkey <3. I have lots of memories of spraying DS, DH and anything in the nearby vicinity for a good few months and many recent memories of DS pulling my neckline open and having a look, and also 'asking' for milk in very obvious ways in public- imagine a large baby trying to grumpily latch himself on through my clothes in a very drooly way! I've also liked the monkey mama and lactivist facebook pages
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My little boy (20 weeks old) has figured that if he really gets the milk going so it sprays when he unlatches he can lie back with his mouth open and catch it! It’s not exactly funny but it’s very cute.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Im currently tandem feeding my 2.5year old and my 3 month old. My 2.5yo refers to my breasts as ‘boobies’, and he likes to say his little sister is “eating boobies”… so I said to him, “James, it’s actually mummy milk! Look!” I expressed some milk so he could see it come out. Well wasn’t he shocked! So much so, he looked at me, smiled and said “my mummy milk?” while pinching my nipple so hard I screamed! He’d never seen what actually came from the breast before. It’s not quite how I want him to get the milk out, but he had the right idea
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My daughter just turned four months and has started a new game while feeding: suck, suck, blow raspberry with my nipple in her mouth, suck, suck, turn and laugh at me, blow another raspberry, and so it continues. She had people sitting at an adjacent table in a cafe today in stitches!
Monkey is Isaac. I have liked both Facebook pages.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I have been a nursing mother for nearly three years … and over that time we have had quite a few funny moments. I can not really choose which one to share – so ill share two!
But first tale was when my daughter was a newborn and I was going through the stage of ‘New Mum with a drop cup bra’. I just do not know why – but everytime I fed her during those early months I would completely forget to re-do it back up
So let me set the scene …Its cold, Its snowing (heavy), I am tucked up in the armchair feeeding my newborn when the door goes. I haul myself out of the chair, check my hair (awful!!) in the mirror, and place my sleeping babe in her moses basket and run to the door. Standing there is the postman with a packet to be signed for. I make chit-chat with him and say something on the lines of ‘… Gosh its so cold today … its freezing with all this snow …’ He is bright red and simply says ‘No wonder your cold’, flings the packet towards me and runs (as best you can in snow!!) Down the path. I go in, sit down open the package, make a cuppa, pop the TV on, baby stirs and I pick her up only to look down and see my WHOLE breast hanging out. And I mean hanging out … think awful peephole suit! The poor postie probably had a heartattack! … I did laugh, but it took a lot of bottle to open the door to him again!
And the other story was when my daughter had her 2.5 year check up with the Health Visitor. My daughter is not a huge talker to stangers (which I am happy about) and during this check up she didnt want to say much to the HV at all. I didnt push her and simply kept saying that I had no concerns with her and that we where both fine and happy … Till the HV asked about my daughter drinking milk. She asked if she drank milk from a cup now. My daughter piped up and simply said ‘… No lady. I drink milk from my mums boobies. I love boobie milk. It is tasty. I have milk for my breakfast – but that come from a cow. You know … daddys dont make milk. Only ladies…’ The health visitor nearly fell off her chair! Not only had this tiny little 2.5year old kept shhh for near on 20minutes, she had said the above as clear as anything. Feeding into toddlerhood in my city is very low with reagards to rates. Breastfeeding full stop is rare … so this health visitor had a right shock. The HV then went on to ask me when I would be stopping feeding her as I am pregnant (7months at the time) for my daugter to reply ‘…Well I am a nice girl and would like to share the milk with my baby in my mummys tummy. Thats okay you know!’ I didnt need to say a word!
I ahve liked both pages
added link to my twitter
added link to my facebook
added link to my blog
phoned my friend … she would love this comp as she has great stories too!
Monkey is Issac!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My 4yr old neice was recently weaned from her once a day before bed BF (about 6months ago) but it was my sisters decision and my neice is still rather interested in boobies or ‘Tay’ as she calls it. On a recent visit I was sat nursing my son and my neice came over for a cuddle (as she always does when I’m nursing him) she preceded to explain to me how I have 2 Tay and her cousin was only using one and do I think he would like to share the other one? Lol
I politely declined after which she got of my lap, looked down at the floor and said in a very resentful tone ‘no, my mommy doesn’t let me have Tay either’ and carried on playing!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
P.s. for 5 extra entries
Already like activist FB page
Liked monkey mama FB page
Shared on FB
Shared VIA email
Monkey is Isaac
C:
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
When my baby daughter was about three months old, we went on a visit to one of the oldest houses in the UK, which was the home of a children’s author (who wrote books based on the house). The daughter in law of the author now lives there and took us, my partner’s parents and our children on a wonderful tour. About halfway through, my baby started to get very fretful and the lady very kindly said I could use the music room (one of the most ancient parts of the house) to feed in. I went in, extricated the baby from the sling, pulled my top up, pulled my bra down, she let out a wail – and I spurted milk everywhere. And I mean EVERYWHERE. All over the sofa I was sitting on. All over the ancient tapestry on the wall. All over the beautiful delicate painted plaster. All over the original stone fireplace. I was desperately trying to mop it all up as the rest of the family came in. I THINK I got away with it. But I’m pretty sure there’s the odd milk stain left on the walls of the second oldest house in the entire country. Oops.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My son learnt how to blow bubbles and tries to on my boob, then cracks himself up at the ‘raspberry’ noise
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I was feeding my daughter at the gym and an old lady kept glancing over looking uncomfortable. After a while she came over. I’ve never had a negative comment while breastfeeding in public and I thought “here we go, first time for everything”. She cleared her throat nervously and said “have you finished with that newspaper?” As she picked it up she looked at me, smiled and said “I breastfed all three of mine. They’re all over six foot.”
I’m looking forward to my children towering over me.
Already liked facebook lactivist page, liked monkey mama facebook page, shared on facebook and twitter. Monkey is Isaac.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I was wearing my new baby in a Moby Wrap while nursing him, and shopping with him and my toddler. I put the toddler in husband’s car and took the baby out of the wrap to put him in the carseat. I didn’t realize until I had flashed someone that my breast was out for all to see! You should have seen horrified look on hubby’s face
Whoops!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Forgot to add: shared on FB, I ‘like’ both lactivist and MMN already xxx
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
One of my funniest nursing moments was with my first child; I was leaning over her to grab a towel on the other side of the bed, and she just latched herself right on without me even realising! Girl likes her food.
I have liked Monkey Momma on FB, already liked lactivist on FB, shared the comp on FB and Monkey is Isaac.
Thanks for doing the competition!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I met up with friends who were camping near to where I live, we wet out for the afternoon and my 3 month old daughter slept through a feed, we got back to the campsite and she was still sleeping, I noticed I was leaking through my breast pads so went behind my friends tent to discreetly change them, I bent over lifted my op to remove the wet pads and the only thing I can compare myself to was a double power shower, The removal of pressure from the bra and pads had open the flood gates!!! I had to stand there and watch my lovely milk gushing for 5 minutes until the pressure had subsided enough to replace the breast pads. Suffice to say as soon as I had done so I went and woke my daughter an she had a massive feed!!!! xxxxx
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Forgot to say I have liked both facebook pages and I believe the Monkey is called Isaac xx
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My partner was changing our son’s nappy when he was a few days old and as little boys often do, he wee’d as soon as the nappy came off, hitting his Daddy right on the face. Fresh nappy in place, I started to feed the baby while he cleaned himself up. The moment he sat down next to me, monkeyboy turned to look at him, letting go of my boob, instantly spraying my partner right in the eye with milk, he wasn’t impressed and I’m pretty sure me laughing so much it made our son cry didn’t help!
Isaac’s Mummy is very talented and if I don’t win a necklace, I’ll definitely be buying one. But I’d like to claim 4 extra entries please as I like both fb pages and I shared the comp.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My embarrassing bf moment was when I first had my Lo out with me down my oh friends – not only did my breast pads leak (they had moved & oh basically told me but offering me his jacket so I didn’t get it at first & declined until he *subtlety* told me I needed it!) But then my monkey decided it was feeding time – as I was comfortable I thought id stay and join in with the conversation.. well little one decided the same thing half way through & unlatched causing a spray of milk which went over his friends arm.. well he asked what it was & I didn’t have the words to tell him & he just joined back into the convo after dismissing it… I think he thought it was dribble or spit but needless to say I remained quiet for the rest of the evening & used a different room to feed whilst making sure no-one saw the big patches on my top for added embarrassment!!
Also liked lactavist
Liked monkeymamas
I think her monkey is called Isaac!
(will comment again when shared on Twitter & Facebook!)
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
liked on facebook
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
monkey is Isaac
is being on the train with my 3 year old and 8months old and having major leakage (forgot breastpads!) and My 3 year old shouted out ‘look mummy you have a booby milk stain!!’ cringe!!!
like lactavist
liked monkey mamas
shared competition!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My favourite story, is from when my daughter was being pushed round the trolley in Sainsburys, and subtley reminded me it was time for a feed by playing my boobs like bongos, and then headbutting them, whilst shouting “BOOB”, (which she’d never said before!). Ah, the joys of children!
Other favourite tricks include trying to latch onto grandmas and aunties when having a cuddle, if she think’s she needs feeding – this still happens (she’s 21 months!)
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Facebook like!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Isaac the monkey!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Tweeted!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
One night in the wee small hours our son, who was then around 10 months and co-sleeping in our bed, snuggled up sleepily for milk….to Daddy, who let out an almighty yoooooowl and woke half the house as agent small latched on to his nipple and tried relentlessly to let down that milk.
Oh how I laughed!
Oh how Daddy sulked!
Oh how cross was the boy!
(liked on facebook page)
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
My funniest moment happened just the other day. Set the scene 1 x stressed new mummy that needs to buy a friends birthday present, 1x cranky sleepy baby that wants to be at home asleep, 1x pram that takes forever to put up. When getting to the shop to buy said birthday present I figure leave the pushchair in the car as I only need a few bits and I can easily carry my 18 week old and save getting the pram up and down again and in and out of car. Grab cranky baby, comfort blankie and purse go into shop and find picture frame i want. There is only one left and the box has been opened, LO thinks it’s hilarious to keep dropping his blankie so i have to try and pick it up without dropping everything else (including him) kind young man behind the counter keeps giving me those sympathetic “you’ve got your hands full look”. I go to counter perch LO on it in front of me holding him tight with one arm against me and kindly ask this nice man if he’ll check the frame is ok as the box is open and i don’t have enough hands. He obliges all the while LO is getting fussy and grissly so I am chatting away to him telling him we’ll be home in 10 minutes etc etc. Just as i pass my money to the cashier LO for then discovers he could maybe take matters into his own hands and grabs hold of the neckline of my dress and my bra and yanks them down revealing my left breast in all it’s glory and promptly trying to latch on. I was absolutely mortified, could have died on the spot and while profusely apologising tried desperately to cover my self back up. LO proves he knows exactly wat he has done by giggling his little head off, I could barely look the man in the eye when he handed me my receipt. His response to the scenario…..I’ve had lots of people try lots of ways to get a discount but flashing is a first for me…….I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back there!
I have Liked lactivist and monkey mama on facebook and the monkey is Isaac
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
one time i was nursing my son at my in-laws house, my FIL started talking to me (he never talked to me while nursing), after a few minutes into the conversation he looked down at my son and realized what was going on and then abruptly apologized profusly and got up and walked away. i found this sooo funny. he had to have turned 5 shades of red. you could barely tell i was nursing and knowing how he is, i dont find it offensive, just really funny that he made himself that uncomfortable. lol!
im claiming two. i commented here and liked your facebook page.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Megan was about 6 weeks old and I decided to see if I could walk the dog the 4 miles to my partners workplace (so he could drive us home!). I had Megan in the sling and set off down the cycle track. The track itself runs along the Welsh Highland Railway, a small steam railway. We’d got about 2 miles before Megan needed a feed. I’d been feeding in the car or in feeding rooms up until that point, but there was a lovely bench overlooking the tracks and being winter hardly anyone was around, we’d seen one bike all trip. I settled down and Megan latched on. Next thing I knew, a train of 6 carriages FULL of mainly older people chuffed past! I never thought I’d see a train as it was out of season, but it kind of cured my public feeding nerves. I waved at the driver too!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0