If you are choosing a Christmas gift for your wife this year, and she has recently had a baby, the usual categories can feel too small for what she has been through. Much of what is on offer is, at some point, really a gift for the baby. Here are a few places to start, and one idea made for her alone, available to you here in Singapore.

Give her time

Few things mean more to a new mother than a stretch of hours that belong entirely to her. Arrange for someone else to take over, whether that is you, a parent or a friend she trusts, and let her decide how to spend it. A long bath counts. So does sleep, or doing nothing in particular, without anyone needing her for a while. Even a single morning, planned in advance, tells her you have noticed how much she has been giving.

Give her an experience

Once she is ready for it, a quiet dinner out or a short trip away, just the two of you, can mean more than any object wrapped in paper. It does not need to be elaborate or far from home. Choose somewhere she has not been in a while, and let the evening run at her pace. The point is that, for a few hours, it is about the two of you and not about the new arrival.

Choose a Christmas gift for your wife that is hers alone

After months of gifts aimed at the nursery, something chosen specifically for her tends to land differently. Not baby gear, and not another practical item for feeding or sleep. Something that tells her you were thinking of her as a person in her own right, and not only as a mother.

Give her something made to be kept

There is one more idea, and it sits alongside everything above rather than replacing it: a piece of jewellery that holds this chapter of her life.

Breastmilk jewellery (or breast milk jewelry, as it is often spelled) turns a small amount of her milk into a stone, set in sentimental fine jewellery she can wear. We make each piece in solid 9k or 18k gold, in yellow, white, rose or champagne gold. Natural diamonds, lab diamonds and gemstones can be set alongside her stone. Because it begins with something only she could give, it is a gift that could not belong to anyone else.

To give you a sense of the range, our solid gold studs start from $1,480 in 9k, and our Celestine Halo Ring starts from $1,990 in 9k or $2,480 in 18k. For something designed entirely around her, bespoke pieces start from $3,000. You can browse the full breastmilk jewellery collection whenever you like.

Giving it at Christmas, wearing it in the new year

A piece like this takes 8 to 12 weeks from the day we receive her milk, so it will be hers to wear in the new year rather than on 25 December.

What she receives at Christmas is the beginning of it. She chooses the design with you, her piece is commissioned, and the making begins. It is a gift of its own: something made for her, shaped by the two of you, and on its way. A card from you, telling her it is coming, is a lovely thing to put under the tree.

How to start

The simplest way to begin is to tell us a little about her and what you have in mind. Whether you already know the design she would love or have only a feeling for it, a conversation is a good first step. We will take it from there, and there is no obligation to proceed.

You can read more on our breastmilk jewellery in Singapore page, or write to us at hello@lovejunogems.com.

Frequently asked questions

How much does breastmilk jewellery cost?

Our solid gold studs start from $1,480 in 9k, and the Celestine Halo Ring starts from $1,990 in 9k or $2,480 in 18k. Bespoke pieces start from $3,000.

How do we get started on a bespoke piece?

Write to us at hello@lovejunogems.com and tell us about her. We will arrange a time to talk through the design together.