Shipping instruction for your milk

Sending Your Milk: A Small Ritual Before the Transformation

Just a few drops, imprinted with your story, are enough:
5 to 10 ml of milk — fresh or already frozen, even if it’s old, as long as there is no mold or moldy smell.

 

Before shipping, let it thaw gently.
If it arrives warm, no worries — it’s no longer meant for feeding, but for preservation.
This precious amount can produce up to fifteen stones, so there’s no need to send more.

Wrap your keepsake with care:

Triple protection

• Place your milk in a sterile bag.
• Slip that bag into a second one, then both into a small Ziploc.
• That way, if a drop escapes, it will be contained.
• No box needed — a padded envelope is enough.
• Label with care
  On the outer bag: your name and order number.
  Inclusions (hair strands, flakes, ashes, etc.) go in a separate bag, labeled the same way.

Your inclusions, handled with care:

• Hair strand: place in its own bag, with a small piece of paper to make it visible.
• Ashes: a pinch is enough, ideally placed in a pill container. If not available, use a well-sealed small bag.
• Umbilical cord: reduced to powder and placed in a small airtight container as well.
• Any additional inclusions should be placed in a sealed bag for shipping and clearly labeled.

 

Shipping:
The mailing address can be found in your confirmation email (please remember to check your spam or junk folder). A standard oversized envelope stamp is sufficient.

No automated email is sent when your breast milk sample is received. I will begin the preservation process and send you an update as soon as your milk has been preserved. The complete turnaround time ranges from 3 to 12 weeks from the date your milk is received, depending on the piece selected and its availability.

You will receive a notification once your creation leaves the workshop and begins its journey to brighten your everyday life.

Please do not send your milk with a signature requirement, as this can delay processing (we must take time away from production to collect it from the post office).

We receive breast milk samples from clients across Canada and around the world.



At La Voie Lactée, we carefully preserve our clients' breast milk to make it possible to create future personalized jewelry pieces. To date, more than 3,500 breast milk samples have been carefully preserved in our workshop—a reflection of the trust families across Canada place in us.

✨ Thank you for entrusting me with this precious part of your story. I will care for it with the utmost attention and respect, transforming it into a piece of jewelry that will carry the light of your memories for years to come.