Reborn Dolls
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Topic: Reborn Dolls
Posted By: ellen
Subject: Reborn Dolls
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:39pm
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Did anyone just see the report on TV3 news about the reborn dolls? Life-like doll babies which can have a heartbeat and their chests can rise and fall mimicking breathing. They've been used in resthomes and for women who've suffered miscarriages and stillbirths who suffer aching arms syndrome.
Emergency services have been called out to rescue one out of a car! |
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:40pm
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Yeah saw it. I think they would scare me to death to be honest. They looked so real ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:41pm
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Yeah i saw that in the herald today ! crazy , they do look very life like though
Queensland police smashed a car's window to get to one, then found it was a reborn doll ... |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:42pm
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Also they said they can make them like like the baby a mum has lost. Hmmm wouldnt that effect the grieving process the mum and family have to go thru if they have this real life doll looking like the dead baby?? Just a thought ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:56pm
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Yeah they give me the heebie jeebies a bit, just because they are so real looking!
I can see how they would be beneficial though. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:05pm
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I think they're creepy. I can admire that they are a work of art and incredibly lifelike, but it gives me the shudders. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:12pm
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I've seen dolls used in resthomes and it's quite therapeutic for some residents. I'd never heard of aching arms before but it makes sense that that would happen.
Having a heartbeat and simulating breathing is the bit that I find odd. |
Posted By: KiwiWonder
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:17pm
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I think it's different seeing them in person, they look creepier in photos [:P
I actually have one of these dolls, bought as Z's "present from the baby" when I was pregnant. I got it from a friend of mine who does http://www.rosebudreborns.com - Rosebud Reborns and it was specially made to be toddler-tough(er) than otherwise. But Z LOVES it - far more than her other (completely unrealistic) doll - likes to have her reborn (which she just calls 'baby'  ) tucked up in bed with her and will usually sleep with her arms around it - very cute!
I know they're not for everyone... but they are wonderful for others. ------------- Margo |
Posted By: KiwiWonder
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:19pm
Not all reborns have that - in fact most in NZ don't. But, talking in theory here, how is it any weirder than a baby (doll that is!) which pees and cries? Other than the fact that society has come to accept one because it's pushed out by major marketing campaigns, and not the other? ------------- Margo |
ellen wrote:Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:19pm
I agree, I don't like the idea of using them therapeutically. I'm not a grief expert, but it seems so counter-productive. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:22pm
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There was a programme in the Uk about this, some women buy them prams and carseats and treat them like real babies. You can buy ones hooked up like in neonatal units as well. Very creepy in opinion. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:28pm
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KiwiWonder can you tell me how to copy your post in my reply?
I hadn't really thought about crying and peeing dolls - they don't creep me out. I'm not sure why I find the heartbeat and breathing odd apart from that they look so realistic as well? And you're probably right about the mass marketing normalising them. But then I have a "thing" about hearing heartbeats or having my pulse taken so that doesn't help. 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:47pm
| I think they re fine....for children. as an adult I think we are beyond dolls. I'm sure if I (god forbid) had a stillborn child, a doll is not going to be able to "replace" him or her. |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 7:50pm
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I think because life is always linked to heatbeats and breathing oppose to eating and drinking so a doll with those life like skills like having a heart beat and breathing sounds are really freaky. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 8:02pm
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I think each to his own, but I don't think having one would have been healthy for me after my m/c, it would probably have sent me off the deep end.
But for people who are more psychologically balanced than me...  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: KiwiWonder
Date Posted: 19 July 2008 at 4:57pm
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In terms of grief management, everyone grieves differently, and I don't think it's helpful to say 'yes that's "good grieving"' or 'no, that's not how it's done'. I would never, ever, buy one FOR someone who's grieving a lost baby - BUT neither would I ever say that a person shouldn't get one, themselves, IYKWIM?
With my MC I seriously considered getting a doll done (for myself as opposed to Z's one) but in the end I didn't want to hang on to it in quite that way ;-) But I think if I'd had a stillborn it would have been different - tho of course I can't say for sure, God willing I won't have to. BUT it certainly wouldn't have been a 'replacement' - more like an in-home memorial (similar to how people keep urns with the ashes... tho that creeps me out more than the dolls ever did!) Grief is a very very personal thing.... and *everyone* deals with it differently. ------------- Margo |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 19 July 2008 at 5:19pm
That's only cause when little girls grow up, the become women and then mothers so we replace the dolls we had with the real thing. Men on the other hand never seem to grow out of their toys. I can see the benefit of these dolls, but personally I do find them a little creepy. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Zara190024
Date Posted: 11 July 2015 at 2:21pm
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Reborns are not creepy at all! I have 3 kids, 12 , 10 and 2. My oldest is getting a reborn soon and my partner is fine with that ( my youngest's mum ). Look boy have model cars and planes, and some dolls poo and cry, so what's wrong with a reborn ? |
Posted By: CoopersMummy
Date Posted: 11 July 2015 at 2:46pm
| Each to there own I say, I couldn't care less if people chose to have a reborn doll. Everyone grieves differently, everyone lives differently. There are far more creepy things in this world that's for sure |
Posted By: arslan224199
Date Posted: 25 July 2017 at 3:29am
| i also saw that that was sad and surprising too about reborn baby dolls. https://www.facebook.com/rebornbabydolls1/" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/rebornbabydolls1/ |
Posted By: NicolasWalda233979
Date Posted: 03 October 2018 at 11:40pm
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Hi, I'm new here. I collect reborn's, at 1st I only invested in one to model my knitted & crochet baby clothing to help them sell better, which worked a little bit and my work looked so much better than on a cheap play doll https://toyboxadvisor.com/most-realistic-baby-dolls" rel="nofollow - https://toyboxadvisor.com/most-realistic-baby-dolls like this for example it opened me up to the reborn community, where I seem to find loads of people who enjoy them & treat them like real babies some role play, using REAL baby food (still think that's odd but who am I to judge) some take them out with them they get mixed responses from the public, others just display them, I have seen some ladies with a beautiful nursery set up where they have spent a fortune on fancy cribs decorating furniture etc etc, least they wont grow out the stuff lol. I turned into a collector, I still make clothing but enjoy trying them on the dolls & taking little photo shoots of them posing in the outfits, I don't take mine out because the folk round here aren't very open minded, I did find it relaxing pushing a pram always have. I am a parent carer so my knitting & crochet take my mind off the stresses of daily life plus I have disabilities of my own, osteoarthritis, ADHD & fibromyalgia so the dolls are relaxing. |