We can't decide whether this doll is disturbing or an excellent step forward. It's called The Breast Milk Baby, and it's by Berjuan Toys, a small, family-owned Christian business. And even the little girl in the demonstration video doesn't appear overly comfortable with the creepy little doll.
There are six versions of the doll, three of each gender. Each comes with a bikini-like top with flowers for nipples. And its creators are pulling out the big Scripture guns in its defense.
Dennis Lewis, spokesman for Berjuan Toys, says the purpose of The Breast Milk Baby is "to teach children the nurturing skills they’ll need to raise their own healthy babies in the future. Breastfeeding is good for babies, it’s good for mommies and it’s good for society. We really don’t understand why this has created such controversy.”
And sure! Breastfeeding is great for the baby, and the mother. Mom loses the baby weight faster. Baby has fewer allergies, and a stronger immune system. We won't dispute that. We're just not altogether sure how we feel about the doll. That's all.
What do you think?
There are six versions of the doll, three of each gender. Each comes with a bikini-like top with flowers for nipples. And its creators are pulling out the big Scripture guns in its defense.
Dennis Lewis, spokesman for Berjuan Toys, says the purpose of The Breast Milk Baby is "to teach children the nurturing skills they’ll need to raise their own healthy babies in the future. Breastfeeding is good for babies, it’s good for mommies and it’s good for society. We really don’t understand why this has created such controversy.”
And sure! Breastfeeding is great for the baby, and the mother. Mom loses the baby weight faster. Baby has fewer allergies, and a stronger immune system. We won't dispute that. We're just not altogether sure how we feel about the doll. That's all.
What do you think?
I don't see any difference in this and a doll that has a bottle it cries for (Baby Alive). Children who are breastfed already mimic nursing with their dolls instead of bottle feeding. This is just taking it a step further, like the interactive bottle-fed dolls.
I wasn't prepared for the actual breastfeeding footage, but I don't see anything wrong with the doll. I think it would be useful in explaining how mommy chooses to feed her children. I know of one or two families who have shared stories where the eldest girl child mimics breastfeeding with the infant.
My daughter "breastfed" all her baby dolls.
It irritates me when people use the Bible to justify their merchandise.I think the doll is pretty awesome, though. I remember pretending to breastfeed my dolls when I was little, and I was only breastfed for a couple of months (thanks to my mom's profoundly ignorant doctor). Don't know where I picked it up, but it was a high source of amusement for my aunts. Anything that makes breastfeeding stop seeming like something that should be hidden or embarrassed about it great in my books.