Life Like Baby Dolls – The Facts

Posted on August 24, 2010 | Category: Featured, kids trivia

Having been subject to numerous heated debates on television, are life like baby dolls Creepy or Cuddly? Reborn dolls look so life like; they are often mistaken for real babies. Made and collected by enthusiasts all over the world, the creation of a reborn doll takes a great deal of time and effort. It takes several layers of paint to create the color of a newborns skin, mohair is applied to create hair and eyelashes and the dolls are weighted to make them feel as heavy as a human baby. Dolls can even be fitted with a device that creates a heartbeat and breathing actions.

Reborn dolls can either be bought as a kit (usually for the experts) or completed. The completed models gaining popularity these days are ooak baby dolls. They are designed as one of a kind, and the prices will reflect that. Prices vary depending on the quality of the workmanship. Most reborn owners are doll collectors, but some owners are going through the grieving process and may use life like baby dolls as a substitute child. This involves bathing the doll, dressing it, cuddling it and taking it shopping or for a walk in a stroller.

Human behavior experts have studied people who use the dolls as a form of comfort. It seems that experts agree that life like baby dolls can be beneficial, releasing hormones that produce a sense of peacefulness, emotional well being and emotional attachment. This can actually help the grieving process. It has been noted in some cases however that for someone who has lost a child, there is a risk that they could grow too attached to a doll, which can lead to serious health issues.

So whatever you think about the appearance of the life like baby doll, there are people out there who love them and who get a lot of joy from them for many different reasons.

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