Babyblue

I do not see the harm in this. It is a natural thing for girls wanting to relate to taking care of babies. Many people are in an uproar on this. Saying it sexualizes young girls.

Breast-feeding Baby Doll Arrives in U.S. Markets : Discovery News


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KarissaMann05

It is fine to me.

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Bottesini

I would rather give a girl a computer or toys that tell her she is worth more than her reproductive ability.

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shel90

Nah..will not buy this for my child. They can use their imagination to play with dolls. Dont need one that targets breastfeeding only and take away their imagination.

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rockin'robin

I'm not really sure. I'm more concerned about potential sex offenders watching these little girls with their dolls....

And isn't it true that men do get turned on by seeing a woman's breast? Even when they are breast-feeding...it's natural....and I've read also, that a woman's hormones are enhanced if they breast feed...

Daredevel7

I think people are saying "OMG this will sexualize little girls!" just because the idea of having a little girl's nipple being sucked on (even if its just pretend) seems very sexual. Sort of like how some people perceive a little girl sitting on a guy's lap as being sexual.

In my opinion, it's fine to me. Not my thing though. I would worry a little too much that my daughter will take it a little too literally and actually lift up her shirt to use it!!! Nah Im kidding, I just prefer other toys for my future kids.

Babyblue

Children watch puppies nurse and other animals. Some children see their parents nurse.

Nursing is a natural thing.

I find Barbie Dolls more offensive than the breast feeding baby doll.

Barbies are so un-natural and unrealistic.

shel90

It costs $90 from what I understand. Dont need to spend money on a doll that targets breastfeeding. I like buying simple dolls and let the child's imagination run free.

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Babyblue

Gotcha!

I have seen girls play with dolls, and pretend to breast feed before.

shel90

What if boys want to play with it?

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Babyblue

Let him. Nothing wrong with boys playing with baby dolls. They already do.

shel90

Someone posted on my FB that she would never let her sons play with dolls but is ok with this. Interesting.

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whatdidyousay!

Why would any parents want to buy this for their little girl ?? I do not know of one girl that ever pretended to nurse their doll! Why are parents in such a hurry to have their kids grown up? Some of the clothes for little girl today look like they made for hookers! In fact I know more women are not having babies today. There is more to being a women than having babies!

Babyblue

My boys played with dolls in the past. My daughter played with them when she was much younger. She was more into the boys toys. She is into sports and playing with trucks than dolls growing up. I never stopped them.

I have seen boys and girls at the pre school pretend to nurse.
The boys loved to play pretend in the housekeeping center right along with the girls.

jillio

There is nothing sexual about breast feeding. People need to get a grip. If it promotes the healthiest way to feed an infant, and results in more people breast feeding, I think it is a great thing!

jillio

That is interesting. My younger nephew carried a baby doll around with him until he was about 3. And if you teased him about it, he put the baby down, whipped some butt, and then picked his baby back up. He is now the alpha male in the family, but the most nurturing parent you could ever see. And, he and his wife have 7 kids!

jillio

I know of many. Those who had younger sibs that were breastfeeding and imitating their mothers. This doesn't have anything to do with becoming too grown up. It has to do with learning how to parent by being parented.

JoeyDeafNinja

I laughed so hard! hahahaahahahhahaha

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sallylou

My boys had water babies. They loved those dolls in the bathtub. Giving them a doll and a washcloth kept them still long enough that I could wash them.

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jillio

I forgot all about water babies. They were so cool.

Aleser

I replied to the other thread on this:

I think this is great! Breastfeeding rates are DISMAL in the US exactly because people think that breastfeeding is somehow sexual, or "personal" or even disgusting and lower class.

This is how all human beings are supposed to be fed. Exposing children to it is NOT wrong.

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jillio

Agreed. Barbie dolls set up standards for girls that no one can meet. Can you say "eating disorder"?

Smithtr

It is very serious on on harm on because breed reason prevent to illness something birth! that is warned many people don't like on breed on on baby, silly no sense I believe it breed affect to harm sex offender and reason abused family serious! avoid!

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Aleser

You haven't seen little girls nursing their dolls, but you've probably seen a LOT of dolls with little bottles being used by little girls.

And therein lies the cultural issue. Artificially feeding a baby or babydoll with fake breastmilk and fake nipples is considered absolutely normal, whereas a doll which stimulates how human beings are NATURALLY supposed to eat is considered abnormal.

Many girls who play with dolls do not grow to become women with children. But teaching them to nurse, if they become mothers or not, makes them voices for nursing in the future.

Around 25% of babies in the US were never nursed a single time in their life last year, and around 40% leave the hospital with their mothers having given up on exclusively nursing, or nursing at all. By 3 months, 67% of mothers have stopped exclusively nursing, and by six months, 87% have.

In contrast, the world health organization recommends that all babies are exclusively breastfed until 6 months, and that nursing continues with complimentary foods for -at least- two years.

The world health organization estimates that about a million babies die yearly worldwide from nursing-preventable causes. The american academy of pediatrics estimates that 720 babies per year would be saved in the US alone by nursing.

I think changing this disgusting trend towards artificial feeding is well worth a 89$ doll and the "threat" of exposing girls to what their breasts are naturally designed to do.

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Sosie

My 2 years old great-nephew plays with Barbie doll, too.
My niece's spouse took a picture of him with Barbie doll and say "Bribery material for a teenage boy!"

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deafbajagal

This reminds me of something my oldest did when she was four...she had seen me nurse her baby sister..and she was always asking me questions about the process...one day I picked her up from the daycare and the director came out to me, laughing. She said that my daughter had took off her shirt and proceeded to nurse a baby doll. The teachers did not discourage her but they did explain that she would have to be discreet...and she looked surprise and said Oh yeah! My mommy use a blanket to cover the baby! But you don't have any blankets...and the baby has to eat! (using my exact words when I had explained to my mother why I was breastfeeding my baby when she thought it was the "wrong" time and place. LOL

KStiletto

If I had a little girl I would not buy it for her, but for those who do, more power to you.

sequoias

That would be sickening when a full grown man uses it to do uhhh... you know.

Imagination is a powerful tool for their future brain development. You don't need a machine to do things for you.

PowerON

Don't need to. Women are already nature to understand when they're have baby.

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deafbajagal

It's embarrassing how behind Americans are with women's natural rights.