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Now available to induce hysteria in United States parents: its the Breast Milk Baby Doll. Its made by Berjuan, a Spanish company which appears to specialize in creepy playthings, and is called BEBÉ GLOTÓN in its native country (I only took one year of Spanish, but thats weird, right?). Its designed to teach girls about breastfeeding.
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It comes with a special halter top that has two flowers where nipples would be. When a little girl puts on the top and holds the baby doll up the flowers, it makes suckling sounds.
Oh, me oh my. As a mother of eight who breastfed them all, here are my thoughts:
If we had this doll, wed lose the shirt part within 24 hours, and Baby Glutton would have to take his chances along with all the other dozens of hungry dolls we own.
I dont like baby dolls that are too realistic, because they also teach you that you can take the batteries out and the thing will stop cryingor that you can chuck it under your bed with a clean conscience. I prefer dolls that are very clearly toys.
Kids who actually live in houses where breastfeeding occurs will often yank up their own T-shirts to nurse their dolls, or even their baby siblings. This behavior is unprompted and devastatingly adorable, end of discussion.
Never underestimate a childs capacity for getting confused. Just as some children who witness actual breastfeeding conclude that Mamas belly button or shoulder produces milk, or that infants enjoy the taste of human flesh, some children who play with this doll will learn that babies eat halter tops. So its educational value is dubious.
I guess I can imagine this toy making a previously innocent child unhealthily aware of her own or someone elses body, but I think its more likely to skeeve out adults, or arouse teenage boys and perverts.
No matter how you feel about breastfeeding, I dont think you should be offended or scandalized by this doll. I do, however, think its dumb.
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