Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying adult play, experts say "Culture is incredibly uncomfortable with grief and sadness and pain," Dr.

All parents are guilty of spoiling their little ones. Designer clothes, thousand pound prams and silk christening gowns – it’s a parent’s privilege to splash out on their child. But for mum-of-two ...

The hyper-realistic baby dolls are often used for grief therapy or parenting practice. A growing trend in Brazil sees adults engaging with hyper-realistic baby dolls. Viral videos show emotional ...

Several years ago, Lisa Robertson created a Facebook support group to discuss the ups and downs of parenthood. It’s a sanctuary where people from all over the world make pregnancy announcements, trade ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a newborn, baby Mason sure gets around. He has gone to a zoo, an art fair and other attractions. He has even flown to Miami. A ticket agent stopped Grace Thornton as she carried ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BASEHOR, Kan. – A Basehor woman who uses a ...

Reborn dolls are designed to look like a real baby - and are even weighted so it feels like you're holding a child THIS is the moment a grieving dad broke down in tears after receiving a lifelike ...

'Reborn babies' have become popular in Britain and the United States, collectible for their realistic looks, complete with hair made of mohair, veins, nails, eyelashes - and even a touch of saliva at ...

"You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a woman said after receiving criticism for having a reborn doll Laura Ise; Coly Trigg/TikTok Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, have been ...