Comments on: Reborn Baby Dolls and the Women Who Love Them

By: paula

paula — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:33:11 +0000

hi im amother of three adopted children and six grand children i love the reborn dolls i have two a boy and a girl and a new baby girl i have always collected dolls but these dolls are special i hold them change their clothes rock them and i even made them a nursery im elderly and sick and lonely at times since i got these dolls i feel better i dont care what people think i find peace and enjoy them very much i will probably buy more no one will ever make me feel guilty or crazy because of my love for these precious babies

By: olive

olive — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:13:42 +0000

please, don't be over reacting about these. i do have real daughter. but i like to collect reborn babies. not because i'm depressed. but simply i like this piece of art. its amazing. i also collect porcelain doll's and painting's. if some how people related to them, just let them be.they doing no harm to you.just let them be. don't judge people crazy or sad. that's just mean and wrong to judge yet not knowing anything about it.

By: leah

leah — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:03:55 +0000

kool ioove them i think i mite bye one now kool hehehehehehehehe so hi how ever reads this is sosososososososososososososososososososososososososososso kool lol bye

By: leah

leah — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:27 +0000

i love baby there so so cute and these look just like a really one cool

By: RLC

RLC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:38:23 +0000

I own 2 of these reborn baby dolls and have 2 more coming they are at different stages of preemie newborn to about 3 or 4 months old, some with their eyes open and some closed.. I do not feel like I am a fruit loop for enjoying these dolls. I am a older woman have 3 grown kids and grandkids. This is a hobby for me. I have always liked babies. These dolls all have their own personalities just by how they look as they are all originals by different artists..
I see men commenting on here who think we are weird and creepy. WELL, lets see men have cars they name and they spend a whole lot more then I do on these, they don't drive these cars as we don't want to get a scratch on it see them at car shows all the time.. My husband goes to wargaming and I know he has spent a lot more on his hobby then I do mine... Women are generally born wanting to be mothers, so I don't find anything strange about wanting to own a reborn doll.. Everyone wants something.. Nothing wrong with it..

By: jackie horn

jackie horn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:35:51 +0000

lifetime and have found a way to rememberholding a baby and the beauty of a remembered face. It has helped me a great deal to find some peace with my loss. I know she is not real anymore than my pictures of my children arenot but holding this reborn has giving me a chance to grieve.

By: qtgonewild

qtgonewild — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:46:05 +0000

I am 33 years old. I have ALWAYS wanted to be a mommy. But i am gay and so far havent tripped and fell onto a sperm pole and thus NO BABY. I have just received my beautiful little angel on wednesday. I adore her. I love her like a child and it doesnt hurt ANYONE!! So really i can care less if someone thinks its creepy. As long as i am happy thats all that matters. Everyone who knows me knows I got a reborn and they love her just the same. Yeah shes my daughter! GET THE **** OVER IT.

By: anndlee

anndlee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:50:36 +0000

are you kiding me i wont one they like so real are you saling them and how much? get back to me

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:05:15 +0000

I happen to think these baby's are wounderful. I feel some people should somethimes keep their opinions as thoughts. As some have said "you have to be a parent to understand" well most of the women cannot have that luxary and to say that isnt fair. I also feel if they're not hurting anyone and it makes them happy, whats the real problem? If these babies help women get over loosing a baby or not being able to have them atall surely they shouldnt be judged for it. It's simply their way of dealing with their pain and last time i checked that was allowed. Also these babies are beautiful artwork.

By: ryleigh

ryleigh — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:12:40 +0000

love them

By: ryleigh

ryleigh — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:11:48 +0000

love the babys they looke real what is the matter if people love them like a real baby some people cant have babys so thay get theys dont hate if u cant get one lol im hoping to get one my self but not hem

By: ryleigh

ryleigh — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:06:40 +0000

love the baby. im hopeing to get one.i dont see why people cant love them like a reall baby some people cant have babys so thay get thes dont hate there cutt and u now it lol hoping to get one

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:44:26 +0000

Hi.
i read alot blogs on how creepy and weird this is
i have not yet to buy a reborn baby
but im 29 and i spent 7 years in depression cause i cant reproduce. those who have children. cant even begin to know the pain.. specially when some take it for granted..
some mentioned adoption. i much prefer real child then reborn.. adoption is around 20k mark.. highly expensive and very long process.. not every one is accepted.
surrogates failed me 5 times. they tend to be expensive. but mines was friends of family.

last night sept 27,2009 i cried when i saw these realistic babies. pathetic to some.. but
if you dont have one.. then this like second best to the real thing. i looked at baby simulator type babies but they dont look this real.. kinda bummed they dont have real baby syptoms and cries etc..
but i have 3 chihuhuas.. i treat as my children.
but you stil dont get the same pleasures as you would from this real like baby.. like baby clothes shopping.. taking them everywhere you go (dogs you cant) getting some graditude like real mommies have.. just to feel like women able to have child like everyone else.. just abit different...

just think. if they gone this far.. next they make them so computerized you wont even tell if there real or fake.. cause they will move burp laugh cry etc.
maybe grow idk

so dont judge the reborn baby.. alot cant have kids and cant find away to have them.. adoption isnt easy process and not always will happen for everyone.
not everyone has budget for real kid. which makes this one priceless laughs

however i can afford real baby.. just not the adoption fees.. wanna know something creepy.. people give up there children free to adoption centers so they can turn around charge high cost almost buying mercedies..
so find something weird creepy and wrong.. its the adoption centers not the reborn babies..

Thanks
Txangel_80yahoo.com

By: reborn babies

reborn babies — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:42:50 +0000

To each his her own. New articles about reborn dolls love to seize on the most meloncholy owner of the dolls and focus on that. I guess an article about people who just like making and collecting dolls wouldn’t be as interesting. When are we going to see an article about that sad grown man who can’t give up collecting new additions for his toy train set?
I am a reborn artist and own the reborn forum
http://www.rebornbabiesuk.com
The majority of collectors just see the dolls as
forms of art, and can appreciate the workmanship of the doll.
doll collecting in itself is nothing new, reborns
are the next chapter or generation of doll collecting.
The amount of work which goes into making a reborn doll is huge. Each hair folicle is
pushed into the vinyl one at a time. The skin tone is achieved using many, many layers
of paint which is then cured with heat with each layer.
I have been "reborning" dolls for some years
My work is in what a call re~mourns, these are memorial portrait reborns in honour of lost little ones. I work very closely with SANDS and make sure the mommy has a lot of support, and is not looking to replace her lost angel with a doll.
In all of my experiences in doing these, i have found the mommy finds great peace and truly is able to move on.
Most Mommmies want a reborn to be the exact weight of their lost one as they are scared they will forget what it felt like to hold and cradle their little angel.
I charge hardly nothing for these re~mourns, barley covering the cost of the kits, but the email that the mommy has found peace, or is sleeping better, or is finding life easier, cant be quantified by money,
Cathxxx

By: Reborn Doll

Reborn Doll — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:08:43 +0000

These dolls are beautiful. I know to some they may seem odd but to collectors and hobbyists they are real treasures.

By: miranda

miranda — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:28:28 +0000

my neice is way cuter than that baby.But really good job

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:54:43 +0000

I have a webpage about these dolls, they are not creepy they are beautiful. http://reborn-babydolls.com for more pictures.

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:30:39 +0000

i will like one i will love one like a real baby

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:29:48 +0000

i will like one ok

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:29:09 +0000

i will love one like a real baby lol ooooooooooooooo
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

By: Danielle R

Danielle R — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:39:05 +0000

What's so wrong with it? I'm hoping to one myself perhaps. Maybe these women are like me, and they aren't sure or are leaning towards not wanting a child. but still have motherly instincts and want to see what its like in a harmless way. I'd say its doing alot less harm then experimenting that by getting pregnant for real and finding out you dont want one, which happens alot and at younger and younger ages. and David, life is in no way "purposeless" without a child. I;d say if you feel that way, YOU'RE the one who got major insecurities, not everyone else who "not a parent and therefore just taking up space" (para-phrasing.) Maybe some of the people on here should get a hobby of their own besides judgment. I'm done. peace ya'll.

By: Judymae

Judymae — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:44:16 +0000

I don't underst6and why people make such a big deal out of these dolls. I am a reborn artists and sell these dolls. It really bothers me when people act like you must be crazy to enjoy them. The majority of woman do not change there diapers and take them out but if they do so whay are they hurting you? We all have our stress reliefs. Some have exspensive train sets, or like my husband a Harley motorcycle that he adds chrome to each year and polishs like a genie will pop out, my Mom collected salt and pepper shakers until there was no place to put them except boxes. I have seen people collect teddy bears and dress them. If it gives you peace in a world that is so critical and busy and don't hurt anyone SO WHAT. I see people with purple hair, earrings all over them and people who spend WAY too much time worrying about everyone else. We are so busy looking at the splinter in everyone elses eye we don't see or feel the beam in our own. Ya we may look and wonder but why critisize others for finding a comfort.
I sold a baby to a woman who for 33 years wished she could of held who newboen son who passed away and bought a baby that finally gave her that peace. Her heart had ached for 33 yrs. She don't run around with it no but when the feeling strikes she picks it up, watches the telly and holds it cradled in her arms. Then puts it back. Is she crazy I think not it was driving her crazy for 33 years now she has comfort. Please examine our own collections of things, people and aches before we critisize others for finding a way to comfort themselves. I like to hold one at night while watching tv it is comforting and natural. Most just collect them as they are a beautiful reprsentation of one of Gods greatest gifts. Haven't any of you wished you could hold your grown child again? When I finished my daughtes replica and held it it was like putting color in a picture I had already seen, our memories fade with life so why not color them again?
Judymae

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:53:52 +0000

First of all, please let me say I'm sorry for being so "late" to this discussion. Before being called a "troll" by mistake, I'd like to explain why I'm posting only now. The reason is simple: I don't discuss what I don't understand, and I really think world would be a much better place if more people thought the same way. My first reaction to the whole reborning idea was "ewww, creepy", maybe because of the way I noticed their existance or the stories people told me. But a few months ago, I was shopping toys for my kids (as you may see, I don't have an "unfullfilled desire of being a mother")and saw the most wonderful collector's doll I've ever seen. To make a long story short, I left the store with the kids toys and a doll for me. A little more than one month after the first doll, I bought a baby boy doll and, at the moment, I'm waiting for the arrival of my third reborn. And I have a lot of fun when I go shopping with any of them. Despite all the negative posts all over the internet, when real people see one of my "babies", they alway ask me to hold it for a while. Let's face the facts: if you are creeped by something, you run away, you don't ask to hold and say things like "awww, so sweet" :) I like babies and children, that's a fact. And I like dolls, the same way I like music, perfumes and videogames. If you want to call me a freak because of this, be my guest. But please, think before judging... I'm sick of reading comments like "why don't these women adopt a real child?". Again, sorry for being so straight, but I do my part in trying to relief (at leat a little bit) of the misery of the poor, sick and abandoned ones. The question is: are the ones who judge my behaviour doing their parts???

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:53:39 +0000

Well I both collect and make these dolls. I find them fascinating. I true form of art. I've also had a stillborn son, but I'm far from crazy, or trying to replace my lost baby. Nothing can replace my Josh, not even my second son, who is special in his own way and my pride and joy. After 16 years dealing with my lose, I have learned alot about grieving, and spend alot of time talking to mothers that have just lost a child, and I find nothing wrong with wanting a doll to resemble their lost child, its a 3 dimensional picture, not a replacement. However most of us just collect dolls because we enjoy it. Just like any other collection we do enjoy showing them off. No I am not one to take mine out with me, but who cares if someone does, what is it hurting. Stop passing judgement on people you do not know, just because you don't understand something, or its not for you, doesn't mean its wrong. And being that I am a mom to an angel, sometimes having something to hold of theirs when you find yourself really missing them, is very comforting. The first year after I lost Josh, I found myself falling asleep holding his hospital hat.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:44:04 +0000

Whats wrong in having a little fun I collect dolls and I have 3 reborns I also have antique dolls, Barbies you name it I have it I collect what I like. I also plan to start making these dolls, if you look at what you start with and after all the steps you go through to make one of thes life like babys you would see that it is an art form, so live and let live these people are not crazy they just have a passion for what they enjoy so shut up and quit bitchin.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:16:47 +0000

I dont think its weird at all, in fact i think the artists deserve more credit for creating such lifelike looking dolls.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:35:30 +0000

I think the dolls are amazing and cool....I have one and cant wait to get another! We have been having so much fun tricking people...lotsa jokes on the family...LOVE the reborns.

By: diamond

diamond — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:12:34 +0000

i wont a adopted baby

By: Steve Smith

Steve Smith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:23:56 +0000

Hey xultar,

You can find tons of black dolls on ebay. Just search for "African American baby doll".

By: ButterflyMeadowsNursery

ButterflyMeadowsNursery — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:12:33 +0000

Actually, I both make and collect reborn dolls - not as ''real baby replacements'', but as collector's items. I don't see it as any different than to collect paintings...reborning is an art form to me.

I do appreciate that for some women there is an emotional aspect to this, and I don't have a problem with that. If it keeps them happy, what harm is it doing anyone? In fact, I would be honored if one of my reborns helped to fill a void in someone's life.

Those that commented that there were no black ones -- you are wrong. See the link below for a photo of an ethnic baby:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l165/kaydunne/kianna/kianna6.jpg

-Tigerlily, Butterfly Meadows Nursery.