Breast-Feeding Doll

[Juicy]

Meet Bebe Gloton, the breast-feeding doll that comes with its very own nipple bra | Mail Online

I don't know how its 'sexual'...its a natural thing! I would prefer this over a doll with a bottle. I agree very much with some of the comments, what are your thoughts on it?

 

[4dogs3cats]

I dont think it would fly here.

When I was little I NEVER pretended to breastfeed my dolls. And I LOVED dolls. They all had bottles.

To each his own, but I just don't get it. I know it's a natural part of life, but what if they came out with 2 barbies that you had to *make* the baby with? It's natural... some things, natural are not, probably shouldnt be publicised.

 

[Jules]

I don't think it has much to do with sexualizing little girls... but honestly, breastfeeding is something that should be between a mother and her child. There is a big pro-breastfeeding movement going on- which is good looking at all the benefits, but I don't think girls that age know or need to know the concept behind breastfeeding. Just like there is no need to have a full-functioning ken and barbie to make little baby-dolls. To me, it just seems like a PC doll...and I am disgusted by PC.

 

[4dogs3cats]

Yeah i dont see WHY kids need to breastfeed their dolls.

I showed my roommate the video and he said it made him feel uncomfortable lol

 

[Renee750il]

All I know for sure is the crying baby noises woke Kharma up and she was upset, lol! That's quite a manly burp from that baby, too

 

[Juicy]

I don't think it has much to do with sexualizing little girls... but honestly, breastfeeding is something that should be between a mother and her child. There is a big pro-breastfeeding movement going on- which is good looking at all the benefits, but I don't think girls that age know or need to know the concept behind breastfeeding. Just like there is no need to have a full-functioning ken and barbie to make little baby-dolls. To me, it just seems like a PC doll...and I am disgusted by PC.

But what if their mother is bfing and already know the concept of bfing? Whats the harm with knowing about bfing at a young age?

 

[Beanie]

If a young girl has an infant brother or sister and mom is breastfeeding, and she wants to simulate breastfeeding, she will. A friend of mine had two daughters, one very soon after the other, and the older daughter would pretend to breastfeed her baby dolls while mom was breastfeeding the baby.

It doesn't take a special toy. It's called pretend play for a reason.
Oh wait, I forgot - we don't encourage pretend play anymore.

 

[Juicy]

I mean I've seen pictures of young girls covering their breast with their hands, very much close to exposure on social sites, but when someone posts a picture of them breastfeeding the picture gets removed for being obscene, pornographic, or being sexually explicit.

No one makes a fuss when you take a picture of your child holds his bottle by himself or feeding your child with a bottle, but when you take a picture of breastfeeding your child, its view negatively...and viewed as 'creepy'?!!

I mean when you pretend play with stuffed animals, you would make the cub, pup, whatever, you would make it nurse on where a nipple would be, right?

But when its a human baby doll, its wrong for a child to pretend the natural way of nourishing a baby like how it should be?

 

[Juicy]

very much agree with this..

"As part of World Breastfeeding Week, I had finally found the courage to upload a photo of my newborn daughter having her very first feed upon entering the world, and use it as my display photo with a warning in my status update that I would be using the photo for WBW.

"Facebook has repeatedly deleted the photo and sent me a ridiculous automated message claiming that I'm 'violating' the terms of use and that this policy is in place to 'protect children' who use the site.

"To say I'm outraged is an understatement. I can't believe that Facebook's administrators cannot see the hypocrisy in threatening nursing mothers with suspension of their accounts on the pretext of 'protecting children,' while permitting thousands of quizzes, applications, groups and photos containing overt sexual content to be accessed by anybody. I would much rather my children 'stumble across' a photo of a woman and child nursing than answer questions to determine 'what sexual position best suits you' or some other such filth.

"It appears in our society that breasts are only acceptable if they are being used to titillate---not to nourish babies and children, whom they were created for. Children should be exposed to breastfeeding as much as possible, in order to remove the pathetic taboos surrounding it, and normalize the activity for them.They are the next generation of mothers and fathers and should be encouraged to support breastfeeding, not be 'shielded' from it as if it were something disgusting or 'naughty.'

"This photo was taken just a few minutes after my daughter Hayley was born. I feel absolutely no shame in sharing this memory with my friends and family, and have advised people on my friends’ list that if they have a problem with seeing me feed my child, they are free to remove me from their news feed."

They don't penalize women with their default pictures being focused on their boobs, not even a face shot or preteens in their underwear...but there's issues with women breastfeeding?

Many parents will not hesitate buying their kids a materialistic stanky bratz doll, but have an issue with a nuturing breastfeeding doll?

Today's society is very backwards I think.

 

[Adrienne]

I agree 100% with you Juicy, although that won't mean much here since a few on this board think I am way radical with it.

Chloe 'nurses' her dolls. Breasts are NOT sexual, they are functional and I won't have my little girl or my boys (who view me breastfeeding their sister) thinking they are wrong for viewing it as a part of nature and a part of nurture.

I am glad they are marketing a doll to us 'pc' people who would enjoy teaching our children that it's not taboo.

 

[mjb]

I don't think children observing mothers breastfeeding is taboo at all. My daughter 'breastfed' her dolls after seeing what I do, but that was 22 years ago without the aid of stick-on nipples.

For that matter, I've seen a few of my friends' boys 'breastfeed' dolls when they have babies at home. I doubt too many of them would have bought the nipples for their sons either.

I dont know. It just seems way more natural when it comes up from observation and pretend play than when you buy these attachments.

 

[bubbatd]

Yes it's natural , but I'd rather see a child " pretend " . What would you do if your son wants one ??

 

[Adrienne]

Although I most likely would not buy one because I agree that pretend play is important and you don't need a fake nipple to pretend to nurse I still appreciate that they have a doll for this type of market, that is encouraging breastfeeding as natural and not obscene.

Bub, honestly, if my son wanted one I wouldn't have an issue with it. Making a big deal about it would just be feeding into the 'role' that society has pushed upon men for far too long.

 

[bubbatd]

^^^ I agree to a point ......but I don't think Daddies would appreciate !!! Debbie ??

 

[Adrienne]

I would hope Tony is enlightened enough to understand that children outgrow that type of play before it would become an issue in most circumstances.

 

[Renee750il]

Personally, I think it's a tempest in a teapot. There's nothing "wrong" or immoral or remotely "sexualizing" about it. The only problem I have is the sillydamn halter with flower "nipples" and why are we amputating children's abilities to pretend?

Now, if the halter had full-on fake tits I could see where there could be a case made for sexualizing children. That would just scream out that it was the brain child of someone with some serious problems.

 

[Pam111]

Everyone I know who nurses and has older daughters (and actually sons, too), the daughters nurse dolls, stuffed animals, etc. It is perfectly natural. I like the idea of the doll. I just don't think it is necessary since kids will do it with any doll anyway. And the bra thing is a little weird and unnecessary. I do like a doll being sold without a bottle though.

 

[MyHorseMyRules]

Yes, breastfeeding is natural. Yes, it's natural for children to pretend and mimic what they see. But I don't see the point in going out and buying this. There are things that, while natural, I just don't think children need to be encouraged to do.

To each his own, but I just don't get it. I know it's a natural part of life, but what if they came out with 2 barbies that you had to *make* the baby with? It's natural... some things, natural are not, probably shouldnt be publicised.

Ditto this.

 

[Pam111]

I agree 100% with you Juicy, although that won't mean much here since a few on this board think I am way radical with it.

Chloe 'nurses' her dolls. Breasts are NOT sexual, they are functional and I won't have my little girl or my boys (who view me breastfeeding their sister) thinking they are wrong for viewing it as a part of nature and a part of nurture.

I am glad they are marketing a doll to us 'pc' people who would enjoy teaching our children that it's not taboo.

I agree

 

[smkie]

I think little girls can pretend they are doing that without any device and i don't see the point. I am all for breast feeding, i just believe in little girls imaginations. Not everything needs a visual.

My son had a baby doll when he was two. He didn't nurse it or change it, he just drug it around with him. I still have it.
Gg even made matching jackets one for Aaron and one for his baby.