to think this is going to far with the breastfeeding!

[houseworkwhore]

thebreastmilkbaby.com/ watch the demonstration of the baby doll!!

dons hard hat ready for a pasting

I think this is a little to far. Opinions??

No, what's your problem with it, apart from it being a horrible looking doll?

But then don't listen to me, I breastfeed a 2-1/2 year old and I'm 5 months pregnant.

I've already gone far, far, too far :)

Why is it too much? Too far? Can you clarify what makes you uncomfortable?

There are one or two things which make me feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding to be honest but I think this is quite cute?

Oh dear!

(and I thought this would be about breastfeeding beyond X years :) )

Hmmmmm a little odd IMO but my dd has been known to hold dollies to her chest and say she is feeding baby so I guess to a child it's fine. Just may be a bit alien to some of the adult population. (I also ff her younger brother so she wasn't even copying me.)

YABU

Why should all dolls have bottles when BF is the normal way to feed babies?

There are pictures of me with my stuffed rabbit up my t-shirt 'feeding' it while I watched my Mum feeding my baby sibling, it's normal to copy what happens with your baby brother/sister and want to 'look after' a doll.

Rowan, out of interest and I don't intend any criticism at all, but what makes you uncomfortable?

though to be fair, my DD did used to pretend to bf her "baby" as I fed her brother! Suspect this is a step too far, :)

I meant normal as in not a weird thing to do - looks wriong on reading it back!

Why's that any "worse" than a baby doll with a bottle?

Not sure - I have always felt uncomfortable that all dolls are fed with bottles. My DS brings me toys and dolls and pulls up my top pressing them to my boob asking me to feed them. She thinks it is clearly the way a mummy shows her love and feeds her baby. So I suppose this is the next logical step. Can't see the harm but won't be buying one myself.

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong about a baby doll that breastfeeds? My older daughter was three when her sister was born, and often used to pretend to breastfeed her teddies before wrapping them in a muslin and putting down to sleep in a shoebox. I thought it was cute and lovely, not remotely weird.

I've breastfed all three of mine for a year, a year and 14 months respectively. The next oldest one each time, walked around doing this with their teddies; they're all boys!
Just to give you some perspective really!

wrong FFS

I am all for breast feeding, and think its the most natural thing in the world but this is just wrong! I cant even explain why!

The thing I am about is the price.

Wow. You'd have a coronary if you saw my 3 year old son breastfeeding his toy lizard.

otchayaniye, I'm really worried about offending ... I am totally in favour of breast feeding but I do feel a little bit uncomfortable about older children (I suppose over the age of about two and a half) being breastfed, I'm sorry if I offend someone, it's my issue I guess and I can't even explain why, just do.

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My DS breastfed his stuffed dog when I was breastfeeding his baby sister. Nothing whatsoever wrong with this doll IMO.

I would prefer this to a doll that comes with a bottle. Breastfeeding is more normal for my children and therefore what they would want to role play.

Nothing unusual about a child pretending to breast feed a doll (my son does it), but I suppose the tie-on nipples are a bit unnecessary.

I think dollies for little girls are a little bit bloody scary odd to begin with, dread the day that DD gets bought one, but this is no weirder than a dolly that poos, cries and gets fed with a bottle.

It will only help to normalise breastfeeding and thats got to be a good thing - as someone above said, children copy adults, there are much worse things to be copying.

Having said that the funny top with nipples that comes with it is hilarious, think I want one!

YABU. It's lovely.

Looks great just wish I'd come up with the idea , what exactly is wrong with it FFS

(Admires Rowan49's braveness)