Women who give up the idea of having babies following 'dirty nappy and sleepless night' nightmares have been given a "new lease of life", courtesy lifelike baby dolls.
The makers of these "reborn" baby dolls, also called 'rebirthers', paint the doll in such a way that it gives a translucent newborn effect, and then thousands of individual strands of mohair or angora goat hair are micro-rooted in the doll's head.
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These dolls also have heat packs that provide a realistic warm baby sensation, fat packs that replicate soft baby fat, while others have magnetically attached "umbilical cords".
They also have battery-powered heartbeat simulators or a device that makes the chest rise and fall to simulate breathing, something, which makes it feel like a real baby.
Rachel Tams, 22, of Rachel's Reborns in Stoke on Trent, has made more than 500 dolls since she first discovered them four years ago.
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"It really helped the mother. She sends me thank-you letters and gifts," the Daily Express quoted Rachel as saying.
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Gail Tomarchio, a counsellor from Pennsylvania, also agrees that the 'reborn' could have been helpful.
"The mother saw it as a transitional object and it can work with bereavement or miscarriage," said Tomarchio.
"As long as she didn't treat it as a baby and saw the doll for what it is, it's not a problem. If she just needed something to fill the crib to help her through the grieving process, that's fine," Tomarchio added.
Diana Mosquera, owner of Diana's Birthing Room in South Florida, runs courses on childcare and infant nursing.
During the course, these dolls are used to demonstrate birthing and nursing techniques to mums-to-be.
"I was always in search of a better doll. I found reborns and decided to make one of my own. It was my hobby but it's become my new business," she said.
She also makes some reborns with open mouths, which are later used to help new mothers to practice breast-feeding.
"Pregnant women practise breast-feeding on the dolls. The realism of these reborns allows them to latch the babies on correctly."
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