There have been baby dolls that cry and dolls that coo. Dolls that eat, drink, wet and even poop. The latest addition to the world of dolls that "do something" is a soft-bodied, battery-powered baby that lets little girls pretend they are nursing.
Spain-based Berjuan Toys' Breast Milk Baby comes with a halter top that a child wears to "nurse the doll." The garment has two appliqus (flowers if it's a female doll; stars if it's male) where the child's nipples would be. The doll makes motions and suckling sounds when a sensor in its mouth comes close to a sensor inside an appliqu.
The $69.99 toy (currently available online only) has whipped up debate about the appropriateness of children playing "nursing the baby," even spurring the creation of a Facebook page, "Against 'The Breast Milk Baby' Doll," and inciting the ire of Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. In March, when word came that it would soon be sold in the USA, he said it pushes kids to grow up too soon. Two million have been sold in Europe.
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