Um, Wowza?

[Deleted member 12723]

This disturbs me so much. I am very sad that people are buying the doll. It is not harmless or cute or natural. It makes me feel yucky inside.

 

[anni]

You know, physiologically, when you breast feed, it makes alllll kinds of nerve endings go Lalalalalalalalala! Some women deal with it well- I did breast feed all 4 times, for varying lengths of time based on how well I could deal with what was REALLY uncomfortable for me. One of the babies, poor guy, only got 6 weeks. Not to put too fine a point on it, BUT, that area of the body is also just plain responsive when touched. It IS. As adults, we can sit on the sofa and say 'Lalalalalalala!!' ( and SONuvaB**ch, when did he get that tooth? ). This stupid androidal THING someone built might as well have batteries, be named ' Bob ' and come in a plain brown wrapper to the back door. It does NOT mimic breast-feeding, in point of fact, it mimics movements against some young girl's breast area and how 'IEW' is that?

The more I think about this, the more I want to meet the sicko who stuck it on the market.

 

[Shellbell]

I can't believe there are a whole group of people out there coming up with this and producing and marketing it, and worse - people buying it.

This is not age appropriate and the idea that a little girl is putting this doll against her chest and this doll mimics sucking her chest is just disgusting and so wrong.

Gross, totally gross. Some people are just sicko's.

 

[Innordinate]

Maybe it's a secret government plot to root out unfit parents? I hope. If I ever saw my daughter with this doll I would burn it.

Seen and known wayyy to many teenage girls who just think it would be neat to have kids and have 0 idea what it really means.....thinking it would somehow trap their b/f's to them or just to be cool. To me this seems like it would enhance that type of thinking and probably put into other girls heads that it wouldn't have normally thought that way to start with.

 

[Abstract]

I have to say I agree with everyone. I am having a really hard time imagining who would buy something like this for a child and who would develop it. What comes to mind for the second is rabid pro breastfeeding nazi midwife's. I have heard that there is a whole contingent of them out there with a political agenda. As for the first :confused::(. I think it actually would be good grounds to have social services come and take a closer look.

If I had the energy or the organisational ability I would write letters.

 

[Britt.f7]

I just told my husband about the doll. He asked "Why?". He said, "That's great, but we're still not buying it for any of our nieces or girls in our family." lol Another star for men. Glad both my son and husband think that is not cool. Now I'll have to bring it up with my older son and see where he stands. I'm pretty sure he will have the eww factor.

Seen and known wayyy to many teenage girls who just think it would be neat to have kids and have 0 idea what it really means

I always thought the best way to prevent this is to have real women go in the classroom and explain to these girls what really happens to you when you get pregnant and after you have the baby. The stark truth. Especially about the changes to your body. More then carrying a fake crying baby around, I think that would give more girls pause for thought. Nothing like less then perky breasts, stretch marks, and other physical issues to make you think twice. Especially in that young vanity phase. Nothing glamorous about it.

 

[Britt.f7]

So I ran it by my 16(soon to be 17). He looked at me like "what?!" and said he wasn't even going to dignify that with a response. When I said I would buy it and save it in case he had a daughter, he said he was just going to ignore me. :p

Guess my husband and boys have all Vetoed the idea! I've got some pretty smart men around me! Yea! :D

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Yes you do Britt. You are lucky. And blessed to have a family with common sense.

 

[Britt.f7]

I think so too Gizmo! :) It would have definitely disturbed me if they would have been like, so what's the big deal.

 

[Sandstone]

I'm used to being the odd one out, but I'm surprised to find myself in that position here.

Breast feeding is simple,natural and healthy. It has the great advantage that you can do it anywhere, without any special kit, and at night you don't need to wake up properly to feed your baby.

I'd rather see a child play breast feeding than bottle feeding, and I'd rather reinforce the concept of breast feeding than bottle feeding for my daughters and step-grandies. The only real problem I see with this is that it's another toy that reduces the role of imagination.

(I'm basing this on the posted image only; I haven't Googled the other pics

 

[Britt.f7]

I'd rather see a child play breast feeding than bottle feeding, and I'd rather reinforce the concept of breast feeding than bottle feeding for my daughters and step-grandies.

Nothing wrong with the way you feel. And, even though my opinion varies from yours, I don't think you are wrong in how you feel.

I breast fed both of my boys though I had to talk myself into it simply because of the abuse I had endured. I breast fed my eldest for nine months in which he went right to a sippy cup(his choice). I breast fed my youngest for 18 months because of his poor immune system and the doctor asked me too. I did, also, use a bottle with my breast milk.

That being said, I would still be uncomfortable with a young girl putting any doll up to her breast. I'm sure that is just a reflection of the abuse I experienced. I think I would want girls to learn that both breast feeding and bottle feeding is okay and that it is their choice. What if, when they become adults, they can't do breast feeding. Neither my mother nor my sister were capable of doing so. They were still supportive of me. Just something to consider.

I think I might feel differently about the doll if I hadn't been abused. I believe if I didn't think some men would sexualize it(not trying to be sexist here, I'm sure there are women too who do this), I would feel differently.

You made some valid points. Thank you.

 

[Sandstone]

What if, when they become adults, they can't do breast feeding.

You're right that the most important thing for the baby is that their mum is happy in her choices.
But I think those choices can be restricted because we're taught that breast are for sex, not for dinner.

For me, having children at all was partly about defeating the abuse in generations of my family. Looking back that seems absurdly ambitious, but maybe it was the confidence of youth.

I understand exactly what you mean when you say

I would still be uncomfortable with a young girl putting any doll up to her breast

It's my first reaction too, but I think that's because my mind isn't straight. Being abused from so early an age makes me see children as sexual beings, but that's one of the many warps in my thinking that I want to iron out.