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Perhaps it's that Bebe Gloton comes with a tank top with colorful daisies in the place of nipples that kids can wear so the doll can suckle (ugh), or the weird noises it makes while doing so.
Reaction to the doll is mixed because, although some mothers find it understandably creepy, others say it is a wonderful toy that promotes breast-feeding. The idea is that girls are going to imitate their mothers anyway, so may as well give them a hot pink halter top and a baby to feed. (Kinda disturbing video is after the jump.)
Our take? Any toy that requires batteries or makes loud noises, especially the sound of babies crying, is totally annoying, educational or not. And nipple daisies? Horrifying at any age.
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Sunday 30 August
By K.
It failed to put in the fake spitup and throw in the burpcloth!! The burp at the end was kind of fake. Other than that, it looks like a decent toy. Would you rather the little girl lift her shirt up and expose a bare chest?! I have a 12-month-old, and my best friend's three-year-old would copy me every time I fed my baby. Kids copy what they see. Why should breastfeeding be any different? I like the toy.
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Friday 04 September
By chuchi
if little boys use this doll will they become gay?
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Thursday 10 September
By anon
im getting this for my son!
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Thursday 10 September
By sasha
thats crazy!!!haha.
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Thursday 10 September
By twinz
what's next a pretend boyfriend? a pretend condom? a pretend sex toy? girls need to experience social play and creativity with arts and crafts not with their bodies and not with breastfeeding. why can't they experience breastfeeding at the appropriate and real time. the time will come. I believe that this toy will encourage more preteen pregnancies.
this is sick.
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Tuesday 10 November
By beatrix
wha wha WHA?
how on earth is breastfeeding like having sex? It can't possibly be anything like sex because if it were that would mean any mammal that ever nursed her's or someone else's young is a sexual predator.
my god twinz, I don't know you and you already creep me out.
children mimic what they see their parents do. that means they may sweep the floor and play house with their dolls, or they may do yard work with pretend lawnmowers, or play with cars etc etc. most of the world breastfeeds their babies so the kids grow up with that. Its only natural that some would mirror their parents and breastfeed.
Since the toy is based on mimicking behavior I don't see where you'd get the idea for sex toys and condoms for little kids. tons of parents won't even explain where babies come from let alone give them a basis for playing house in that fashion.
Wednesday 16 September
By Jamiee
i want one.
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Tuesday 22 September
By gio
not offensive, just weird. let kids use their imagination and imitate their mothers nursing with a regular doll.
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Thursday 24 September
By Eric Roberts
It's a form of feeding, and a good one ~ No reason to think of it as a sexual part of the body, when it's a matter of feeding.
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Sunday 27 September
By hschoolingmomof2
In my opinion, I think this is a wonderful teaching tool. It seems more weird because of the society that we live in. Studies indicate that breast feeding your baby for one year of more, decreases your chances of developing breast cancer. Why wouldn't we want to encourage our daughters to do something that helps you bond with your baby, provide healthy, perfect nourishment for your baby, helps YOU , the mommy, prevent a horrific disease and helps save you money, because you won't need formula.
I wish those of us in America didn't feel as uncomfortable with breast feeding as we do. It is so good for everyone and I considered breast feeding my son a wonderful gift. My daughter wouldn't breast feed, so I pumped. Our bodies are designed to do a wonderful task and I am thankful that I got the opportunity to nourish my babies. Breast feeding should be expected and encouraged by all. God designed us that way and we should honor and embrace it.
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Sunday 27 September
By Sateen
That is child abuse. Plain ignorance
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Sunday 27 September
By Dale
I think this doll is just another real life experience for children.
Can I purchase one?
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Sunday 27 September
By MC
I dont see why people are so up in arms about this doll. Get over yourselves... What are you afraid will happen to little girls who play with this doll? Theyy learn about breastfeeding..and that it has to do with actua breasts! There are baby dolls out there that pee and spit up. So why is letting a little girl play at breastfeeding - a natural healthy thing -send people up in arms. My 11 mos old has a winnie the poo pottie that makes a fake flushing sound. WE also sell little girls lots of other toys so they can pretend to be like mommy; how is this different than putting on mommy's high heels, or makeup and jewellery? How many of us, when we were girls put the pillow under our shirts to pretend we were pregnant, or play house.. This isnt so different...
THere are lots of toys for kids that mimic or make entertainment out of everyday functions. The critics of this toy should focus their outrage on the violence in video games out there for kids, not a doll that teaches girls about breastfeeding and nurturing.
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Thursday 15 October
By Cc
Yes, because god forbid girls learn what their breasts are ACTUALLY for, let's let them keep thinking they are designed to get a partner worked up (eye roll). Ignorance is not bliss when you have to witness it. Dear lord.
How is this ANY different than bottle sets that we buy our girls to feed their dollies? How is it offensive? It's not sexual - breastfeeding is NOT SEXUAL, and if you think it is, then YOU are the one with a problem. Breasts are, by design, for feeding babies, and simulating it is no more sexual than sumulating bottle feeding. Ridiculous that anyone would be up-in-arms over this. My daughter has always "breast fed" her babies, because that is how I fed her and her brother. Does she play with bottles, too? Sure, we supplemented with bottles. Neither is wrong, neither is shameful, neither is something to get worked up about.
To the person who "won't let her daughter mimic her" breastfeeding, I feel sorry for your daughter. You are going to make her feel ashamed of something that is not shameful, and give her the idea that there is something wrong with breastfeeding. And there's just not. Take a class, get informed, get over your weird, unnatural, sexualized stigma about nursing. Just don't breed another generation of women who are screwed up in the head about breastfeeding. PLEASE.
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Tuesday 29 September
By courtney
So it's ok to get up in arms about children taking a sex-ed class but this is acceptable? A girl that age is way too young to learn about something that should come at a much later date in life. Like it or not, anything having to do with a woman's breasts is sexualized thanks to society. And since that's too young of an age to learn about sex, kids that age will find it ok to have babies to breastfeed when way too young. Also sends the message that all women are made to bear children when not all women are even able to get pregnant let alone want a child. Unbelievable!
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Wednesday 30 September
By Becca
I think everyone has made some pretty valid points for both sides of the argument; however, I have to say that there is overwhelming amounts of research out there that more direct you are with teaching children about life, the lower the rate of teen pregnancies, drug abuse, etc etc. of course, most researchers and parents can take that info with a grain of salt, but if your child asks about sex, or breast feeding, or peeing or pooping, or anything really, you should answer their questions (depending on age, the answer will be different) and this helps prevent the very things most of you are claiming this toy will encourage. Obviously, it all boils down to a personal choice, but I do remember putting the pillow or balloon under my shirt to pretend I was pregnant with my friends; and playing house with dolls and my pretend vacuum, while my brother ran around shooting things at me with his nerf gun. I think this is paralleled with the idea of a baby that cries, pees, spits up... there are even dolls out there that get sick and get fevers and have runny noses. With our new sociological advances, things are getting more realistic, we can't keep our kids locked in the dark forever.
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Friday 16 October
By chuchi
bad news BEBE GLOTON the breastfeeding doll is almost sold out there are a few left on eBay and Amazon but the manufacturer said that sells went through the roof this month and he won't have more available until February.
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Sunday 25 October
By chuchi
Bebe Gloton ( the doll that imitates breastfeeding) is on sale on eBay and Amazon
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Tuesday 17 November
By chuchi
BEBE GLOTON ( the breastfeeding doll) is adorable and yes your daughter will be very happy to have one and you will love it. Right now is only available on eBay and there are only a few left. It was also on sale on Amazon but the distributor in the USA only started selling on Amazon a couple of months ago and to be able to sell toys on Amazon for the Christmas season you have to have about 25 sales and he only had like 18 , so it is not available there until after Christmas but on ebay it is not problem or you can just email him at garamchai1@aol.com and pay by check, money order or pay pal. If you buy directly from him you can get it for $105 including shipping in the USA
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Wednesday 20 July
By Kris
Honestly, I think it is disturbing to have these kind of dolls made. What happened to making just ordinary dolls with lots of accessories? Yes, breastfeeding is a part of life, but it's part of a womans life not part of a child's. We are naturally caring as women, so when a child wraps her doll in a blanket or gives them a bottle it's our human nature. However, for a young child to strap on a halter, or whatever it is so that she can breastfeed is disturbing. There is a time and place to teach a young child about those kind of things, but not when she's a child. They are supposed to be enjoying life, not worrying that their doll needs to be breastfed. There's a reason why women don't mature till puberty. Our society complains and attacks all these girls who are getting pregnant at such a young age, but can you blame them. You produce these kinds of dolls, so they think it's fun, but then we attack them when they get pregnant at 14, 15, 16. Making these kinds of dolls for girls is just going to mess our society even more then it is now. I would NEVER buy one for my daughter or anyone else's child...period!
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