Post By SDittle

I couldn’t believe this when I heard it so I started do some research. It is in fact true “bebe Gloton” a baby doll that is required to be breast fed. As of now this doll is being manufactured in Spain. I cannot think of too many parents that I know that would allow their young daughter to play with an infant doll that must be breast fed. What type of impression is this sending to our young girls? Is this something society should be showcasing?

Some may feel that this is no different from a regular baby doll that is required to be fed by a baby bottle. Regardless of the fact; if a child is playing with a baby they pretend to feed the baby. So by having the baby breastfed does it teach the young girl that breastfeeding is natural and normal that they might breastfeed their own children some day? Or should our young girls not be exposed to this type of act?  This could truly be viewed many different ways.

An article from tallahassee.momslikeme.com gives valid points no matter how you stand on this controversial issue.

A Spanish toymaker known as Berjuan has developed a breast-feeding doll that comes with a special halter top its young “mothers” wear as they pretend to breast-feed their “babies.” The halter top has daisies that cover the little girls’ nipples and come undone just as easily as the flaps of a nursing bra would.

The doll — called Bebe Gloton, which translates as “gluttonous baby” — makes sucking noises as it “feeds.”

Like many other dolls, Bebe Gloton can cry, signaling she wants more milk. Although many health care providers promote the benefits of breast-feeding, parents around the world have criticized Berjuan, saying the idea of breast-feeding is too grown-up for young children — and may even promote early pregnancy.

“That’s not cool,” Lori Reynolds, of El Paso, Texas, told KFOXTV.com. “No, I would never get that for my child.”
But other moms said they support the product.

“I think that it’s great that people want to have a doll that promotes breast-feeding,” said Rose Haluschak, also of El Paso. “Most dolls that are purchased come with a bottle. That is the norm in society, an artificial way to feed your baby.”

Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com, said although he supports the idea of breast-feeding he sees how his own daughter plays with dolls and wonders if Bebe Gloton might speed up maternal urges in the little girls who play it.

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