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Archive Home > 2012 > November > 09 > Breastfeeding baby doll: creepy or groundbreaking?

Breastfeeding baby doll: creepy or groundbreaking?

• It’s a controversial toy, but experts in child development and breastfeeding advocates are fans

By Leanne Italie / The Bulletin
November 9, 2012

NEW YORK — We’ve got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. We’ve got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We’ve got dolls with swagger. And we’ve got plenty that come with itty bitty baby bottles.

But it’s a breastfeeding doll whose suckling sounds are prompted by sensors sewn into a halter top at....

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