Is the Breast Feeding Doll an Appropriate Toy for Girls?

I find it ironic (or maybe just moronic) that the hosts are all for toys that teach children to fight, shoot guns and go to war but are against toys that teach children to love and nourish babies . Which one is natural again? Or is it, which one is more profitable? I'm an American ex-pat, and shows like this just make me cringe. Americans like this make the entire country look like idiots.

(And I love the previous comment about the woman's shirt! Talk about boobs 'luring men into bed' as she said! She definitely put her 3 things in the order of importance according to her.)

I think it's cute! Sure, little kids might not need sounds and gadgets but they like them. And if little boys get guns that make noises why shouldn't little girls have dolls that make sounds.

Why in the world would someone come up with this? For more years than can be remembered by most people, breastfeeding was a very private thing. I don't even understand the need for adult women to do it in public. Most of the older adults now were not breastfed in public, and I don't believe it affected them in any way. Can't dolls just be dolls? Where do we go from here....it's scary!

As a still- nursing -mother I would not buy this doll for my daughter. Why would I? It would be a waste of my money . If she wants to pretend to breastfeed a doll, then she can go ahead and do it with one of her own dolls. If she wants to give a doll a bottle, same thing. I'm not going to go out and buy a special doll just for that. And why does everybody always attack that the doll implies some sort of sexual thing. I don't think that's the first thing that everybody should think of. Second reason I would not buy this doll is that my girl is just that a lil girl, why would I want to push a grown up thing on her? She doesn't need to be doing these things unless it's of her own accord; part of growing up. I certainly don't need to buy something for her like this.

we need to get over ourselves and stop reacting like children when it comes to breastfeeding . that is the reason we (mammals) have breasts is to feed our young. this is the natural way to teach a young girl about feeding her future baby, (not with a bottle). michael jordan was breastfed for 3 years... it is not that unusual. that is not the point here, this is a baby doll being put to breast as it should be. those who are breastfed are healthier, smarter and less likely to be obese in adulthood than if formula fed.(which as we all know is a worsening probelm in the united states) it is healthier for the postpartum mother and as such we should be encouraging our daughters to be thinking this is how they are going to feed their newborn from the start. grow up everyone, this is the mature way of feeding any newborn, stop with all the sexual inuendoes.

Babies were meant to be fed from their mothers' breasts. This should be the norm. Children roleplay. so wouldn't it make sense for little girls to role play feeding their dolls from their chest?? yes! I find it exceptionally strange to feed a baby from a bottle with a fake nipple when a baby could have the real thing. However society accepts this as the norm because they have been led to believe from childhood that this is the norm since their dolls come with bottles. And as for breastfeeding being seen as sexual, that is because the western culture has made it sexual. The breasts (of every mammal) were made for feeding babies , not for fondling (though fondling is nice too.) In some cultures, they walk around topless because breatss are not seen as sexual but as serving the practical purpose of food for the infant

This video is disgusting, presenting mainstream Americans as complete morons. The lady can hardly keep her own breasts in her dress which is open almost down to her bellybutton. She's hanging it out with no reason at all - at least I did not see an infant needing food around, she's showing more breast than many a lady in Amsterdam red light district.

Children will mimic the acts of grown ups (including hanging the boops out for entertainment ) and children all over the world breastfeed their dolls, stuffed animals , whatever is handy. I even seen boys nursing their GI Joe. They don't actually need special dolls and devices to do so, however, an doll-like object will do.

I don't like the sound the babydoll makes indicating it's drinking. As a Lactation Consultant when I hear those noises when a baby is at breast I'll try and get mom and baby use better techniques, because baby is probably hurting mom quite a bit. And of course every child with a breastfed sibling knows very well that the baby is supposed to be held underneath the cloth, not on top.

I really dislike the way the host and the guests make fun of the entire breastfeeding topic. What's wrong to have a 3-yo coming asking to be breastfed? How does it offend him? You can ask to drink cow's milk even if you are an adult, why can't a 3-yo kid asking to drink his mommy's milk?

I would think it is a wonderful gift/toy to give to an elder daughter, when there is a newborn at home. When mommy is busy breastfeeding the baby, the older sister can be occupied by breastfeeding her toy. This is a good opportunity to educate breastfeeding from young.

In fact, I have been asking this question for long - when would they introduce toys or gadgets that encourage breastfeeding since young!

This program really sucks, coz it degrade the entire breastfeeding effort WORLDWIDE. I hate the host and the guests. Sorry to say that.