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Meet MamAmor, the Doll That Gives Birth
Filed under: Toys, Gear Guides: Pregnancy
Would you get your kid a doll that gives birth? Credit: mamamordolls.com
And now, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you MamAmor, the Doll That Gives Birth. (Warning: the website plays music that will make you think you're at the Lilith Fair.)
After giving birth -- complete with placenta -- she also breastfeeds. The "babies" have a snap for a mouth, which attaches to the mama doll's chest.
MamAmor dolls are made by Adriana Guerra, who, according to her website, is a doula and "the mother of three wonderful children -- born at home, breastfed and carried almost all the time -- and the wife of a loving and supportive husband." On her etsy page, Guerra says, "Creating my MamAmor dolls has been one of the most meaningful and creative ways to express my passion for birth, breastfeeding and attachment."
A sewing machine episiotomy couldn't be easier. Credit: mamamordolls.com
MamAmor dolls cost $130, or $145 for a custom job. Also available are accessories including slings, diaper bags and glasses. According to the MamAmor page on BigCartel.com, the dolls are sold out as of this writing, but a new batch is due on December 12th.
Naval gazing. Sew cute. Credit: mamamordolls.com
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
12-09-2010 @ 12:53PM
Kristal said...love love love these dolls! Great for families, and for childbirth education.. I love that they have all the 'right parts' and how precious!! Awesome!!
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12-09-2010 @ 10:13PM
Brittany said...Really, are you kidding me, what is the point why would you want to show a CHILD how a woman gives birth, they can learn that when they're old enough. Dear God the more we teach them on this the more they feel they can handle having a baby at a young age, hell we already have dumb dolls that you have to change, feed, give it fake medicine, come on people let our kids be just that kids. They don't need to learn this stuff, what happen to babies come from storks, I didn't learn about sex and babies until my freshman year of high school, and we should keep it that way!!
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12-10-2010 @ 7:52AM
Alicia said...You are ridiculously naive and statistical evidence shows you're dead wrong.
12-10-2010 @ 8:44PM
Jessica said...I would never ever give my kids this doll... they are too young, seriously this thing creeped me out. Why do I want to see a baby doll come out of a mama doll's snatch??? I don't even like this thing why on Earth would I give it to my kids. Besides I bottle fed and had pain killers so it's effectiveness doesn't matter much... and my bottle fed baby was healthier than my breast fed first born who had colic, spit up 24/7, and barely slept.
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3-19-2011 @ 5:42PM
kelly said...well this is interesting. There is so much talk about how kids are growing up to fast these days. Gee I wonder why. To each his own, but I wouldn't let my child play with this doll. Perhaps we could start making toys that are more pertinent to what our children are experiencing now like a toy that teaches sharing or excepting different cultures or about safety, ya know things that kids need to know NOW not (hopefully) twenty years from now.
4-24-2011 @ 8:46PM
Jenn A-G said...Why would you use the word "snatch?" Are you also one of those people who tell children about "the baby in your tummy" rather than refer to your uterus with any sort of comfort? Do you teach two-year olds about their snatches, too?
I doubt you would do that.
I ask you to challenge yourself to inform children about their bodies, and to not apply your negative experience with your breastfed child to oppose the entire body of information that supports the wisdom of breastfeeding.
12-10-2010 @ 11:03PM
about2giveup said...Neat Idea and as always parents should be allowed to choose if their child sees and plays with this doll. Personally I would like to see a toy that effectively promotes fiscal responsibility, integrity and honesty. you figure out how to make that toy as we should do two things.
1. give the toy to every person under 18
2. give the toy to every person over 18...
well you get the idea...
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12-12-2010 @ 7:46AM
Alicia said...Oh god, I didn't even read the breastfeeding part. Seriously, that's a bit creepy. I realize that it's a major choice, but it's not one everyone has to make, so why do they continue to push the issue whether than trust women to inform themselves and make their own choice?
Further more, glad to know the creator is the perfect mother who can do no wrong and is willing to help other mothers and mothers-to-be make her choices. ¬¬
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