A mother turned to roleplaying with her collection of hyper-realistic dolls “to help cope” with the death of her first baby. She continues to do so with her husband and two rainbow babies, despite her ...

A woman who describes herself as a "mum to 250 babies" has a vast and rapidly growing collection of reborn dolls. Sylvia Heszterterenyiova, 51, from Sydney, Australia, says she has a 'special bond' ...

Now in its second year — but already one of the largest conventions of its kind in the world — the R.O.S.E. International Doll Show will shine a light on the lifelike world of reborn baby dolls. The ...

A NEW York woman has admitted to breastfeeding her reborn dolls — despite stares when she brings them out in public. Though she felt embarrassed at first, she now does it proudly and doesn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — A new industry dedicated to creating realistic dolls known as “reborns” is gaining popularity across the U.S.

It’s a sanctuary where people from all over the world make pregnancy announcements, trade advice on infant feeding and share ultrasound photos. Some meet for in-person playdates and mail each other ...

Daniella’s face is flushed pink with sleep. Her mouth is a perfect Cupid’s bow and she lies in a crib on a rose-embroidered blanket. Her arms are splayed and her tiny fingers are furled as babies’ are ...

Jo Marsh, 32, from Gateshead, believes that without her dolls she would be dead by now A WOMAN has revealed how using specially designed reborn dolls has helped to speed up her recovery from severe ...

Lainey Picton spends her spare time making "reborns", realistic life-sized dolls the same size and weight as human babies. But some of her creations have started to take on an alternative look thanks ...

In the Reborning subculture, collectors “adopt” hyper-realistic artificial babies–impeccably crafted from vinyl, glass, doe suede, and up to eighty layers of paint. The “parents” care for their dolls ...

Although the love affair between women and dolls is nothing new (think: your eccentric great aunt’s porcelain doll collection), the Instagram world of reborns is a recent phenomenon. Instagram has ...