Reborn baby dolls: Creepy, odd or just plain weird? OK, plenty of people think they're cute. Check out this TODAY story on the trend of amazingly lifelike baby dolls that some women are fond of ...

When Lexi Friberg saw her baby for the first time, it was love at first sight. “The eyes, glowing and without a pupil, really captured that vacant, infected feel for me. But the happy, smiling face ...

Sylvia Heszterterenyiova is a mum to two grown-up daughters and has an ever-expanding collection of 250 ultra-realistic baby ...

(NewsNation) — A new industry dedicated to creating realistic dolls known as “reborns” is gaining popularity across the U.S. Reborn babies are silicone dolls made to look lifelike and are typically ...

Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying adult play, experts say "Culture is incredibly uncomfortable with grief and sadness and pain," Dr.

Stephanie Ortiz is a Reborn artist and collector in California. Here she is (at left) with a doll she made for her collection, Jayson. Jayson (at right) has a "twin," Jenna. Courtesy of Stephanie ...

Mary Lee Beatson, 42, from South Carolina, parents and takes care of the lifelike creations, that aim to mimic the look and ...

An American woman living in Lancashire is making lifelike ‘reborn’ baby dolls that not only smell like real babies, but have real human hair. Karen Elliott, 46, originally from Tennessee but who now ...

An aspiring mum who owns 15 reborn dolls to “practise” parenting worries Kira Cousins’ fake baby scandal reinforces the idea ...