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 ...

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.

Several years ago, Lisa Robertson created a Facebook support group to discuss the ups and downs of parenthood. It’s a sanctuary where people from all over the world make pregnancy announcements, trade ...

Kiersten is a mother not to human children but to dolls—specifically “reborn” dolls, a specialized class of hyperrealistic faux babies that inspire spooked curiosity in casual observers and fanatical ...

When a brand new 'reborn' baby - the hyper-realistic dolls that look and feel like a real newborn, is delivered to their 'parent', a ceremonious 'box opening' usually takes place. The dolls, often ...

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 ...

A woman said she wants to go to court over the custody of a “reborn” baby doll, according to attorney Suzana Ferreira, who shared the case on social media. Ferreira said she was contacted by a woman ...

Many find these dolls disturbing, some find them fascinating, and others (like myself) spend their hard-earned money on one of their own. Scrolling through TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen videos ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Stephanie Ortiz of Fresno and her wife Jackie create reborn dolls. They spend hours every day mixing colors, glazing, and coming up with different personalities for what will ...

When I clicked through a New York Times slide show of Rebecca Martinez’s arresting photographs of the “Reborn” subculture—a group of mostly women who collect or create and “care for” incredibly ...