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.

Two dozen lifelike babies lie nestled in a nursery in Traci Knoppe's home in Missouri. Except the cribs and bassinets aren't holding real babies. They're dolls. Jaime Beebe began bringing her dolls to ...

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 ...

A pregnant carer who turned to her collection of realistic dolls known as reborns for comfort after losing six pregnancies in four years will be giving them their own nursery with the father’s ...

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 ...

With their authentic qualities, these babies look startlingly similar to real life infants. But the manufactured vinyl dolls that resemble humans with incredible realism - are far from alive - and are ...

A trade fair has put on display a selection of baby dolls, known as vinyl babies, that have been made with such precision it is incredibly hard to tell if they are real or not. The 'Reborn' festival ...

When former glamour model and mum Katie Price posted a picture of herself with twin babies, fans wondered what was going on. One snap was captioned: "Evening cuddles with my boy.” Another pic was ...

Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, have been popular for two decades and can cost up to $5,000 Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying ...