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Psychology Behind Reborn Baby Craze
The craze for Reborns has increased in the last few years. The psychology behind these realistic dolls is quite complex. Many women are said to collect the lifelike dolls after suffering the loss of a baby or repeated miscarriages. Although the dolls are not cheap, ranging from as low as $250 to as high as $15,000, many have found them to be less expensive than a formal adoption process.
The love for dolls has been around for countless years; however, Reborn dolls only date back to the early 90s. They are hand-painted, with individually rooted strands of hair and are weighted and stuffed to give owners, referred to as Reborners, the sense of a real live baby. The remarkable degree of realism is achieved after hours of love and labor are combined to create the popular dolls.
Many collectors simply enjoy playing the role of a mother to the dolls. One Reborner said when
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