| Reborn Babies look very much like real babies, much | | | | Reborn babies are mostly bought by collectors or to |
| like the wax statues in Madame Tussaud. In fact, that | | | | present it as a gift item to somebody or for the |
| is the biggest difference between 'reborn babies' and | | | | children to play with. Since genuine reborn babies are |
| other dolls. Dolls have an inherent air of artificiality | | | | made by adhering to the stringent of quality and safety |
| around it, as most of them are made of plastic, and | | | | standards laid down by the government, it is kid-safe. |
| show virtually no life-like characteristics. Reborn babies | | | | You could find reborn babies in the online reborn baby |
| differ on all these counts. They are basically as real as | | | | stores all over the Internet. The different fake baby |
| a doll can get to real baby. | | | | models are showcased in such websites, much like |
| Made using special techniques and materials, some of | | | | any other online shopping portal, with detailed |
| the reborn baby toys have the ability to breathe - you | | | | specification on each model. Buyers can browse |
| could see its chest going up and down rhythmically - | | | | through the different products - there are thousands of |
| have fake heart beat - again following a real life like | | | | reborn baby models available in the web - and choose |
| rhythm - and could move its hands/legs like real babies. | | | | the ones they prefer. However, as most websites |
| Interestingly, a reborn baby also weighs and feels like a | | | | maintain, it is the buyers responsibility to read and |
| real baby. The legs, arms, and head are proportionately | | | | understand the features of different life like baby |
| weighted to give the doll a comparable baby weight. Its | | | | models before they 'adopt' one. As mentioned already, |
| hair feels real, comes with manicured finger nails, and | | | | not all come with the same features. |
| open nostrils. The most crucial part that gives 'life' to | | | | Interesting it may sound that Reborn Baby Stores also |
| the doll is its glass eyes, which looks very much real. | | | | offer reborn baby products such as the baby dresses, |
| Accessories that come with reborn babies include | | | | small toys, jewelry, ribbon etc, much like a real baby |
| baby costumes, and make up kits. | | | | accessory store. However, not all stores might have a |
| The above mentioned are the standard features of all | | | | full fledged section for baby accessories. The buyers |
| lifelike babies or reborn babies, even though it may | | | | need to search the web and find out the right website. |
| differ a bit in different models, and the doll makers. | | | | |