A MOTHER has revealed that she has splashed £350 on a reborn baby so that she doesn’t get empty nest syndrome. The influencer ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Hyperrealistic baby dolls can cost upwards of 15,000 euros. Babyclon, a doll producer, uses medical-grade silicone, alpaca hair, and nail resin, which contribute to ...

Maria Trigg explains the process of sculpting the silicone babies to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview A woman is going viral on TikTok after sharing the lifelike dolls she makes herself ...

And the elaborate spending hasn't stopped there, with Marcela splashing out £350 on a lifelike reborn baby doll after her 23-year-old son grew up. The influencer, who has one million followers ...

Reborn dolls are hyper-realistic dummies, treated like real children, given a birthing ceremony and even a heartbeat. Yet they serve a deeper purpose, being used as therapeutic aids to help women ...

Vinyl (far left and right) and silicone (centre) dolls by reborn artists Ruth Annette and Ella McKenzie respectively - Jack Kenyon ...

To really understand the lure of these dolls, you need to hold one. I met Christine, 68, and her husband Steve at The Doll Show in March. With them was Harley – a dark-haired sleeping reborn ...