Baby Glutton: The chance for all kids to become breatfeeding Mamas

From Spanish company Berjuan comes Baby Glutton, a doll that allows young girls to simulate breast feeding.

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I know little girls love baby dolls. It seems as if from birth little girls are pre-wired with a distinct, loving, maternal instinct. My own daughter, Isa, had quite a collection of dolls when she was younger. She had blonde hair blue eyed babies, black babies, and morena babies. Some talked, some pooped and a few cried and even belched, but come on, do little girls really need the full maternal experience? Do they need baby dolls that breast feed?

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We've seen dolls that cry, dolls that drink and eat, even dolls that soil themselves.

But now one Spanish toy company has come up with a controversial way of making their products even more authentic - a breastfeeding doll.

But Berjuan has been slammed by parents who complain the bizarre toy promotes the sexualisation of young girls.

Bebe Gloton, meaning greedy baby, looks like any regular toy, but comes with a bra-like halter top featuring symbolic flowers for the child to wear.

To play with the doll, it is latched on to the petals, where it emits a suckling sound, before it has to be burped to stop it from crying.

The bizarre electronic creation, which was designed by Berjuan to promote breast-feeding, has sparked outrage among some parents who have branded the toy 'inapropriate'.

Posting a comment after watching a demonstration video online, one user wrote: 'This toy would never work in the U.S. because the public would sexualize the act of breastfeeding, thereby deeming it inappropriate for little girl to engage in.'

Another wrote: ' Honestly, I think this is awful. Now let me just be clear, I think breastfeeding is wonderful and wholeheartedly encourage it, however, it is completely inappropriate to allow a young girl to mimic it.

'Yes, breastfeeding is completely natural, but it is something that only adults do, not children. It would actually disgust me if I were to see a child using this “toy”.'

Many parents however were happy to buy Bebe Gloton for their own child as a means of encouraging the natural process of breast-feeding.

One poster wrote: 'I think is great because there are so many teenage mothers like myself that won't breastfeed because of the way society has put it in their heads not too.

'it is the best thing for them and it promotes that its the best way to keep your baby healthy, and its free, we can use that in this economy today.'

Another fan of Bebe Gloton wrote enthusiastically: 'This isn’t gross. What’s gross is a doll that poops.'

The life-like doll measures 19.6 inches long, the average length of a real new-born, and is available in either gender, retailing at around 44 euros.

It is available to buy in Spain but has yet to hit international

I'll admit, to me, there was nothing more natural or beautiful than seeing my wife breastfeed each of our three children, but I sure the hell wouldn't want to see my 4-7 year old daughter strapping on a nipple symbolizing flower vest to breastfeed her hungry babydoll in the middle of Juanito's Tacos Palace; that's just creepy, it's wrong. What's next strap on pregnancy bellies and the chance for all little girls to deliver their own baby doll? Maybe the toy makers could create an optional cesearean or natural birth baby for our babies to pop out while their at it.

I don't know, maybe I'm just too old to appreciate the ingenuity of blending a very natural non-sexual act, such as breastfeeding, with innocent make believe child play, but I'm going to have to stand firm on this one and thank God my daughter is no longer into baby dolls.

Baby Glutton:“Because you shouldn't have to wait until you have breasts before you start breastfeeding your baby.”