New Toy Lets Girls Pretend To Breastfeed

Posted on August 15, 2009 in Consumer Goods, Opinion, Parenting, Women's Health

There are popular toys that allow little girls to pretend to vacuum, bake, and even change dirty diapers. But would you buy a toy that let’s girls simulate breastfeeding?

A Spanish toy company created Bebe Gloton, meaning greedy baby, which lets girls feed their doll with a halter top that has two flowers in place of lactating breasts. The doll then sucks on the pseudo-breast blossoms while makes suckling sounds.

A video demonstration of Bebe Gloton made it on the NBC’s Today show, where Kathy Lee Griffin later responded by saying, “It’s got a little creep factor.” According to the toy’s creators, Baby Gloton is meant to promote the healthy benefits of breastfeeding.

Although Baby Gloton has yet to hit international markets, the toy is already creating a stir. The video demonstration can be seen on YouTube and the comments have opinion that support and oppose the suckling baby doll. Some viewers feel the toy is stirring up controversy because the way society places taboos on breastfeeding while other say breastfeeding is something young girls should be emulating or even be exposed too.

Whether or not you think Baby Gloton is no more harmful than Betsy Wetsy, it comes down what parents want their child to be exposed to. There can be arguments against violent video games or plastic foodstuff that promote fast food chains. Breastfeeding is a part of motherhood, which American society celebrates, but at the same time breastfeeding does deal with a body part that is sexualized, which American society tends to do tenfold.