Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Reborn Dolls
Have a question related to reborn dolls or creating your own reborn? Trying to get started in the fun and rewarding hobby of reborn dolls can be confusing and downright difficult at times. With limited stores and shops selling reborns, many newcomers are left with more questions than answers, which is why we created this page. Here we’ll have an ongoing FAQ where we’ll be answering some of the most common questions regarding reborn dolls. Of course, there’s a good chance we won’t have an answer to EVERYONE’S question, but we promise we’ll do our best to answer any that you have. If there’s a question that’s burning a hole in your mind, shoot us an email through our contact form and we’ll try to post it here.
How Much Do Reborn Dolls Cost?
There’s no denying the fact that reborn dolls vary greatly in price. Because they’re made by both skilled doll artists and big-name doll companies, they’re sold at a wide range of prices. You can find some low-quality reborn dolls available for a price tag of roughly $60 bucks, while the ones made by the biggest names in the reborn doll industry are sold for over $10,000. Thankfully, though, you can find realistic, high-quality reborn dolls for sale with a price tag of $150-$300.
Who Invented Reborn Dolls?
The history of reborn dolls is shrouded in speculation, as no one knows who the first person to ever create a reborn doll is. However, we do know that the hobby of making lifelike dolls exploded during the late 80s to early 90s, and as a result, the term “reborn doll” was created. Dolls that were made to look as realistic as possible were then called reborns, and so the craze began.
Is It Hard To Reborn a Doll?
If reborning was easy, I think more people would be doing it. The fact is, though, that a high-quality, lifelike reborn doll takes 30-40 hours to complete. You have to find a doll, remove all the features, carefully add multiple layers of paint to it, weigh it down, etc. In addition to the excessive time it takes to reborn a doll, the supplies are also going to cost extra money. If you’re interested in reborning a doll, you should start with a kit that includes everything you need. These aren’t going to give you as much freedom as starting from scratch, but it’s easier and less expensive for beginners to use.
Can I Style My Reborn’s Hair?
It really depends on the type of hair used and how much the artist rooted on their head. Typically, mohair has some realistic properties that allow the individual to move and style it around a bit. You can even use gel, pomade and other hair care products on your reborn as long as you wash it out afterward.
How Do I Get a Pacifier To Stay In My Reborn’s Mouth?
So, you’ve seen pictures and videos of reborns with pacifiers in their mouth but can’t get one to stay in your reborn’s mouth? The trick is to place a magnet behind the doll’s mouth when you’re making it. You can then place another magnet strip behind the pacifier; therefore, allowing you to add and remove the pacifier as you please. Unfortunately, however, reborn dolls sold without this magnetic strip won’t have this option.
Do Reborn Dolls Move?
Most traditional reborn dolls don’t have any mechanical or moving parts. However, there are some which have unique features built-in that allow them to make noises, move and even cry. As you can expect, these dolls typically cost a bit more than traditional dolls without any extra moving parts.
Can Children Play With Reborn Dolls?
Absolutely they can, but remember that reborns are more of a collectible and less of a toy. If they’re mishandled or treated without care, they can become easily damaged. To make matters worse, it’s oftentimes difficult to fix such damages, as you may not be able to find a perfect match for the paint, limbs, eyes, etc. Teach your child what’s acceptable and what’s not with reborns to ensure they don’t damage it in any way.
Where can I purchase a African American infant 0-3 months real-life full-bodied silicon realistic reborn that acts human like all the features with open and close eyes drinks and wets?
Can you use human lipgloss?
I have a reborn with three quarter arms how do I buy him and outfit that doesn’t show cloth and he is an Ashton drake
My questions are: I’m getting a 22” reborn baby doll but I don’t know what size diapers they wear, so what size diapers do 22” reborn baby dolls wear? And he has a open mouth but he has a magnet pacifier why does that mean?
I have partial silicone reborn she has a cloth body but her legs and arms and head are silicone is it safe if once in a while like once a week if I give her a bath by laying her on a towel and taking a wash cloth with warm water rung out with Johnson’s baby soap then on it wiping her silicone with it as long as I don’t get her cloth wet she I should be good right ?
Does the silicone babies really make noise or no?
Are there any reborn dolls that have eyes that can be opened and closed? I am unable to find that feature while searching on Amazon…
Hi I recently purchased a reborn baby boy on eBay the seller had cut his hair some part is bald and some part is short how can I give him more hair without taken my baby head off. I really thought she should have left it alone. I just need to cover the bald spot.
Everyone here asking for dolls than can pee and poop: Reborn dolls don’t do that. Infant simulators do that, but they don’t look that life like. Best interactive doll, even though she does not pee or drink, is the Luvabella. She does a lot of things for a robot doll.
my question is I have a reborn with a closed mouth and was wondering can I cut her mouth open and give her a pacifier and milk without getting her damaged even though she has a vinyl body
No you can’t
Do that you will have to buy a new baby doll that has a open mouth and magnet
I am going to get a full body silicone baby for my birthday.😊 i have some questions : (1) can you give them a bath ? (2) what kind of diapers should you put on them? (3) what size sock would a 23″ and 3.3 pound baby doll wear ? Will you let me know please anr thank you .😊 i am nervous this is my first silicone baby doll.😊
Hi Ashley ive was nervous to get a reborn also and being that its full body silicone yes you can bath it but not too much more like 2 to 3 times a month maybe less the biggest diapers they can wear is a 3 and sock try newborn I’m sure they’ll stay
1.yes
2.1 or possibly a 2
3.and a small
Do you have to feed your baby like what if you are at school and you i don’t feed it? And if you are on a long trip and you don’t change the diaper what will happen? And When you take it out of the box do you have to change its clothes and diaper immediately? I have A crib but it is wood and has legs supporting it form the ground will that be okay? And I told My Parents I wanted one but they said it was to life-like and Realistic my dad said maybe for Christmas but if they get me one how will I make sure they get a real one and the right one not a ripoff Low quality one.
I have a 8 and a 13 year old daughter that wants a reborn is it appropriate for my children to have one even though the dolls have private parts?
Most reborn dolls have a cloth body, no private parts on that one. Look for that.
I’m trying to find a doll within a certain price range that is full silicone body. I see several on eBay that are from China. My concern with eBay and Amazon is how can you tell you are getting a doll that is made with ‘safe’ products. I see a lot in stories floating around about lead content. Any tips or advice?
Where can i find a baby that drinks milk and with its eyes open
I have recently decided to join the reborn community. My question is: should I buy a reborn first, and then make my own or should I just go straight in and try to make one myself without ever owning one?
Do they dodo and pepe and can i feed it and do it drink?
Yes all of the above
No it doesn’t. The only dolls that wet a diaper are the ones with a drink and wet system. And all that is is a plastic fish tank tube going fro the back of the mouth through the body and ends where the pee comes out. That’s all. They don’t poop…what you see on youtube is people using fake poo and putting it into the diaper before they start filming. I like to call it the pretent poo lol.
I think only some dolls do.😜
I purchased one first, as I am a visual learner. I checked out details of it, and watched U tube videos and tutorials from Bountiful Baby which helped. Hope this was informative.
Good luck!
Lynn Walker fb & jimw06190 on Ebay
you don’t have to own a reborn to start making them but l would join a reborn class or buy a tutorial
Where can I purchase a reliable breathing mechanism from a trustworthy seller?
I would try putting a magnet in the nipple of the bottle and try that… same with the pacifier except with the pacifier just put a magnet on there and the stuff that holds it in place.
I use E6000 glue from Walmart for the magnet inside the doll’s head, and a hot glue gun for the pacifier with magnet.
Lynn 🙂
Can I put my silicone baby in water or no?
Yes u can.
Yes you can
Does the pacifier have to be magnetic?
Only if it is full silicone. Some have cloth bodies, they can’t go into the water. Make sure you dry the doll good and then give her some baby powder with a very soft make up brush, all over.
I have a full silicone reborn baby. My question is she came with a magnetic pacifier, how do I feed her a bottle?
What you can do is go to the store and buy mangents and put it in the nippel
You can use some clear glue to close the end of the bottle and ways it can spill be very careful doing so hope you enjoy time with your reborn;)!
My 5 year old daughter received a reborn doll for Christmas. She is in love with babies!!! She wants to pretend play with more realistic items like wet wipes during diaper changes and lotions after a bath to make her smell good, etc. what chemicals can be used on the silicone without damaging the doll?
Yes u can! You can if u want to when changing the diaper put baby powder it’s tush
you should never use any Chemicals on a reborn doll as they can damaged the painted skin tones.Only a soft damp cloth should be used
can full body silicone reborns dolls poop and drink real formula for newborns?
Is it hard looking after a reborn? I’m getting my first one soon and I’m scared it will be hard work because I go to school all week for 6 hours.
Ok! Lily let’s be realistic here…. although reborns look real keep in mind they are dolls so it’s not like having a reborn doll will interfere with your everyday living.. if your in school or have a full time job your reborn will be fine til you get home, she want get hungry, thirsty or lonely for that matter because your reborn has no feelings or organs & it’s ok to love your reborn like it’s a real baby that is definitely your choice, but keep it mind it’s only what you make it to be.
Do all reborns come with extra clothing?
Where can u find not vinyl reborn silicone baby that drinks milk
Does the Katie baby drink a bottle
I always send extra clothing with the ones I sell because people enjoy changing their outfits.
Can I buy one for my daughter?
Yes
Where can you find a silicone doll that feels real and poops and pees?
you can get silicone dolls that have a drink and wet system but they don’t poop.the ones you see on Utube that look like they have pooped are because there ownners put somthing on them to look like they have.
If your reborn is the plastic type, can u open their mouth?
You can but l would not as the vinyl can become weak and tear.
Do they drink or eatfood?
yes
So can all reborns drink water out of a bottle? And can it eat baby food by the way?
Hi my question is how long would a person wait on a reborn baby doll I want one soo bad they are cute and adorable
I waited about 2 weeks for my baby to come some can be up to a month
Hi, my question is what type of bed does a reborn silicone baby sleep in?
They don’t need a bed as you could put them in a wicker basket or just let them sleep with you, your choices, your reborn.
How do you wash a reborn if they get messy? Can some reborn open and close there eyes?
Does anyone have an Ava silicone baby doll by Linda Murray? If so can you please post a pic of her. I can not find a box opening of the baby doll anywhere. I would rather see it from a buyer before I purchase her. Thanks so much!
Can all reborns get wet?
Only the most Unique and Highest priced ones, But normally I don’t think so I think it would ruin the cloth body. 🙂
no
Not all of them
Hi I was wondering if the reborn babies can drink and use the potty and how much are them
How do you handle a silicone baby and do you treat it like a human baby?
Do is it come with a dummy
Do reborn baby dolls grow?
Hi Grace! Just want to comment on this question….. Do reborns grow? how could something grow that has no organs no heart beat no brain… no nothing for that matter this is a man made doll filled with beads not some high tech science project… So to answer your question ABSOLUTELY NOT… it’s impossible
can you turn of the reborn doll i have school but i wan’t a reborn doll soo i really need a anser thank you so much
Hi, I love reborn and am actually expecting one from eBay soon. Do most factory made reborns have magnets behind their mouths for pacifiers?
Most likely yes, I haven’t gotten an actual reborn yet I only have Fullbody Silicones. They really should it would be ridiculous if they didn’t.
Some of mine do not need magnets. They actually are able to take modified pacifiers, which gives someone who has a pacemaker or metal implant a chance to own a reborn without fear of the strong magnet affecting their implant.
Lynn 🙂
Was wondering if u sell the silicone babies and if so do u sell the ones u can give a bottle so it wets. My daughter is driving me nuts wanting one and ive been wondering are all the full body silicone babies able to take a bottle an wet. I don’t want to spend a arm an leg either bc this will be her first one .
reborns are not Factory made,they are hand made
Which reborn doll can you feed? This will be my one and only doll so I want it to be perfect. It will only be for show on my bed and not for kids to play with.
Do reborn baby doll hospitals make and sell dolls?
Can they drink milk or is it fake
can silicone / reborn dolls eat and poop/pee
Do you know where I can get one that can drink milk?
Do all reborn baby dolls poop per and cry and do all of that other special stuff
are reborn dolls allowed to drink liquid?
Can 84.99 reborn dolls drink milk?
how does a reborn baby pee.
@genna
Dear Genna, a reborn baby can not pee but when you make reborn videos before the videos you can open the diaper and take food dye and dye the water yellow then act like that’s pee!!!
Alexa Reed Clancy
If you got a kit would it be possible to take the mechanism from the baby alive for pooping and peeing and eating and put it into a reborn? And what about a sound box?
Hi I recently purchased a reborn baby boy on eBay the seller had cut his hair some part is bald and some part is short how can I give him more hair without taken my baby head off. I really thought she should have left it alone sI just need to cover the bald spot
I want a silicone vinyl reborn girl, wears newborn girl clothing, eyes closed, light colour skin, dark brown mohair, really realistic, her head has to be floppy and needs to be supported and she comes with a lot of clothes.
there is no such thing as Silicone vinyl dolls,they are Silicone or vinyl you can mix them.Its the Chinese market that call them silicone vinyl.This is wrong advertizing
How do you make a reborn that looks like you?
Can cloth reborn dolls drink and poop and pee
No they can not as it would ruin the cloth body, Or stain it only some silicone (full body)’s can do that really. Just look closer, my friend.
Can silcone babies drink real milk
They can sometimes, Hope it helps you just look a little closer if you want one that does And Read About It more closely 🙂 Thanks!
no they can’t
Do/can reborn babies die without the proper nourishment? And can you get roborns that can be feed real food and that will let the food/liquid leave its body?
How can something die that’s not alive… please ppl think about the questions it’s a reborn doll it has no human organs… it’s a man made doll that’s been stuffed with Beads it has a cloth body that cant get wet or it’s ruined…A real baby can die or become ill with out proper care, but this is a DOLL I repeat A DOLL! 😳
Do all reborn baby dolls act like real babies and drink milk? Im getting a baby boy for 128 pounds. Will he drink milk.
They can but they cost lots more (sometimes not to much) so I’d look lots closer 🙂
reborns can’t drink milk they can have fake bottle with pretend milk but the bottle is sealed they have a magnet in them and one in the reborns head to make it look like they are drinking milk
is there some reborn babies that burp, or pee,and sleep
also what is the diffrence between a silicone doll and a reborn?
Is there a certain brand of milk that the silicone baby can drink from?
no
What kind of dolls eat, drink, and pee? Is it Roberts nursery reborn dolls
i highly recommend it.
Do all reborn baby dolls cry?
Not all but some, those “some” would probably cost more too
I’m wanting to get One for my friend who’s daughter passed away years ago, if I emailed someone a portrait of her would they be able to create a reborn doll to look like her?
If you found an artist who did portrait designs then I’m sure they would do that for you, also that’s the nicest thing I’ve ever heard of a friend doing! Can you be my friend?
What companies sell full body reborn baby boys that breathe, eat, cry , pee and is washable ?
There are rare Reborns that make noises and have mecanisms inside to make them look like they are breathing but I don’t think there are ones that pee or cry. Also I would wash it with a damp wash cloth and soap.
Everywhere
Do the dolls actually drink the fake milk
no, you take a bottle and seal the tip with silicone seal, plastic wrap, toothpicks ect. then you push the nipple down
after painting hair do you put a shine to it a medium or some thing? it looks like it needs something else
You should probably get a like top coat of matte or gloss
can you like take it on a plane?
Yes you can definitely take it on a plane but you might get some stares because they look so much like real babies.
Yes you can take it on an a plane
Yes you may find people looking or staring like Micky Jones said but Definitely! Just be careful not to loose her/him…. I said that because maybe someone will think it’s a real baby and try to doll kidnap it XD
how can I get sound effects for my reborn baby
Why aren’t silicone reborn kits easy to find like the vinyl kits are ? And where are silicone kits available if they are out ? I know painting silicon will be different from that of vinyl, how different? Thank you
Yes, some do actually open and close there eyes but…. Did you know you have to pull them open gently???? And BTW, They’d cost some more money, And you don’t normally see those silicone often so you’re really going to have to save up for those special days when they do come out! 🙂
Nobody really knows the answer to that question but, If you really want one it might cost more than vinyl’s.
Do they open and close their eyes?
They do not open and close their eyes but you can get open eyes or closed eyed babies
Do reborns really drink milk from a bottle?
That’s the same question I asked
like i said to Saidy
no, you take a bottle and seal the tip with silicone seal, plastic wrap, toothpicks ect. then you push the nipple down
So where does the milk go? Hey
No, Reborns don’t eat or drink real food but you can seal the nipple of the bottle and push it in to make it look like the baby is drinking from the bottle
Yes they can:)
Reborn don’t drink from a bottle and reborn’s also don’t poop it is just peanut butter and reborn babies do not see it is just died water.
Only the drink n wet silicones do, as they are really high in price around: 2,970 dollars.
No they can’t really drink it sorry but you can glue the tip so it looks like it that’s what I do and 13 people thought she was real:)
Only the ones that say that they are “DRINK AND WET REBORNS”. (These start in price around $2,000 US dollars) They actually have a tubing system inside that allows them do drink a bottle and it passes through them out of their atomically correct (they have realistic gender body parts = boy=penis/ girl=vagina) Into diaper or just free flow. Just like real baby would pee. But they do not eat solids and they do not poop! You have to make belive that part yourself. Some people use peanut butter and BBQ sauce mixed-up together and smeared into diaper to pretend it’s poop. Or I like to use peanut butter and jar of baby food peas or spinach mixed together. I’ve dealt with real baby poop, and I think this gives a real representation of actual poop! Gross!
As far as the sounds go, you can either buy reborns with sounds already built in. The more features your reborn has, the more it will cost.
They have ones that actually look like they are breathing. Ones that cry, and coo, and babble, and laugh (those are usually all together on same one- not the breathing, but everything else).
You can also just buy the voice box that makes all the sounds, or makes it looks like your reborn is breathing, to add to your kit by just going to ebay and searching for infant sounds voicebox for reborns ect. Or drink and wet system for sale for reborn kit
Just know, if you’re spending around $200- you’re most likely not getting a gender specific full body, drink and wet, crying, reborn! If you did, you hit the jackpot! Consider yourself very lucky indeed!
i will definetly use the tips above to take good care of all 6 of my babies thnx! : )
You’re welcome!
Hi etsy.com has drink n wet silicone for as low as $672 but they not high quality silicones but they are more affordable than the $2000 ones
Do they cry or stuf like that?
Hey Katelin,
While there are a select few reborn dolls with crying, breathing and other “unique” features, most of them don’t. I’ve seen these small little voice boxes that you can install into the belly of your reborn dolls, but I’ve never personally tried them out.
That is what I won’t to know
yes they do you have to have a key to go with the doll to make it stop crying sometime it would work sometime it wont
If you have a cloth body reborn and has like, this stuff on the back you can put a soundbox in there, and it could only around 2.00 on ebay!
Can you feed them real formula?
Yes but glue the nipple of it.
Some do some don’t the ones that do mostly have sound boxes