An aspiring mum who owns 16 reborn dolls says she "understands" why Katie Price has bought them - and urges trolls to stop calling her "crazy".
Jess Ellis, 29, started making and collecting the hyper realistic dolls after a battle with PCOS left her struggling to conceive.
She's given herself "one more year" to fall pregnant naturally - but will begin looking into other options, like IVF, if she hasn't been successful.
The content creator - who makes and collects the dolls - says they're "beautiful" to look at, and claims they release similar hormones to mums caring for newborn babies.
Jess Ellis, 29, started making and collecting the hyper realistic dolls after a battle with PCOS left her struggling to conceive.
She's given herself "one more year" to fall pregnant naturally - but will begin looking into other options, like IVF, if she hasn't been successful.
The content creator - who makes and collects the dolls - says they're "beautiful" to look at, and claims they release similar hormones to mums caring for newborn babies.
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00:00I make fake babies but do I make them to order? I personally don't offer custom
00:06made dolls and this is because they are incredibly stressful. Often people have a
00:11really specific vision in mind when they want a custom and that's a lot of
00:16pressure for anyone. I also don't do this as a full-time job, this is my hobby that
00:21I do in my very limited free time. I really don't want to make it any more
00:24stressful for myself than it already is and I like my hobbies to be as relaxing
00:29as possible. I have made customs in the past but I also found that it kind of
00:34took away my creative flow because I then had to make them exactly how
00:38someone else wanted them rather than honoring my own artistic vision. However
00:42my good friend over at Pumpkin Doodle Babies is open for customs and she
00:47custom made me this Pippa doll. She offers lots of different skin tones and
00:52complete customization options. I have just sold this baby so let's pack him up
00:57together. This baby is traveling to America so I want to make sure his hair
01:02and his face are super protected so I'm adding lots of things over the top
01:06including this nappy. Then I'm going to add mittens and socks and cover him up
01:11in this handmade blanket. I always buy my blankets from a lovely lady on Vinted
01:16that hand makes all of them. I always include a copy of my book because it
01:20tells you the best way to care for your reborn doll. The next thing I'm doing is
01:24wrapping up all of the gorgeous little gifts I'm including so I like to include
01:28a toy and a couple of outfits when possible. The new mummy requested boy
01:33themed outfits so that's what I'm trying to do here. They're mostly neutral and
01:37slightly boy themed and then I package everything up really securely in the box
01:42with loads of bubble wrap so it's well protected. Today I am bringing one of my
01:47all-time favorite reborns out of my cabinet. This is the Manuela sculpt by
01:53Raffaella Spiandarelli. She was painted by Reborn by Natalia who you can find on
01:59Facebook. In the next clip I have taken her hat off because her hair is
02:04absolutely stunning. This is all hand-rooted so they've put the hair in
02:08one by one with a needle. She's one of my favorite dolls because she is one of my
02:13most realistic and her facial expression is just so peaceful.