2011 - Talk Birth

2. I love bargains.
For quite a while, I’ve wanted a realistic baby model to use in my birth classes. My ideal model
could be used both for demonstrations of [1]fetal positioning in the pelvis and also for demo’ing newborn
care and possibly breastfeeding. Most fetal models sold by CBE supply companies range from $60-150. I
usually use a Bitty Baby doll to demo newborn care and breastfeeding (a third thing to know about me is
that my love of bargains makes an exception when it comes to American Girl dolls. I have an embarrassing
number of AG dolls and vast quantities of accessories. I’ve had this Bitty Baby for over 10 years, I didn’t
buy her to use in class). In my knitted uterus, resides a cute little baby doll I bought at Target for $5.
Neither of these dolls works at all for fetal positioning or with my demonstration pelvis.
[2]
Look at this cute baby!
So, imagine my delight when I found a nearly perfect model newborn at Kmart yesterday while my
son was picking out his birthday presents. I named her Sasha AND, get this, she was $20. In a bonus twist,
unlike 99.9 % of the dolls in the store, she did not come with a bottle! (There is a bottle pictured with a
different doll on the back of the box.) She did come with a little cloth diaper, a onesie, a band to cover her
cord stump (yes, she seems to have one, but it could just be a dramatic ”outie”!), a little outfit, a hat, and
socks. Called La Newborn (nursery doll), she is made by Berenguer.
[3]
Legs and arms straightened out a little
The only drawback is she is not very flexible and so would be hard to use comfortably for things
like practicing putting on diapers. Her fairly flexed permanent body position does make her absolutely ideal
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