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Sweet Serenity Nursery "How they are Reborn"

All of my babies here at Sweet Serenity Nursery start out as Berenguer dolls and I reborn them to make them as realistic and lifelike as possible. They are made of soft vinyl dolls, either full vinyl or partial vinyl.

Baby's Hair
 
The babies here at Sweet Serenity Nursery are all make different, because all newborns are not alike. Some are given a beautiful head of rooted mohair, some have mohair wigs and some have wispy wigs. All are soft and silky to touch and can be brushed lightly with a soft babys brush.

Baby's Body

All of my babies have been given a jointed cloth body. There arms and legs are totally poseable. Some babies, if full vinyl are given a special body with no joints but the arms and legs are still moveable.  I use custom made as well as Apple Valley bodies. Their bodies are filled with double sealed sand, pellets, and super soft poly-fil to give them a fell of a newborn baby.

Baby's Nails

Each and every tiny baby nail is meticulously hand painted for a real newborn look. The babies' nails are sealed with a very durable semi-gloss finish. This look is very natural. They look just like those of a newborn baby.


Baby's Weight
 

Each baby is weighted for a realistic feel. My babies are weighted from 4 1/2 to 6 pounds. Even though 7 pounds looks cute on a birth certiciate, if you were to hold a 7 pound baby in one arm and a 7 pound doll in the other, the doll would feel too heavy because live weight feels lighter. Each baby is weighted in all the right places for a realistic feel. All of our babies are able to sit up by themselves, yet they are floppy like a real baby.