Heidi and others who may be interested -
There is a lovely cloth birthing and breastfeeding doll made by a women's
cooperative in Brazil.  The history behind the dolls: "Five years ago, a
women's group from a slum in Recife, Northeast of Brazil, decided to promote
breastfeeding producing dolls that have natural birth and breastfeed their
babies! The name of this group is Chama Viva and it takes part of the Milky
Way Project, coordinated by Origem Group, a breastfeeding NGO."  The baby can
be tucked inside the mommy doll's "uterus" so that she is pregnant, then gives
birth vaginally, and breastfeeds her baby doll.  The dolls are quite
inexpensive and the money supports bf moms in the slums of Brazil.  You can
check it out by clicking on
<A HREF="http://www.elogica.com.br/aleitamento/ingles/doll.htm"> Boletim</A>
I'm getting one to give to the 4 yo daughter of an apprentice midwife who is
expecting her second baby this spring.
Cynthia D. Payne
LLL of Berkshire County Mass.