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Published 16:43 17 Apr 2020 BST
Updated 16:45 17 Apr 2020 BST

I'm sort of on the fence with dolls as a parent. My little girl has a toddler sized Cinderella which I think is cute but baby dolls I've just never been a huge fan of.
Maybe I'm still traumatised from the time a relative of mine bought me a baby doll that laughed when you pressed it but it broke after falling in water and would go off by itself in the middle of the night. I also find the really realistic baby dolls terrifying and won't be investing in one for my daughter anytime soon.
Looking back I didn't have many positive doll experiences.
Regardless of how I feel about modern day dolls one thing is for sure, no one is beating the Victorian creeping doll in the scary doll contest anytime soon.
You'd really have to wonder what parents back then were thinking to invest in one of those nightmare babies.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go check under my bed.