A woman who suffered a traumatic miscarriage has become a 'mum' to five lifelike baby dolls - and says they are helping her through her grief. Toni Daly, 25, miscarried at 12 weeks in June 2017 and had to go through it alone after she and her ex-partner split.
Trying to pretend the miscarriage never happened, Toni started having 'phantom pregnancies' in March 2020 - where her body would trick her into thinking she was expecting. She experienced symptoms of nausea, tender breasts and even felt something "moving inside her", she claims.
Toni didn't go to the doctors but spoke through her issues with a therapist. She then decided to buy a baby doll for comfort and purchased her first reborn - a handmade lifelike doll resembling an infant - who she named Ben in June 2020 for £150.
