When you receive your reborn doll, if you ordered online, or when you get it home if you got it from a craft fayre, you will no doubt want to spend time with it. This is fine, but be sure you don't overlook the maintenance of your reborn doll.

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These premium reborn dolls are top end dolls from some of the best artists around. They do come at a price but if you check the quality of the work, i'm sure you will agree that they are very well make and it must have taken a very very long time to pull off this much detail.

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Cutting the hair

No doubt, even if you did a remarkable job rooting the hair, you are going to need to fix the hair somewhat in order to make it look more real. A quick haircut is in order and what you do here is entirely up to you. However, I would start with a basic trim as detailed below. This part is much easier if you wet the hair first.

Comb the hair downwards to the next all around the head so you can see how long it is.

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Finally you are nearly there, and you only need to assemble the doll. Part of weighing the reborn doll is knowing the approximate age you are planning for your doll. This will affect how heavy the doll will be.

Typically, a baby will gain about 1-2 lbs. (1/2 to 1 kg) a month for the first six months, and an average of 1 lb. (1/2 kilogram) a month from six months up to one year. If it is quite a young baby then fibre fill alone will probably be sufficient enough.

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