Meiyie Baby Play Doll Review

Alice has a new baby! Check out the Meiyie Baby Doll. This is a 16″ baby doll and arrives in an adorable little outfit with an embroidered teddy bear on the front and white hand and ankle cuffs. The outfit closes with Velcro. Adding the matching cap with little ears is a cute addition.
I am very torn with this review; let me tell you why.

The baby doll that 4-year-old Alice has named Stella (HOW adorable is that?! We don’t know anyone named Stella. All I hear when Alice calls her name is STELLAAAAAAA!!) When Stella arrived, she had a line of glue on her face. Alice didn’t care. She wanted Stella.

It took me forever to get the doll away from her to clean the glue off. First, I picked at the glue with my fingernail, then used soapy water to get the remainder off. You would never know there was glue there now. Alice still didn’t care.

The baby doll has eyelashes and a cute little button nose, too. Stella’s right hand comes up, and she blows kisses, making kissy sounds and giggles when you touch her chin. It’s the cutest thing!! Alice loves this part!!

Stella makes other sounds too. The box says press on her stomach or chest area. No. It’s more like punching the stomach to make her start with the noises. Alice practically beats this baby (Bad dolly mommy!) There are 5 different sounds: laughing, crying, and cooing. HOWEVER, the sounds start with weird music and sounds that are just annoying. Guess who doesn’t care?? Ya, Alice.

Stella’s body is soft except the head, hands and feet which are hard plastic. The body also has a battery box in the back. 3 AA batteries are required and not included. I do love that the battery box takes a Phillips screwdriver to open. Stella’s right arm is solid and hard because it’s mechanical and does the kissing gesture. Again, guess who doesn’t care?

The baby doll also arrives with a small white baby bottle.

Stella goes everywhere with us. She is gets locked into the extra carseat in my car.

WHINES

I was disappointed in the glue on the face, although with work the glue is gone. Having to beat on the doll to have her make noises gets old quickly. Along with those noises the music/sound effects before the crying or laughing is annoying. Alice’s whines?? Zip, Nadda, NONE! She loves this baby doll.

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