Doll with tube in nose and button in stomach | Watoto Arts

Can you tell us about when you got the doll and how Vide Lo has been affected?

When Vide Lo saw that the doll also has a button in its stomach, they became friends and it became easier to accept their own button.

Together with the doll, Vide Lo processes what happens in the hospital. The doll gets to do the new, scary things before Vide Lo tests.

Vide Lo washes and fixes with the button in the belly of the doll and makes sure the probe tape is on the cheek. Sometimes the doll gets a syringe, band-aid or doctor's cap.

I think Lo has become safer and less afraid of hospital environments. It is also important that the doll normalizes that everyone is different and that it is completely okay. Different is good!

Can you describe the process of creating a custom doll at Watoto Arts? How did you get involved in the process?

I contacted Watoto Arts through the website. They told us about their business and that they can customize the doll according to our wishes.

What specific design choices did you have to make for the doll to reflect your child?

I got to help decide: skin color, hair color, model, clothes, and I wanted the doll to have a probe in its nose and a button in its stomach.

Do you have any feedback about the ordering process?

It felt simple and clear to order the doll via the website and to have the security of being able to chat and get quick answers to my questions.

Thank you Watoto Arts

/Vide Lo's mother