Credit: SWNS br br Meet the couple who are 'mum' and 'dad' to 13 fake babies - and change their nappies, take them out in a pram and say it is preparing them for parenthood.br br Jess Ellis, 27, started collecting reborn dolls - realistic dolls modelled on infants - in May 2020 after feeling "lonely" during the pandemic and coming across them online.br br She bought her first doll, Rebecca, a one-month-old baby girl, for £250 to keep her company and became obsessed growing her brood.