Pregnant Barbie (actually her friend Midge) was released by Mattel in 2002 as part of the "Happy Family" line, featuring a removable magnetic belly with a baby inside, though she was temporarily pulled from shelves due to controversy and repackaged.
In 2002, Mattel introduced a pregnant version of the Barbie doll called “Happy Family Midge.” Midge was Barbie's friend, and this doll set featured a pregnant Midge doll with a removable belly that contained a curled-up baby inside.
so barbie's bestie midge. apparently became pregnant in 2002. and people didn't like it. one of the reasons this was yanked from the shelves. was because people said it promoted teenage pregnancy. they also said it was over sexualization though. pregnancy isn't weird. teaching your kids about pregnancy isn't weird.
Happy Family Midge is the only pregnant doll in any of the Mattel lines. In the Happy Family storyline, Barbie is the pediatrician for Midge's kids.
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