Studies have shown that preemies who cuddled up with these cute octopus toys in their incubators had more regular heartbeats, better breathing, and higher levels of oxygen in their blood. Not only that, but these babies were also less likely to pull out their monitors and tubes. The magic is in the tentacles! In utero, babies often ‘play’ with their umbilical cord. The tentacles resemble the umbilical cord for the baby! Another very important benefit it that the tentacles give the baby something to grasp other than things like their cannulas, endotracheal tubes or nasogastric tubes, lessening the chance that they will accidentally pull something. There are assorted colours available, and will sent at random.