My daughter was a preemie and didn't take well to a whole lot of anything at first, but did well with these.  She didn't have a good suck reflex and these really helped, especially since we were trying to breastfeed.  This is what the doctor and the hospital gave us when she was first born and she would not take another kind of pacifier the entire time she used them.  They make a soothie pacifier for biters that are stronger and have sides that are ideal for biting and we got one of those for my daughter too.  She really liked that she could suck on the pacifier then chew on the side and we...