Owlet Dream Duo

Thread: "Is the owlet baby monitor worth the money?"

The owlet and similar monitors are actually against safe sleep recommendations. LONG post regarding proof of harm from safe sleep group. I will focus on hidden harm of using these devices that AAP recommends against - the harm of both unnecessary medical procedures and the harm of delaying seeking proper care. According to the most recent study that compared commercial monitors to medical grade FDA approved devices Owlet falsely alarmed for 1/3 of babies. It missed true alarms in 1/4 of babies. The other device missed true alarms in ALL babies. It falsely alarmed for 2/5 of babies. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2697685#jld180027f2 Let's translate what that means into real life. So you are using Owlet because it "gives you a peace of mind". You are using it while your baby sleeps absolutely and only ABC safe, and you are using it while knowing it cannot and will not prevent SIDS and you see no harm in using it this way. 1 in 3 babies who wear Owlet will experience false alarms. Their parents will storm rushing into their room and if the baby is even remotely lethargic because they are woken up from deep sleep, or if the light is not the best and they cannot discern if there is any cyanosis or not - they will often rush the baby to the ER. The very vocal and loud gasping for air during normal autoresuscitation arousal episodes in healthy babies combined with also normal lower oxygen levels when babies roll onto their stomach has been mistaken by Owlet users for "almost SIDS" The alarm went off falsely and needlessly, parents rushed to the room and saw baby had rolled over, heard the baby grasp for air and - panicked thinking that it was a real emergency. It wasn't. Depending on the ER the baby will undergo testing and observation. If there's any even the slightest accompanying issue such as ongoing snotty nose or if baby is a newborn they will do full battery of tests to rule anything out. Most often baby will be sent home with no follow up, but depending on what the panicked parents reported baby can undergo a plethora of additional diagnostic tests that are performed in cases of BRUE/ALTE and those can take days and weeks to complete. If there is any lingering suspicion of anything baby will be prescribed a medical grade home monitor and your peace of mind will go out the window over the following weeks because they are more difficult to use than just putting a sock on the baby and you will be instructed to perform CPR in case they go off. How is your peace of mind after a visit to ER with your baby? If I recall correctly such visits in the middle of the night with all of my kids were extremely traumatic and it would sometimes take me weeks to bring my anxiety down to normal levels. The financial, mental and emotional cost of such unnecessary trips to ER is the smaller of the risks associated with this actually. All medical procedures carry inherent risks of complications and down the line some of those babies that ended up undergoing them because of Owlet false alarm may experience even life long injuries because of it. https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/pediatrics-articles/one-out-of-10-children-receive-unnecessary-health-care-services .... Now let's look at those 1 in 4 babies for which Owlet will fail to alarm when they are experiencing life threatening evens that medical grade FDA approved monitors will catch. Owlet uses predatory marketing and posts all over social media anecdotes that perpetuate how their device led to a diagnosis of an actual medical condition. So what could possibly be the harm of using it if it potentially hypothetically could actually save your baby's life if they have such a condition? A parent who relies on Owlet for "peace of mind" will be prone to ignore subtle signs that there is something wrong with the baby because surely IF there was anything wrong the Owlet would alarm them. This can be brushing off of changes in breathing, coulour and alertness and blocking out things you would normally bring up to your pediatrician because they happened while baby was wearing Owlet and the app said baby is fine. Owlet will fail to raise a needed alarm for 1 in 4 babies wearing it and the likelihood of this happening to you is greater than it catching a true medical problem by means of the broken clock showing the correct time twice a day. The ultimate harm of this is that among the babies whose parents relied on Owlet and failed to seek proper medical care because it failed to raise the alarm when alarm was needed can be outcomes as extreme as death. ... Owlet was in 2019 banned by advertising watchdog agency from using the phrase "it gives parents peace of mind" in all of their marketing materials. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nad-recommends-improvement-baby-monitor-performance-disclosures AAP recommends against using any commercial pulse ox monitors at home. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/10/20/peds.2016-2938.full.pdf Remember that the harm discussed in this post is limited to only babies that sleep safe, and it is only a fraction of harm that is happening because vast majority of people will use this device to justify and continue to place babies in unsafe sleep environments. *I am attaching to this post again the image that shows comparison of a completely natural and safe successful autoresuscitation in a healthy infant and the progression of SIDS event in a baby who died from it. Owlet would raise red alarm for the healthy baby. Owlet WILL raise false alarms for 1 in 3 babies using it. It would fail to raise alarm for SIDS baby. Owlet WILL fail to raise true red alarm for 1 in 4 babies using it. How's that for "a peace of mind"? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3268262/

Thread: "Do we really need a nice baby monitor like the Nanit or Owlet if we're room sharing for the first 6 months anyway?"

Owlet is bogus technology that has been linked with increased maternal post partum anxiety. I LOVE my Nanit monitor because I can check in when I’m at work and see my baby and spouse playing in the baby’s room and even talk to them! It’s lovely, but we haven’t invested in the breathing tracking because the technology doesn’t hold up in preventing SIDS. Basic safe sleep methods are your best bet to preventing SIDS, and cosleeping for the first 6 months is a fantastic place to start.

Thread: "Do you recommend the Owlet or Nanit with the Snoo?"

I love my owlet but using it with the snoo was problematic - if the snoo bumped up to level 2+ the owlet would be unable to get a reading and the alarm would go off Now my baby is in his own room it gives me a huge amount of peace of mind

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

I have anxiety, and so does my husband… remember that you can’t treat anxiety with a baby monitor. You probably know this already due to living with it, but adjusting life situations to make yourself less anxious doesn’t get rid of those underlying issues; it just means your anxious brain has to find something else to fixate on. It’s kind of like playing Whack-a-Mole sometimes. I know you don’t need mental health care advice because you have that covered - just want to be clear that buying more stuff doesn’t usually help. I have never considered buying any OTC breathing monitors, because a lot of them violate the “alone” part of safe sleep, which would make me way more anxious than just general SIDS worries do. And the Nanit in particular is a concern due to it going around baby’s chest - so not only could it ride up over their face, but the compression, like with a swaddle, could restrict mobility and make it harder for them to get out of dangerous positions. Plus, the Owlet has burned kids’ skin in the past (proponents will argue that that was an old design and it isn’t likely to happen with newer versions, but again, just thinking about that makes me WAY more anxious). I’ve recently read that there are some baby monitor cameras designed to monitor breathing and alert you if it stops - I’d be more willing to try something like that, since it isn’t physically touching baby or inside their crib where it could cause an accident due to unsafe sleep. But, I would imagine that if any of these monitors were actually working to save lives, then the FDA and AAP would be recommending them, especially for kids at higher risk for SIDS. I read a popular press article about one of the monitors (maybe the Owlet?) a couple years ago where a parent tested it and concluded that it made them more nervous than they had been before, so they quit using it. I’ll see if I can locate the link.

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

I used the Owlet with my first and it was the only thing that allowed my husband and I to be comfortable sleeping at the same time. We had SO much anxiety despite following safe sleep recommendations to a tee. I will say we got two false alarms once he started getting bigger but I would rather have a false alarm than not he notified if something was wrong. However, I thought I read that Owlet doesn’t do the oxygen monitoring anymore. If I recall correctly, the FDA wanted them to go through the same testing as a medical device so they pivoted to just tracking sleep. I now use the Nanit and love that it isn’t a clunky thing I’m trying to wrap onto my baby’s foot or squeeze into a sleeper. I think there’s less risk for user error because of how it just reads the pattern on the band/swaddle. Personally, I think if you’re anxious it’s worth it to have the peace of mind. You’re the one who’ll be losing sleep so do whatever you need to do to feel rested. Because a sleepy parent will also not be a safe parent!

Thread: "Do we really need a nice baby monitor like the Nanit or Owlet if we're room sharing for the first 6 months anyway?"

While it doesn’t protect against SIDS, owlet isn’t bogus technology. It’s a pulse oximeter. It helped us identify reflux apnea with our oldest. Definitely not a necessity for most people but it was well worth the peace of mind.

Thread: "Which Baby Monitor??!!"

I have the owlet duo (video monitor and a sock that monitors babies vitals, I was super paranoid being a first time mom and was so scared to sleep) and then we eventually got the eufy space view. The owlet is terrible. It was expensive and a total waste of money. I really wanted to love it. I liked that it had an app you can pull up on your phone so I didn’t need to carry around the parent monitor but I have to say it totally sucked. The video quality isn’t that great, some monitors you can actually see baby breathing but no shot with this one. Also it’s constantly going offline which means you can’t see the video. And for some reason it occasionally reverts setting so it will stop playing the sound on my phone in the background and I can’t hear the baby until I open the app back up. The sock is great and if you’re paranoid like me I found that helpful but I would just get that and not the duo with the video camera. We got the eufy for going to places without wifi and I love it. It’s become our main monitor now. The video is great quality. You can move the camera remotely so if baby has wiggled in her crib I can still see all of her. Not needing internet means even with the internet out I have a working monitor. We can take it anywhere. I don’t always love having to bring the parent monitor but the quality is so much better than the owlet that I deal with it.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

I also agree the camera sucks. I disliked it so much I bought another one.

Thread: "Is the owlet worth it?"

Everyone who has the owlet loves it but personally I think it’s better to learn to manage anxieties and minimise risk. If you’re following safe sleep guidelines, the risk of SIDS is very very low. Something like 99% of SIDS cases involve at least one unsafe sleep risk factor. I think followed the guidelines is a lot better than using an owlet. Ordinary baby monitors have loud volume controls. We have a Tommy tippee one and I wake up if my daughter makes any noise at all.

Thread: "PPA - Nanit vs Owlet vs Nothing?"

I bought an owlet cause I thought it would help but I returned it because it kept going off randomly. I’ve been using nothing and that’s made me feel significantly better

Thread: "Do we really need a nice baby monitor like the Nanit or Owlet if we're room sharing for the first 6 months anyway?"

It is not a hospital grade pulse oximeter and is dangerous they market it as a medical device. In fact, Owlet just got in trouble with the FDA and had to recall their product due to false medical claims. The Owlet is NOT proven to have adequate sensitivity or specificity, which means there could be high rates of both false negatives and false positives. The owlet can give false peace of mind when something is actually wrong (false negative) AND increase anxiety with false alarms (false positive). Basically, you cannot trust the readings at all. They are not recommended by doctors or nurses.

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

Same. Anxiety diagnosed before I was pregnant, PPD/PPA hit me real hard. We use the owlet and it’s made it so much easier for me to sleep knowing that if something happens I would have an alarm. We have had a couple false alarms and they suck, but I’d much rather have a false alarm here and there than have something happen and not have any heads up. Morbid but it’s easier to revive a baby if you know they need it immediately. You’re not reviving a baby that’s been laying like that all night.

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

Coming at this from the anxiety perspective— I found using the Nanit mildly helpful and not harmful for my anxiety. I was not interested in the Owlet as I didn’t want my kid in wearable tech & was not interested in heart rate and all the other stats provided. Basically I wanted something to let me know if my kid stopped breathing while I was asleep, which is essentially what it does. The caveat is that to use that function, you have to put your baby to bed in a special swaddle or band (a strip of fabric that velcroes lightly across the chest, under their arms) over their pjs. It has a black and white pattern that the camera picks up and uses to track the rise and fall of baby’s chest and provide a breathing rate. We didn’t use it much during the early months because lots of naps were contact naps and baby slept in our room in the bassinet. Where it really came in handy was when we begrudgingly moved her to her own room and into her crib for overnight sleep at 6.5 months. She was such a loud sleeper that both my husband and I were suffering and she did beautifully with crib naps during the day so we decided it was time. Even though she was just in the next room, I was really nervous, and knowing the Nanit was on alleviated some of my anxiety. That said, we did get two false alarms which was incredibly annoying and scary in the moment. And now that she’s 11 months and SIDS risk is substantially lower, I’ve stopped bothering with the breathing band and we just use it as a regular camera. If it’s a stretch expense wise, I wouldn’t bother, as there’s plenty of other cameras that would serve mostly the same function. If you really think the breathing tracker would help you, even knowing it may just be for a few months, it may not hurt. All depends on your specific flavor of anxiety. Good luck!

Thread: "Nanit vs Owlet baby monitor: which one did you use?"

We used the Nanit for our son and mostly loved it. Downsides were the Velcro is loud when removing while LO is sleeping, and it couldn’t be used when we traveled and stayed in hotels. When our daughter was born she was too small for the Nanit band, so we got an Owlet and use it with the Nanit as our monitor with a Nanit Insights subscription. This combo is awesome but pricey. If I had to choose between the two, I’d go Owlet.

Thread: "Are there any baby monitors where the camera doesn’t have to be plugged in?"

This is going to sound strange but we've actually done this with our owlet on vacation and during power outages. We use a small [power station](https://www.ankersolix.com/products/c200-dc?variant=50289233264970&ref=Portable%20Power%20Station11) and just use the USB slots to power both the camera and the base station (for using the sock to monitor as well). Note, you'll also need wifi, I personally also use a Firewalla purple teathered to a phone hotspot or to bridge hotel WiFi for this, when I'm out and about, but these days chances are you have wifi at home that you can just connect up to Generally though, you'll want to look for something USB powered and a power source that can last the night, then be recharged in the morning without unplugging anything

Thread: "Owlet products fail more than they actually work"

Agreed. It went off every night mistakenly which just makes you panic. Gave up on it.

Thread: "Owlet products fail more than they actually work"

God I’m SO over expensive products requiring apps or subscriptions. I don’t need to make one more login or pay one more recurring charge!!! 😤

Thread: "Is the owlet baby monitor worth the money?"

This is exactly right, my paediatrician strongly recommended against it, and I have a friend who used one and was up nightly with false alarms. She already had some PPA so that really didn't help her manage any better. It was a nightmare. I'm glad I got rid of mine.

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

A use-case that both could be harmful and which I’ve seen evidence of in forums is when a family uses a breathing/movement/oxygen monitor specifically so they can follow unsafe sleep practices. For example, “I prop up the head of the crib to help with reflux but it’s ok because we use the Owlet” or “My baby sleeps in his swing but it’s ok because we use the Nanit.”

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

Owlet still tracks oxygen, but they don't advertise it as much in their marketing because of the FDA issues.

Thread: "Owlet vs Nanit - which one & why?"

I like to be able to check on baby when he’s sleeping even if he’s with a sitter like his grandma. Personal preference.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

I don't have any holy water. Is Vodka an OK substitute?

Thread: "Did you choose the owlet baby monitor or something else, and why?"

I used the owlet with my son to help with postpartum anxiety that was keeping me from sleeping. I almost didn’t use it with my daughter because i was having a better postpartum experience and didn’t feel worried, but decided to use it anyway. It ended up saving her life.

Thread: "Baby monitors"

I think the idea is that if someone can watch your kids, someone can obtain/download/ screenshot the videos/stills of your kids.

Thread: "PPA - Nanit vs Owlet vs Nothing?"

Unpopular opinion but I love the owlet. Have been using it over a year. We got less false alarms (ie none) after she was over 7-8lbs and it fit her foot well. I use 100% safe sleep practices and I know it doesn't "prevent" anything but I like that it's another line of defense when I'm sleeping.

Thread: "Nanit or Owlet?"

Nanit in general. We did a lot of research into the owlet and while the peace of mind seems nice, there’s a lot of false or unnecessary alerts that could cause unnecessary stress during an already tricky time! We used nanit with our first, and found that we only really wanted to use the breathing band when he was sick. We got another nanit for the twins so that we could use one app and have it split screen.

Thread: "Help with baby monitors"

We went with infant optics because it’s one with the actual monitor vs being connected to your phone since you would have to have your phone open to the app at all times , aka can’t use your phone for anything bc you’re watching the baby. That just not something we wanted to have. The con I would have is that we had to buy a stand for it to be able to wrap around the bars of our crib which is no biggie. I had also bought the owlet when they had a sale just to be able to check baby’s breathing throughout the night.

Thread: "Owlet products fail more than they actually work"

Yeah like … I’ve already paid A LOT for your device and now you want to charge me AGAIN???

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Also an update can cause it to go red!

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Having a password is must, but I would also encourage you to make it a difficult and complex password. Obviously you have to weigh that against how annoying it may be to give to trusted visitors, but at the very least - throw in some special characters, numbers, and don’t make it a word or phrase that can be easily guessed! That being said, no security is perfect and there are always risks, but a good password can go a long way!

Thread: "Pros and Cons for Using a Home Oxygen Monitor"

We use the Babytone monitor, it is FDA approved and with the new sock, it rarely has false alarms. It’s also half the price of the owlet. The alarm is also not too unpleasant and doesn’t sound like anything in the NICU. It has a nice app and we got the version with the base station. It really helps me with peace of mind and we still follow all safe sleep guidelines. I’m also from a medical background and I like having all the data in front of me. AND we are very thankful for it as it caught my LO having an apnea episode due to reflux last month. It was very scary and the monitor did a great job of alerting us to my LO’s desat. It’s also nice because I can see if my LO is deeply asleep or lightly asleep based on his heart rate, then I know if I should keep singing him to sleep or if I can stop. LOL I can see why some people dislike them but for us, it’s been wonderful.

Thread: "Owlet vs Nanit"

I completely agree with everything said and heard the exact same thing from our NICU team. I also just wanted to add one more downside that our pediatrician shared with us: Monitors like the owlet or nanit have actually encouraged parents to practice unsafe sleep habits because they think the monitor will alert if there’s an issue! But because of the known false positives and negatives this is not the case!! Just food for thought!

Thread: "Owlet vs Nanit - which one & why?"

I got the Nanit. I liked the ability to track their breathing when she was little. As shes grown, its nice to tune into the camera while im at work to see what shes up to when shes home with Dad. When we originally got it, we got this bundle thing setup that came with the wall mount, portable stand, and it had like a year or two subscription on it. I plan on paying for another 1 year subscription once we move our soon to be second baby out of our room and into the nursery to again track their breathing, sleeping and wake ups through the night. I liked these aspects of it and found them worthwhile to me. Its all preference. **I had originally wanted the owlet back when #1 was due, but they had just been pulled from shelves by the FDA and was not available at the time. I found the nanit tracked breathing quite well as I was worried about SIDS and wanted some sort of alarm system in case baby stopped breathing in the night while we were sleeping. It alarmed ONCE in the middle of the night when she had some troubles and I was so grateful to have that blaring alarm wake my ass up and get to her right away.

Thread: "Pros and Cons for Using a Home Oxygen Monitor"

Yes, our daughter never had any desats and I was an anxious mess leaving the NICU. They advised the Owlet to ease my anxiety. I also used it with my second child because SIDS is terrifying and I’ll be using it on my third when she’s born in January.

Thread: "Did you choose the owlet baby monitor or something else, and why?"

My baby is 4.5 months and we still use the owlet every night. It just helps me sleep at night. At this point I think I would be okay without it, but I really needed it the first few months. I can just sleep instead of feeling the need to peek over and make sure he's okay. We have had essentially no false alarms unless one of us is holding him and moving him too much. Even then it's only been like 5 "having trouble getting reading" alarms. No low O2 or anything like that.

Thread: "Why do they say an Owlet can’t prevent SIDS when it’s whole purpose is to alert when O2 drops?"

They say that because there’s no randomized controlled trial demonstrating SIDS prevention. RCTs are very expensive and no one has paid for one. Couple the lack of evidence with the strong opinions people have about infants and you get the rhetoric that surrounds Owlet. It seems like it will almost certainly reduce the risk of SIDS - though I would like an RCT before making a call. Like, even if we’re alerted to a child dying of SIDS, is there anything we can do to intervene? Or, what if the Owlet causes some other problem we’re not thinking of?

Thread: "Breathing monitor recommendations"

Love love love my owlet. Lessened my anxiety so much and never had any issues with it. Checked with my paediatrician and he said they’re fine if you want them - he spoke of owlets specifically, not any other device.

Thread: "Baby breathing monitors like Nanit — are they harmful?"

Worth noting that the Cubo AI had just launched a "micromovement" sensor you can put under the mattress which can effectively detect breathing and other small movements that let you know your little one is okay. We're using Snoo as primary bassinet, so Owlet was only monitoring option which would with with the motion. Have the Cubo AI set up above crib in another room for naps etc.

Thread: "What baby monitoring/ cam system do you all use? "

We used the owlet cam and sock. Despite all the convos about WiFi cams and the owlet sock specifically… we liked it a lot, didn’t have false alarms, and think it helped us sleep easier. We currently still have that. Haven’t used the sock in quite a while (she’s 2 now). Have added a non-baby WiFi came by Kasa for the impending big girl bed transition. We also picked up a $12 V Tech audio monitor because we rarely keep the cam up all night now, though it still helps for seeing when she’s wiggling awake from naps and thus coordinating weekend plans with friends.

Thread: "Pros vs cons of wifi baby monitor?"

I love the infant optics pro. We tried the owlet WiFi monitor first and it was awful. Like just threw it in the trash. You could set up some indoor ring cameras or something for when you have a sitter and take them offline when you don’t need to see what’s going on.

Thread: "Nanit vs. Owlet"

We got the Owlet sock+camera bundle from Costco and absolutely love it. The sock has brought so much peace of mind... Zero regrets. I heard a lot of people complaining that it wakes them up with false alarms, but we decided that risk would be worth it. Turns out though, we've never had a false alarm wake us up! It goes off sometimes when we change her diaper and she's extra squirmy, but never while she's sleeping. I'm super grateful that we bought it.

Thread: "Owlet sock worth it?"

Yeah i guess i can understand that. But the app and base station are programmed to sound a loud alarm if the baby's stats dip below a certain level. So i felt like why bother checking; its going to notify me if something is wrong anyways. Before I got the Owlet, I was constantly checking my babys breathing. So this technology brought me peace of mind because I felt like the owlet was passively monitoring my baby, so I didn't have to.

Thread: "Do we really need a nice baby monitor like the Nanit or Owlet if we're room sharing for the first 6 months anyway?"

We were advised very strongly by the hospital pediatricians against the Owlet. Apparently, it can have a lot of false positives, leading to a lot of anxiety when the baby is actually fine. I still wanted to use it, but my husband said, “Maybe let’s try without it for a few weeks and then see how we feel.” So we did. And lo and behold, our Owlet never came out of the box. So much for that $350. We room shared for the first 5.5 months, when our baby started rolling in his sleep and couldn’t use the bassinet anymore. We didn’t have any monitor at all for probably the first 2-3 months. But there was one problem: I felt like I couldn’t be too far away when he napped. We have a 3-level townhouse, so you can’t hear him at all from the bottom floor. We ended up moving our existing Nest camera into the bedroom and just activating it during his naps. The limitation of the Nest is that you either have to monitor your phone for alerts continuously, or keep checking the screen. So we ended up purchasing an audio-only monitor for about $45. It works perfectly; my only complaint is that the baby unit needs to be plugged in to the wall, which means it fails in a power outage. When we moved the baby into the nursery full time, we ended up moving our Nest camera, too, but we’d probably be fine with just the audio. Even if you wanted to go with video, you can find something that works well for FAR less than the Nanit!

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Yep, and it's only gotten worse since the FDA started scrutinizing the sock. Wish I'd never bought anything from that company.

Thread: "What was your experience with baby monitoring devices (HR, O2 etc.) ?"

Wow - I just want to say thank you Op for posting this because we were planning on buying the Owlet (17.5 weeks here FTM) but after these reviews I think we will pass!

Thread: "Are Smart baby monitors helpful?"

Owlet is great to know when their heart rate drops into a sleep zone or rises into an awake zone.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Ask yourself, do you get periodically security updates? If there was an update how would your device get it from the company? Does the device have it's own encrypted VPN to protect it from vulnerabilities? I can ask my husband more once he is awake. Middle of the night insomnia got me.

Thread: "Should I get a blood oxygen sensor for my 2 month old?"

I got owlets for my twins because they were premies (33 weeks) there is a history of SIDS in our family. It's controversial because they can both increase anxiety and also give a false sense of security. We were sent home with a monitor because twin b was having bradys and breathing issues about once a week for a second at a time and keeping the twins separate caused more problems. When it was time to graduate from the monitor I was having alot of anxiety about no monitoring and rsv, bradys, etc...so the owlet did allow me to sleep because I could check it and the alarm if a false positive I was ok with after all the nicu and hospital monitors. I'd rather jump for a false alarm and also be able to sleep some than no sleep and insane anxiety or worse problems for my twins. They are expensive, do some research on them and why they are controversial, mine tracked his o2 and heart rate with his hospital monitor exactly. There is also a camera version, I have one camera and 2 socks and I'm happy I went with this option. Parents who haven't spent time in the nicu have anxiety too, but I think NICU parents have a different type, I dont want to insinuate that a parents anxiety isn't valid...nicu stress is a different level in my opinion. Good luck with your decision. (Also my owlet socks have not caused any burns etc. I've had a few rubs on the skin when it was put on too tightly or too loosely, but nothing bad)

Thread: "Did you choose the owlet baby monitor or something else, and why?"

I bought the owlet when my baby was about to come home from the nicu but quickly returned it after a conversation with the neonatologist when my son was discharged. She said something to the effect of, “If I don’t need to see his stats anymore, neither do you.” That really stuck with me. I thought I would want to see all the numbers to verify my baby was okay, but knowing that medical professionals didn’t feel he needed constant monitoring was reassuring. I feel like I was more relaxed and enjoyed my baby more once he was home and monitor free!

Thread: "Is the owlet baby monitor worth the money?"

Yes, 100% worth it. The owlet base loudly alerts if any of the readings drop to a questionable level. When I sleep I'm able to really let myself sleep instead of jumping up often to make sure she's breathing. I recommend it to all my mommy friends, and it was recommended to me from many as well!