Sense-U Smart Baby Monitor

Thread: "When did you stop using a baby breathing sensor set"

Despite what everyone is saying, I strongly recommend. I have one for my perfectly healthy son, and it also checks heart rate. It alarmed us one night to his heart rating being 300bpm. We took him to the emergency room and turns out he has a heart condition that I’m not sure we would have caught without it. I’m so, so grateful for it. Even before it catching this, it gave me incredible peace of mind. I sleep so well knowing it will wake me up if there’s a problem! 10000% recommend Also, my son’s cardiologist in the ICU and his current cardiologist mentioned how glad they were we had the monitor.

Thread: "Newborn/infant breathing monitor that doesn’t require great internet? (Preferably not a sock)"

You’re welcome! You might want to do some googling on the high rate of false alarms with devices like this and share what you find with your husband. From what I understand, that alone can ramp up anxiety in already anxious parents like your husband, so it’s often a better choice to skip it (and address the anxiety in other ways). I could see him having a really hard time!

Thread: "Staying up to monitor baby's breathing?"

I may look into getting one of these, or just moving his crib closer to our bed so I can listen to him.. His breathing is the typical irregular newborn breathing and it freaks me out so much!

Thread: "When did you stop using a baby breathing sensor set"

My baby is almost 11 months, sleeps in our room, and I still use his sense u baby diaper clip monitor. I, like you, had severe PPA. It’s a safety blanket that I know I need to stop using soon but I love it. He was recently sick and the temp sensor went off that the “feeling temp” was over 98.6°f. He had a 102° fever so we woke him up for Tylenol. I think it’s really up to you. If you notice it increasing your anxiety levels, stop using it. For me, it was the only thing that let me sleep when he was small

Thread: "Not everyone can fork out 300 for a Owlet sock "

I use sense U baby. Significantly cheaper and does more or less the same thing. I cosleep so this is very important to me to ensure everyone is safe.

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

Using a Nanit camera then we brought a cheap tablet that is constantly plugged in to act as a screen all night. If we have other people watching her during a nap or something we just give them the tablet. You can also have the app in a background noise mode so you don't need the app open to hear noise. If you just use it as a camera and a sound monitor then you can use it for free. If you want the fancy breathing monitoring and sleep insights then you have to pay. As for sensors, we went through Halo Sleepsure, Owlet Dream Sock, and Sense-U Baby Sensor. The sock gave us a bunch of false alarms due to the sock coming loose sometimes. We had problems with the range of the base station for the sock. If we carried her outside the room at any point with the sensor it would start alarming, which we did often to get bottles while calming her down. The Sense-U would have problems reading sometimes. The Sleepsure one we used the longest and it was easy in that we just put in on her ankle and it had a travel mode where it could connect to my phone instead of the base station. I personally thought they were useless, but it made my wife feel comfortable.

Thread: "Baby oxygen monitors"

We got a sense u. Decided not to get the owlet after thier new remake. In my opinion they are worth it. The argument against them is always that they cause anxiety. But for me the lessen anxiety. I like knowing that even if I'm sleeping not staring at our baby an alarm will go off if something is off with them. Had a snuza last baby but sense u has so many more features.

Thread: "Thoughts on the Owlet sock?"

Adding this in case it is helpful. Haven't used the sock, but we do use Sense-U Baby Pro. Got it on Amazon and it very simple to use. It monitors breathing, temperature, and roll-over. It clips to the front of the diaper, and you download their app to connect it. You simply clip on and off when changing diapers. We use it every night and ours is 3 months old now. It gives us peace of mind. Here is how it works: It measures breathing via chest movement. If it doesn't sense chest movement for 15 seconds, it vibrates to stimulate the baby. If there is no movement for another 15 seconds, the alarm goes off on the device and on your phone (it uses the media volume). If your baby rolls over, the alarm goes off. If the baby gets too cold or too warm, the alarm goes off. These settings can be adjusted via the app. In the night we turn it off via the app for diaper changes and feedings, then turn it back on when we go back to bed.

Thread: "The Owlet Dream Sock saved my daughters life last night "

I really love the advent of these devices tbh - I know they can have false alarms or be an additional chore to manage, but there is something so damn NICE about knowing I can look over at a base station or app on my phone and see that my kid is breathing steadily. We got an old Owlet from my coworker, so maybe it’s outdated, but we got a bunch of false alarms. We’re using the Sense-U breathing monitor instead that clips on the front of the diaper, and I love that it monitors sleeping position, breath rate, and relative body temp. The base station also detects room temp and humidity so an extra plus. I freaking love this thing, and no false alarms if clipped on in the right spot.

Thread: "Owlet or Nanit?"

Thank you!! How do you like Sense U? I’m doing some research right now

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

yes, a baby monitor is really helpful.Maybe you can take a look at this brand—Sense-U. I use two cameras for my babies. Clear picture and loud sound. Motion detecting and alerts is very useful. I also use their breathing sensor which can tell me my babies' breathing, temperature, rollover.

Thread: "Are movement/breathing monitors safe and worth it or are video monitors good enough?"

We have a Nanny breathing monitor. No false alarms yet (used it for about three weeks) and I find the blinking green light reassuring when I open my eyes in the night. I always forget to turn it off when I take her out of the crib though, but at least I know it works! We follow all safe sleep guidelines too, though. She sleeps in a cot beside our bed on her back, etc. We don’t need a video monitor because she’s never not with us, even for naps, and will remain so for at least first six months, as per safe sleep guidelines in UK. We will get one when she moves into her own room, though!

Thread: "Newborn/infant breathing monitor that doesn’t require great internet? (Preferably not a sock)"

This is what we used. There were a few false alarms like if the diaper was too loose or once my LO started rolling onto his side to sleep and it would not be pressed against his belly. But it gave me a little piece of mind that if I was asleep I would be alerted if he stopped breathing.

Thread: "Baby oxygen monitors"

I am seriously considering going with the Sense U. Have you used the Sense U yet? If so does it seem pretty accurate and reliable?

Thread: "WiFi baby monitor hacking"

Does anyone have any information on the Sense U baby monitor cameras safety or if it’s encrypted? Thank you for this thread!