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Having a newborn can be overwhelming for anyone, especially new parents that don’t know what to expect. I had sleepless nights because of this. Being a new mom, you need all the sleep you can get because your newborn needs to be fed every 1-3 hours. That’s exhausting! But even when your baby is asleep at night, you’re up watching them to make sure they’re okay! Well, there is absolutely no need for that now that the Owlet Sock is available.
Owlet Sock Baby Monitor
If you haven’t heard about the Owlet Smart Sock monitor, it’s a wireless device that you put on your baby’s foot. It constantly reads your baby’s heart rate and oxygen levels. If either of them go above or below a safe level, you will be alerted by the Owlet Care app on your smartphone and the base station of the owlet, with a loud musical tune. The base station will turn from green (meaning everything is good) to red (meaning the baby may need help) if there is any reading that is concerning.
You can also see:
- How many hours your baby slept that night and any previous night
- How many times they woke up during the sleep segment
- How much time they spent in light sleep or deep sleep
- Sleep quality rating
What’s also great about the Owlet is, it comes with multiple different size sock options, so it grows with your baby. Starting at 0m, all the way up to 18m. Depending on the size of your baby’s foot, it may even last you longer than that!
It is so comforting to have when transitioning your baby from the bassinet to the crib into their own room. It enables you to have eyes on your baby at all times and not have to worry if they are okay or not.
You’ll be thankful to have the Owlet :
- After vaccinations (Your baby may not feel good and may sleep more after getting vaccines)
- While they are sick with a cold/stuffy nose
- During naps
- Sleeping at night
- If you have to be away from your baby (you can check the app and if the baby has the owlet sock on, you can see the readings and be comforted that your baby is okay).
Set-Up
It is very easy to set up. All you do is-
- Plug the base station into an electrical outlet
- Download the Owlet Care app on your smartphone
- Follow the directions provided in the box with your Owlet to connect your base station to wifi. (Yes, you must have wifi to use this baby monitor)
- Start getting readings from the Smart Sock.
What do healthcare professionals think about the Owlet?
While in the hospital recovering from childbirth, we asked our nurses and family doctor what they thought of the Owlet.
Would they recommend it?
Every one of them said it is worth it if you will sleep better knowing the baby is okay. Mom and dad need their sleep to be able to take care of the baby, and if you’re up all night wondering if your baby is okay, you’re not taking care of yourself.
Let the Owlet do the watching for you while you sleep. It will let you know if something is wrong.
How the Owlet Smart Sock has helped my family
The Owlet has been a comfort to have in the 24 hours after our baby gets vaccinated. Babies tend to get very tired, sleeping longer than normal and can be fussy in the 24 hours following vaccinations. Having the Owlet on and monitoring our baby’s vitals is comforting, ensuring they are doing okay while they take that longer than normal nap.
A lot of parents out there get very scared about the possibility of SIDS. My husband and I are the kind of parents that want to know our child is being monitored all the time while we are sleeping or if our daughter is down for a nap in the other room. It just makes us feel so much better and have less anxiety.
A regular video monitor is great to have (we also have the Infant Optics video monitor), but there was no question whether we were going to spend the money on the Owlet or not. It has helped my husband and I sleep so much better, not having to constantly look over and see if our baby’s belly is rising and falling with every breath she takes.
I would recommend the Owlet Smart Sock to any parent out there that has a newborn baby. Reading the reviews on Amazon about it will show you the many ways it has helped other parents out there and has saved many babies’ lives.
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