Owlet Sock- worth it or no?

My baby had a NICU stay for breathing problems so our owlet dock has been such a relief in knowing his oxygen levels & heart rate are healthy all night long. Even though he’s still bedside, I don’t feel the need to stay up all night to watch him breathe. I see them used on fb marketplace a lot if you don’t want to pay full price!

Worth it 1000% for us. I wouldn’t have got any sleep without due to my major anxieties about sleep. However, don’t get the camera! Not very good anyway and easily hackable! We have a separate monitor now, with no wifi so can’t be hacked

Also we had baby’s crib right next to my side of the bed as well, still use the sock now and she’s 14 months!

I got the eufy sock and it’s comparable but waaaay cheaper!

I used it the first few months but now my bby is 5 months and I don’t use it as much. I’d see myself using it if she was not feeling well tho.

I bought one on a crazy sale at Target and then my son had colic-- no wondering if he's still breathing with that one 😅

Hated it and the camera app is trash

I didn't have anything, bub was in a bassinet next to my bed but I was constantly getting up and checking his breathing etc and any sound he made I would jump up 😅 so it may have been useful to know that something else was monitoring him so I could rest

It’s the only way I got sleep in the early days, I could not sleep checking on him constantly. So my saint of a mother and law got me one and I’m so thankful. He is one and I still use it if he’s sick just to be sure he’s breathings good at night

I bought one and I absolutely love it!! It hasn’t given me anxiety just peace of mind. Honestly the best purchase I’ve made, I managed to get it on sale with the camera on Amazon so keep an eye out if you are thinking of getting one 🫶🏼

Absolutely love ours, especially since our little girl has been rolling since 3m and loves to sleep with her face smashed into the mattress (at least the newton mattress is breathable). No matter how many times we have turned her, she flips right back over. With the sock, at least I know she's breathing 😂

It's not "needed" but it definitely helped me sleep through the night. I stopped using it around 3 months. But it was super helpful while I was using it.

Both my daughters have slept in a bassinet next to me for at least 6 months and I still used the sock. I love it and will buy again if it stops working. The camera works good if your internet is good but if it gets disconnected and you have to pair the camera to your phone it is a nightmare.

It definitely eases my mind. My 10 week old is still in a bassinet next to our bed but since SIDS peaks between 3-6 months we have continued using it for our own peace of mind and will probably continue to use it for a bit when he transitions to his crib around 6-7months. We only have the sock. We use a separate monitor that doesn't have WiFi so isn't hackable.

This convinced me to get the sock 😮‍💨❤️

I never opened the box. Baby slept with me day and night. Maybe order it right before you deliver so you have it but return if not needed?

It depends. I have anxiety and could barely sleep because I was so scared they would pass away while I slept or that they'd need me and I'd miss their cue because I was asleep and they'd die😭😭

Would the owlet be why they never experience anything bad? Absolutely not. But for me if felt like I could let myself go to actual sleep and should theirbheart rate drop or oxygen drop there was another set of "eyes" monitoring and it would alert me. I felt that was better than no warning. We used it every night from week 1 or 2 through 14 months.

I love the owlet and would definitely recommend. Without it I don't think i would sleep

I would never sleep without it. It’s been a lifesaver and it’s awesome to be able to monitor their oxygen levels when they get sick or congested as well! I’ve used them for 3 kids now over the past 6 years and it’s probably the most recommended baby product I own.

My sister also works in pediatrics at a hospital and home care, and it’s saved two of her baby patients lives by alerting the mother to a heart rate drop they would have had no way of knowing and one was silently aspirating on reflux, the oxygen thing went off, paramedics were called and they saved her!

100% worth it. I loved the peace of mind it gave me with my first.
I’m due worth my second and have just bought the smart sock and camera (the original sock I had 4 years ago has been discontinued so won’t now work with the app, hence buying again) the mint green sock and camera is currently £100 off on John Lewis x

Honestly just sleep in the same room as your baby and you will develop instinct to care for the Baby I'm going on three babies and I just couldn't spend the extra for monitoring of any kind but it's been ok everyone is fine it's too expensive for me but we managed to survive anyway

I didn't bother getting one as I know I wouldn't have slept in case I missed it going off.
Also I've seen too many stories of it going off when it shouldn't or marking babies' feet.

Very useful for me in the early weeks to make sure my LO was okay. I bought mine second hand new to save pennies. You can find yourself obsessing a bit looking at the readings go up and down but I’d say yes well worth it to know they are okay. And like another member said, I’d probably only use it now when they are unwell.

I didn't know I needed it till I bought it. It honestly helped me sleep better knowing my baby was ok

This is a personal experience, and I tell all my friends about it.

We had the owlet since my son was a newborn. It notified us one night that his oxygen levels were very low! Ran to check on him and sure enough, he was blue and unresponsive. Called 911 and he was stabilized immediately. He was and is a healthy boy, and after many tests at the hospital they concluded with SIDS but didn’t want to say it 100% , so his diagnosis was “interrupted sleep” to this day.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if he wasn’t wearing his owlet sock that night. Feel blessed to have him each and every day.

wow! I’m so glad you had this and they are okay! That’s horrifying!

The latest research that came out which was pretty incredible on “SIDS”
did end in recommending a monitoring product like this based on their newest data on infant loss too!