Breathing moniter for newborn - owlet or other!?

Only at first you will keep checking ( what I did 🫣) I have an owlet socks and really help me to keep down my anxiety. It was also useful while my baby had a cold and her nose was stuffy.
Now I don’t check anymore the readings, we co sleep so it’s very useful for me.

I feel like that’s unnecessary unless your child has medical problems.. just causing anxiety for no reason.

I never got one of these for my little one when he was born. I think it causes soooo many anxiety “issues” for parents which isn’t what you need when you’ve just had a newborn!

Your little one is with you practically 24/7 for the first 6 months, in the same room and next to you. I personally think to trust your instincts not technology x

I have the owlet and I find it helps with anxiety, it doesn’t cause it. I hardly check it but love having the peace of mind that an alarm will sounds if something is wrong (especially when my baby started sleeping on his front). The only time I do check it is just to see how deep the baby is sleeping as his heart rate goes down to 90/100 when he is in a deep sleep which is handy. I couldn’t recommend the owlet enough.

Beware of these as they may add to your stress. Stay close to your little one. You wil wake if they are distressed (that's if you sleep at all anyway!)

The best argument I've seen against breathing monitors like these are from maternity nurses. You could fool yourself into a false sense of security by missing something important because the readings from the monitor seemed normal. They aren't medical devices and you aren't trained to interpret their readings or understand what the significance of those readings mean.

The best monitor for a newborn is mom. You will pay far more attention without a monitor and that's what your baby needs, your gut and your intuition.

I purchased the owlet sock when my baby had broncholitis at 3 weeks old. Him being poorly made me so anxious that I went with the sock and it was the best decision I made for peace of mind. It doesn’t mean I don’t use my instincts anymore or check on him for every little thing. I still know all the signs to look out for in terms of difficulty with breathing. I couldn’t recommend it enough if your anxiety is stopping you from sleeping when the baby sleeps (like mine was doing).
You do check the readings a lot when you first get it but I have had it for 7 weeks now and I just check it before he goes to sleep and when we get up for a feed. We haven’t had any false alarms yet but I know that it can happen, it’s just a case of knowing what to look for and not panicking if the alarm does go off until you do all the checks!

Thank you everyone! I think I will do some more research and see how I feel! I had the angelcare mat for my first child and did find that it helped with the anxiety, will weigh up the pros and cons!! ☺️

I don’t think it’s needed. I heard the baby’s foot can move and cause a false alarm on the owlet sock