Owlet sock oxygen levels?

It’s tricky, I’ve had mixed messages for almost every medical professional I ive discussed this with. I’ve got an owlet for both my now 4 year and my 6 month old because I was traumatised by my experience with 4 year old who was prem, got RSV and stopped breathing. She has breathing difficulties every time she catches a virus and overnight her sats can drop to below 90 but everytime I call 111 at that level then they call an ambulance for us. Generally if she is hovering at 92/93 then I don’t take her into hospital anymore but give her blue inhalers to keep her up, and if we’re admitted to hospital then they don’t keep you in overnight if she can hold her sats up above 90 without oxygen. But she’s 4. The paramedics that came out to us the other night when she dropped to 88 told us that 92/93 is tolerable for her but younger babies really it needs to be 94/95.

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If this is a recent change to your little girl, I’d probably investigate, see GP and get referred to respiratory specialist perhaps, especially if she’s well, if she’s harbouring a cold this could be why and perhaps is not so worrying and something she needs to work through. I’ve also been told that the tolerance for sats levels has decreased in recent years and they now believe actually that lower scores are fine as some people live like that permanently. If you’re worried, I would follow it up with a GP. Not sure that is at all helpful but that’s what I’ve learnt through my regular admittance to hospitals 4 times a year with my daughter

One final note (sorry), my little boy who’s 6 months old currently has a cold and he’s hovering at 94/95 at the moment whilst sleeping. This is lower than his normal when well and I feel a little discomfort but am keeping an eye and propping him up to try to clear airways and waiting for it to pass x

Id say check the sensors on it are clean and dry, definitely only worry if its under 90 like you've said .Is she waking less in the night aswell as it could just be that shes in a nice deep sleep. But definitely ask your gp for help if you're stressed. My babes monitor went lower than normal for a while like 80s when asleep and turned out she had bronchiolitis so trust your gut x

I wouldn’t recommend using the owlet as 3 rd time mum and nurse it’s not recommended by health professional, The Smart Sock is designed for "peace of mind" and tracking, not as a medical device to diagnose or treat health conditions These devices are known for frequent false alarms (low oxygen/heart rate warnings when the baby is fine), which can cause unnecessary parental anxiety.

thank you! We used it everyday since birth then stopped using it for about 3-4 weeks. Started using it again when she got a cold and it’s been averaging 94% for about a month now. She seems fine in herself but it used to be around 98-99% I’ll keep an eye on it thank you! X

she doesn’t wake at all, she sleeps 12 hours every night which could be why, as soon as she starts to move or wake they go higher again, I’m watching her live stats on the owlet app right now ( as she sleeps next to me haha) and it’s currently sitting at 95% xx

yeah this is my second baby never used one on my first but was more anxious because of her breathing from the laryngomalacia when she was born, I definitely can see why they could cause more stress than not x

aww that must have been terrifying so glad she’s okay! I agree I think it is amazing what it does I’m just so over paranoid that I look into every little thing… but you can never be too careful with our babies ! I never used one on my son who’s 2 but have done this time around and it’s given me so much peace of mind especially as she has slept 12 hours since about a month old! X