Owlet Sock

I’m going to be a first time mum too, and I really wanted to buy the Owlet but I’ve heard things like it’s burnt baby’s foot or it goes off as a false alarm, so I’m really conflicted as to wether I should buy or not 😫 xx

I was super anxious with my first, I very nearly bought one until my friend said hers gave off a couple of false alarms and I just thought that would fear me more. I’ve heard good things about the Nannit pro , but i never bothered and the anxiousness soon went away for me not long after having my daughter! xx

I love our Owlet! Gives me so much peace of mind. I can probably count twice in a few years there’s been a false alarm and both times because it slipped off. Never burnt ever. That said you might find yourself checking all the time but I much preferred having it. You can see a mile off when little one is spiking a temp too which is interesting.

Totally understand the anxiousness. I was also quite anxious with my girl and had postpartum anxiety fuelled by sleep deprivation. However I never got an owlet or tracker like this as it absolutely would’ve cause me more anxiety. Had also heard about lots of false alarms. She was in the next to me, right next to me and I could have my hand on her to check on her with ease and also we quite often had to cosleep. The other ones that do tracking like owlet are Angelcare & Nannit and I think something called Lollipop. All are very expensive and need with the sock or special swaddle sacks. Angelcare is just a mat under the sheet or mattress and a bit cheaper compared. I do think though sometimes too much data can fuel anxiety. I stopped using even tracking apps for food/sleep etc. as it was just adding stress.

We used the Snuza Hero as it's recommended by the Lullaby Trust. Worked really well for us. https://www.snuza.com/product/hero-md/

The nanit camera has like a special swaddle that comes with it and together they check for breathing, also very expensive though x