I’m a HUGE proponent of spending money if it’s something that makes you relax. The Owlet is definitely expensive, though we feel completely worth the cost. It’s a tool that I use as a confirmation that I am doing everything I’m supposed to. I can see that, but when I think of the Owlet how I think of my Fitbit. A recent study suggested that parents often use monitors as a false security blanket. But for us, simply knowing that there is a back-up in place if we miss something, if we sleep too deeply, if Olivia shifts in her DockATot, or any other scenario. Look, we know that an alarm is no substitute for checking on baby. There’s even a “Chat with a Pediatrician” feature! How cool? Why We Use Owlet In addition to showing statistics, it provides the alarms and an interactive FAQ about baby care. It’s a super simple program that shows all information you need in an easy to understand layout. In addition to the physical monitor, there is an iOS/Android App that connects to your phone or tablet.
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Should baby stop breathing, Owlet is designed to let you know very quickly – far more quickly than just simply waking up yourself or with any other baby monitor. This is the reason for the Owlet in the first place. I’ve not tested nor heard (knock on wood) this alert, but I’m told it’s super loud and is a beeping noise. That’s when the heart rate spikes/dips or when your baby’s oxygen level drops below 80%. The third alarm from Owlet is the kicker. Brittany gets to hear the pleasant alarm and then I get to hear her not-so-pleasant reminder to get my life in order. I forget to disable monitoring when I change her diaper as it’s further than 50′ from the base. We keep the changing table in the nursery, but Olivia sleeps in our room. You can play around with the sensitivity of the alarms as you wish, it’s very much a learning game to see what fits best for your family. Other than being loud, they’re just making sure things are running smoothly. These two aren’t the standard beep, but a loud nursery rhyme. It’s LOUD and if you’re anything like us, you are already on edge the first few nights. I will say, the first time you get those alarms will scare the crap out of you. The first two alarms are just simple alerts: the blue alert meaning the sock is out of range and the yellow alert meaning the sock is not getting a reading. It does so in three different ways: two alarms you’ll get immediately when getting things going, and one alarm you’ll hopefully never experience. The sock is the main attraction and it communicates to the base, which will in turn communicate to you. They’re progressively sized so a typical 18 month old can be on the Owlet monitor. I was immediately enamored with the simplicity of design just a white circle with simple light wrapping around it.
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When your Owlet arrives, a couple of main components come in the box. What’s more, some studies suggest these monitors can give parents a false sense of security!” And you’d be correct. “Nick, there are lots of baby monitors out there. If your baby’s oxygen level or heart rate dips/spikes, an alarm is designed to sound on both the base station and your phone.
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Those readings are sent to the simply designed home base and finally on to your phone (though technically you don’t need the phone – more on that later). It’s this piece that is incorporated into a sock that stays snuggly on your baby’s foot. (We’ll stick to clippy-thingy, but in the interest of proper journalism, we figured we’d put the proper terminology out there.) Now that we’re on the same page, you know that this is a safe, accurate, proven technology. You’ve probably experienced the clippy-thingy on your finger in the hospital most people refer to it as pulsox. Through your wifi and home network, you connect a smart sock and a base to your phone. Owlet is a two-component baby monitor that uses hospital grade technology to track your baby’s heart rate and blood oxygen level. The Owlet Baby Monitor serves an overwhelming safety-and-peace-of-mind purpose AND has the great design and interface I love.
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Bluetooth scales, ridiculous swings controlled by my iPad, Nest gear, and the list goes on and on. Brittany has a nasty habit of putting the kibosh on most of my toy schemes, but this is one such product that checks two very important boxes for us. As you may have read, I’m a sucker for anything tech related for Olivia.