I love having the peace of mind of having continuous monitoring of my child. I’m a highly anxious person and the thought of SIDS didn’t let me sleep the first day after bringing my baby home. Now, I follow safe sleep advice but I go to bed knowing I will receive an alarm if something is happening. The only downside is that the fit sometimes isn’t the best and it will still trigger an alarm. As well as the alarm for the Bluetooth connection will go off is he’s in another room with an extra blanket on. That’s why I’m taking off one star
We've used the Owlet Dream Sock for a few months and it's been a great addition to our routine. It's easy to use and simple to understand, which matters a lot when you're sleep deprived and don't want to fuss with a complicated gadget. The base station indicator has been a real comfort too, especially on nights when a phone dies, since you can still check in without needing your device in hand. What's impressed me most is the lack of false alarms we've had. It does a great job telling the difference between a placement issue and something that might actually be a health concern, which has saved us a lot of unnecessary panic. Motion, heart rate, and sleep tracking all seem accurate as well. My one critique is around temperature. I wish it gave a more dedicated reading, something that could flag if baby is running warmer or cooler than usual over time. It's also never flagged anything about room comfortability, even though our bedroom has clearly gone through temperature shifts over the past several weeks. Overall, it delivers real peace of mind, but there's room for it to grow into more of a full picture health and comfort tool.
Wish I wouldn’t have waited until my 4th baby to buy this! I always had so much anxiety that I wasn’t sleeping even if they were. Decided to buy it after my 4th was a premie and in the NICU for 2 weeks. I didn’t know I could sleep so well postpartum! Definitely worth it
One of the best purchases I made when preparing welcome my little one. It’s very easy to use and aside from the peace of mind also helped me learn about her sleep patterns and get her sleeping through the night super early on. I know people say it adds to your anxiety but personally I feel the opposite- if I don’t have it on her that’s when I’m stressed because I like to make sure I always know what’s happening. Also I have never had any false alarms except for when it rings if she’s moved it around which is great because then I know I need to go in a fix it
We use the sock every night. My baby is 7 months and i cannot Go to sleep if he isn’t wearing the sock. Never had a false alarm. Let’s me know when he has been wiggling for too long and needs help to fall back asleep.