 Owlet is a blockbuster name in baby care products. Even before I got pregnant, I had heard of its 'sock' – a monitor that wraps around one foot to let you know your baby's heart rate, blood oxygen level, and sleep quality. So it was one of the products I was most interested to test out once I did actually have a child. With newborns so tiny and fragile, I thought it possible I could find myself unable to sleep even when the baby slept – despite this being the the advice given to everyone about to become a parent. The main selling point of the Owlet sock is that it does the job for you of sitting up all night checking that your baby is breathing. Need to know Price £289 Age range Newborn to 18 months, though a follow-on Smart Sock Plus can be bought separately and worn until age five Weight limit 2.3kg to 13.5kg (5lb to 30lb) Where to buy owletbabycare.co.uk SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is rare but still terrifying for many parents, especially those who have previously experienced a loss. Then there is the additional fear of them somehow pulling something over their face and overheating or suffocating. The sock, which does not need any cable to connect, tracks blood oxygen and heart beat in real time using pulse-oximetry technology, so if such a horrible event happens, it should alert you that readings are unusual by setting off an alarm so you can check on your baby and help them if needed. I didn't actually end up using it very much, but it worked well and I'd recommend it – though I didn't get on as well with the Owlet camera monitor. Owlet doesn't market its sock as a medical device, because it does not alert you as immediately as monitors used in hospitals, and the notification thresholds are not as stringent. But many parents rely on it even so, because even with a delay they would be able to react to an emergency quicker than if they had no alert at all. Although the phone app to){kind=link}
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Owlet is a blockbuster name in baby care products. Even before I got pregnant, I had heard of its ‘sock’ – a monitor that wraps around one foot to let you know your baby’s heart rate, blood oxygen level, and sleep quality.
So it was one of the products I was most interested to test out once I did actually have a child.
With newborns so tiny and fragile, I thought it possible I could find myself unable to sleep even when the baby slept – despite this being the the advice given to everyone about to become a parent.
The main selling point of the Owlet sock is that it does the job for you of sitting up all night checking that your baby is breathing.