Peace of Mind for New Parents with Owlet

If ever there was a product I wish I would have had when Harper was born, it’s this one.

As first time parents, we did everything in our power to ensure a safe sleep environment (baby to sleep on back, nothing else in the crib, no blankets, no bumpers, etc) but there was that lingering fear that left me waking up to “check her breathing” in the middle of the night when she co-slept in a pack n’ play in our room and obsessively watch the baby monitor when we moved her to the nursery.

If only this product had existed back then, I may have slept more soundly, especially during those first few months.

I had actually tried a different baby breathing monitor with Harper, but because she rolled over (both ways) very early on, it would come off easily and there were so many false alarms that using the monitor caused us more stress, not less.

Enter Owlet.

It’s a monitor that stays on your baby via a little wireless velcro “smart sock” (there are three sizes so it grows with your baby) and it monitors their oxygen levels and heart rate. It’s connected to an app on your iPhone and you can check the levels at any time. The monitor will alarm and make your phone alarm if baby stops breathing or there are heart rate issues. You can learn more about how it works here.

It’s the same technology hospitals use— pulse oximetry. In fact, babies in my state are all given a pulse ox test prior to discharge because it can help detect a potentially fatal heart condition.

I’m an anxious person/worrier by nature, but because I do PR for a large children’s hospital, I’m constantly hearing about rare conditions and a lot of really sad accidents and diagnoses. It can be overwhelming to hear so much and though I absolutely love what I do, all of that information does get to your head. My co-workers and I have to constantly remind ourselves that our perceptions are skewed.

Having said that, I’m very much a supporter of products that bring me peace of mind as a parent. The Owlet monitor just makes sense. It stays on your baby’s foot and if any of your baby’s vitals are “off,” you will get an alarm and be able to go to your baby immediately.

Among my mom friends, we would exchange stories about lack of sleep, stalking baby monitor screens and leaning over the baby’s crib to check if they were breathing. Owlet’s motto is “up all night, so you don’t have to be,” which is very reassuring. Now don’t get me wrong, we still use a video baby monitor to check if he’s stirring and to hear him if he cries, but for those first six months (and beyond, if you’d like) there’s nothing that can provide more peace of mind than having a safe sleep environment and this monitor.

If you have any questions, please let me know! You can also read about other parent’s experiences, here.

If you’re interested in learning more or purchasing this monitor, you can go here.

FTC Disclosure: I was sent this monitor for review but am not being compensated for this review. This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own after having used this product. I make a small commission if you purchase a monitor using my link, but I would never share a product that I don’t truly believe in and would have shared it regardless.