Haven't seen Owlet products go on sale recently.
The Cam looks like a pretty competitively priced product, although only 1080p.
Haven't used their products personally.
Owlet Smart Sock 3 $329 (Save $120), Smart Sock Plus $399 (Save $150), Cam $179 (Save $70), Duo $449 (Save $200) @ Owlet
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CrushJelly on 25/11/2021 - 13:35 owletcare.com.au (345 clicks)
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never had that problem.
Sock is velcro, doesn't come off.
Can still pair from 30m away
If socks don't stay on… what you think the odds for this are?
Personally, we haven't had issues with socks staying on? (fingers crossed!)
Obviously though, I don't speak for all parents…
Also have the sock and camera, wouldn't recommend it.
The sock needs to be close to the base station and if it loses signal it plays a nursery rhyme on a high volume that you cant change the tone or volume.
We seemed to always be losing signal in a not very big house and so have to keep the base station in the kitchen which is in the middle of our house and it still occasionally will lose signal. the sock also does not have the baby's temp which we found strange.
The camera is fine but annoying you need the app open to watch it, it doesn't integrate with anything else easily so I brought some Google Cams and they are much more convenient than the owlet cam we find.
We have never had any issues with the sock coming off and our baby is a wriggler.
But great price.The sock needs to be close to the base station and if it loses signal it plays a nursery rhyme on a high volume that you cant change the tone or volume.
We have never had any issues with the sock coming off and our baby is a wriggler.
But great price. Our nursery is at one end of our house and the base in our room at the other end of the house.
We did find that certain baby monitors interrupted the signal. No to much. We jus pt moved the base/monitor receiver around until it didn't interfere.
Now it works like a charm.the sock also does not have the baby's temp which we found strange.
I have to disagree with that. The unit also has a mobile app that tracks heart rate, etc, and so with a raised temp or reduced oxygen levels you can still get a good idea that your child is ok. Temperature isn't as useful overnight. Especially when fevers go up and down in a cyclic fashion at most times.
The camera is fine but annoying you need the app open to watch it, it doesn't integrate with anything else easily so I brought some Google Cams and they are much more convenient than the owlet cam we find.
Yes. We didn't bother with the camera, so good to know we made the right choice and not get one. Also, we were more interesting in hearing and not seeing our child overnigt tbh.
we have never had any issues with the sock coming off.
Ditto. Even though we live in a sub tropical climate and our child often sleeps in either shorts or just a nappy, we've never had the sock fall off.
Used the sock a lot during the the first 12 months, worked very well and was literally a life saver on more than 1 occasion.
Kept the base station in the babies room or the room next door and we never had any issues.I don’t see the point of this. It’s basically a glorified apnoea monitor. Causes more distress to parents than actually being helpful. Doctors generally recommend against apnoea monitors for children who are well.
I have this, Its useful. Cause if your child stops breathing or has trouble you will be notified.
It is not the opposite of piece of mind.
But whatever floats your boat.
There are far more parents waiting in ED with a false apnoea reading than actually having any problems.
The other point is that it monitors heart rate, so if your baby has a heart condition it's very helpful.
Although two people have so far down voted your comment, I have up voted your comments as what you are saying is correct to a degree.
Yes, it has been known to show false alarms. Not sure the reason. We haven't encountered this with the exception of signal disruption if we have some other electrical device that can interfere with it (yeah.. The laser guided missile system we have in our basement can be annoying if it were to go of accidently jk).
Also this many be from a faulty device or allocation of the sock.I also agree with you that healthly babies that haven't been flagged already by their doctor already, really don't need this device.
What you have to keep in mind is the mentality of new parents….
I'm a very skilled person when it comes to medical issues and I wouldn't have bought this. My wife on the other hand…..
Thus we have one and she has peace of mind and I get happy from this fact.It's like the pacifier (dummy, tut, or whatever else they call these thjhgs these days) and how parents react to them when they fall onto the ground:
1st child : parent picks up pacifier and stérilisés it before giving back to the child.
2nd child : parent picks up pacifier washes it under the tap before giving back to the child.
3rd child : parent picks up pacifier and dusts off any visible dirt or grime before giving back to the child.Now the other bit about this system is that it relays heart rate, and other data (don't ask me what they are as I still haven't to this day looked at it… My wife on the other hand).
She looks at the heart rate and can tell whether he's settling or sleeping. So this is quite handy tbh.But overall… If it gives you peace of mind… No matter what anyone tells you… Then sure..buy this very expensive toy for your child.
So commenting here like this,mill unfortunately, gain you negative votes. Just saying.
I do understand what parents think, both as a parent and as a doctor seeing mainly children.
I was trying to say it in a way due to the large number of patients I see who present to the ED or GP due to concerns of their apnoea monitors. We do send babies home with apnoea monitors, especially many of the pre term babies, but as mentioned, these are not necessarily well babies.
The unintended harms I can see with this device would be discomfort for the child, unnecessary stress for parents with false alarms, and also the financial aspects.
I also routinely see adults coming in with concerns based on their Fitbit/Apple Watch regarding poor sleep / heart rate. After many tests, sometimes invasive, it ends up showing the watch simply aren’t accurate. I often get the patients to still wear the watch when testing with the sleep study / Holter monitor.
We do have to be careful with relatively inaccurate sensors that may suggest diagnoses.
Totally concur.
It's a shame really that when it comes to babies, theres so many people out there willing to make a parent feel guilty for not having time and that, etc..
If only they knew the low percentages surrounding their concerns.
As long as they're following SIDS guidelines pand not letting their child sleep on their stomach, etc then they really would be better saving their money.
My wife is looking at the child's heart rate as we speak,
Yes he's suffering the common bronchiolitis.
Yes he's having trouble sleeping atm.
But no.. I wouldnt feel he needs this device.But hey..
As they say:
Happy wife, happy life.
Had this and tbh we used it once.It requires a charge almost everynight. My kid moved around way too much. 2c.