Before Elia was born, I had all these big plans to get her started in her crib right away. I never understood why parents would ever want their baby to sleep in the same room as them let alone next to them in a bassinet.
Then, I had a baby and everything changed.
The night we came home from the hospital I couldn’t imagine ever putting Elia in her nursery down the hall. I felt like I needed her right next to me all the time. I kept worrying that if I left her alone she would cry and I wouldn’t know. Or worse, she would stop breathing and I wouldn’t get to her in time. It gave me such anxiety that I felt like I would never be able to sleep peacefully again. I had friends suggest a baby monitor, but it just didn’t seem like enough. If she stopped breathing, a baby monitor would do nothing because she wouldn’t be able to cry. I knew there had to be some product out there and went in search of something that could help provide me some piece of mind.
After a little research, I came across the Owlet sock and it is truly the most perfect solution.
This tiny (and ultra cute) smart sock is designed to notify you if your baby’s oxygen falls outside the preset zones via an app that you download on your phone. It tracks your baby’s heart rate and oxygen levels and if they drop below normal, it’s designed to send you an instant notification to your smart phone and on the base station (which I keep right next to my bed).
It’s also easy to put on her! It slides right on and has a velcro system that allows you to get it on without the baby even realizing. The simple design of the Owlet is great since Elia is kind of squirmy and irritable whenever I try and put clothes on her.
It even comes with a few different sizes so that she can wear it as she grows. It fits most babies up to 18 months.
From the moment I put the Owlet on Elia, I felt this incredible sense of relief. Being a new Mom is full of so many emotions, so to find a product that helps put my mind at ease is such a blessing.
I just love this product and I KNOW you will too. You can purchase it by clicking here!
Love always,
Erica
This post is a partnership with Owlet
