FOX 13 Investigates: How Owlet smart sock went from a parent favorite to an FDA warning

Owlet announced on Nov. 24 that it would stop selling its smart sock - which monitors babies' heart rates and oxygen levels and transmits the data to a phone app - after years of correspondence with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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[@angelamaganda]

I would rather have an expensive medical bill than a dead baby

[@BG-bx4ey]

Sure, but the product worked. It was affordable too. Then the beurocrats got involved.

[@nataliadapkus5214]

Exactly. It sounds like a joke

[@ant5094]

Right. What a dumb reason she had

[@katc7550]

This helped us with our daughter. She had RSV and her oxygen dropped below 90. We knew to get her to the hospital and we are grateful for it

[@Ltnmama8]

This saved my sons life, I will forever be thankful for owlet:)

[@davidswanger]

Saved my daughters life as well. I wonder how many babies were saved

[@megamaze00]

That older woman’s reasons for dissuading parents from using the sock only serves to put the parental power back in the hands of the medical establishment. What a shill.

[@celineflore3183]

How is this any different than a fitbit or any other smart watch that monitors the same information?? FDA Def wants their cut!

[@erikabarragan5080]

I had it back in 2016, not sure if it has changed, but… other devices just monitor and you have to be constantly monitoring and etc. this sock came with a base station that would ring sooo loud and flash red lights to fully wake me up when my son’s heart rate dropped significantly. As if it would do the monitoring for me and not just monitor but NOTIFY. He had 3 open heart surgeries.

[@drvinson8947]

The owlet sock saved my sons life. He had to have heart surgery at 4 weeks old.

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

"It's not good at stopping SIDS", like just waking up and finding your baby dead does???

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

@@BG-bx4ey Deaths have happened even with no evidence or possibility of suffocation. I'm sure a lot of SIDS cases are a result of some form of accidental suffocation, but any undetermined cause of death is labeled as SIDS. I think the cases all have multiple different causes, and it's been shown to happen even if you do everything right as a parent. It's sad, and you're right. Devices like this should be made specifically for SIDS prevention, accidental suffocation or otherwise. The fda is fucked up.

[@nahjaealcorn7011]

@@AccidentallyOnPurpose I would research more what SIDS is. When a baby stops breathing for no reason, not due to suffocation, that’s SIDS. The owlet product is a great product to catch SIDS and receive medical attention.

[@Trolling85551]

@@AccidentallyOnPurposedamn you need to research better lol

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

@@nahjaealcorn7011 I said that a lot of cases of suffocation have probably been misdiagnosed as SIDS. I know what SIDS is, but in the absence of any clues as to how the baby died it is usually just put down as SIDS. Very common. There are lots of theories on the medical cause of SIDS, from genetic to poor muscle tone to brain to body communication issues.

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

@@Trolling85551 Why? I've been keeping up with all recent findings.

[@sujmat]

worked great for us. got us to the emergency room in time. grateful for this product

[@rapIlike1]

Thank you Sir for making the Owlet ♥️. Lovely product for new parents.

[@suev7235]

Owlet has a smart thing going. When there’s money to be made, they want to shut you down fast! Don’t give up!

[@mayraaguilar1238]

My baby girl was saved thanks to this ptoduct

[@emlem576]

This item is still available in Europe. Just bought one for my 6 month old daughter with epilepsy.

[@GardenOfKayland]

FDA Always wants their cut lol

[@lategod]

who cares about anxiety smh why would she advise against it smh

[@JasminRdgz]

Dumb as a rock.

[@AandersonDavid]

Using this helps you sleep at night.

[@sheilatheo1059]

Sock is no different than a smart watch!

[@przewodnikpokatarze8896]

My son life was safe twice by owlet. I am expecting another child now and wanted to purches it. I am shocked with the news. Seems like FDA is another NRA in US.

[@retiredmenace]

Does the base start to make noise when heart stops? Thats really the only reason i bought it. I was under the impression it would alert me if my babys heart stopped.

[@shamilton6328]

Glad this helped, and I happily use the device as well, however as a lifetime member of the NRA you must be seriously misinformed, as a lot of people are by media propaganda, about the NRA to have such an opinion.

[@Maimuna_joy]

Great product 🙏🏿🥹👶🏾

[@Nwbred92]

They didn’t stop selling it?

[@catmusic6888]

What if it made them have heart problems ?

[@JB-bm1to]

What if oxygen is slowly poisoning us all?

[@laarnidr9608]

I dont know if they even seeked medical advice before making these things. The oxygen monitor on these socks DO NOT monitor the baby’s oxygen in real time. Instead, it averages the oxygen level of 10 minutes. Only after it dips down to 80% does it alarm you (80% is not a passing score when it comes to oxygen. staying at 90% consistently in a healthy person already raises some questions why it’s not higher) That is not very helpful if you want to know what is going on with your baby right away. 10 minutes can be crucial!

[@Reohh]

You are taking about the Dream Sock, the new sock that is FDA approved. This news segment is from 2021 which discussed the old Owlet Sleep Sock. That device did actually monitor blood oxygen in real time. This was removed in order to get the product back on the market.

[@Muerte_S]

Well with the securities fraud case my guess is that Owlet is done as a company

[@CryptoDream4Us]

Not quite

[@alwaysbewhoyouare9592]

Just pay attention to your child and you will know if and when something is wrong.

[@bluddab9220]

How do you sleep then ?

[@alwaysbewhoyouare9592]

@@bluddab9220 Mom's don't get sleep like normal people. They have to breastfeed every 2 hours.

[@bluddab9220]

@@alwaysbewhoyouare9592 they sleep between feedings which is everyone 2-3 hours

[@melinda4316]

Yeah ppl should just stay awake 24 hours a day staring at their child constantly… you clearly don’t have children.

[@hauloffjunkremoval8304]

@@melinda4316 they probably have a dog so they know what goes into a baby or 2 😂

[@PrincessOPD_Utah]

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