Happy 3 months, Penelope! (+ an Owlet giveaway!)
Guess who is 3 months old? That’s a quarter of a year! I can’t even.
Miss P is still smiling like crazy, babbling and cooing to her heart’s delight, and chewing on her hands like they’re a delectable treat. I’m convinced that she’s teething because she is always gnawing on her hands, but the ped said she’s still a little young to be teething. Either way, she’s growing like crazy.
We hit a major turning point with the reflux. A huge part of the puzzle was switching her to Elecare formula (as sad as I was to give up breastfeeding), and thickening it with brown rice cereal. At first, I couldn’t help but think “she’s way too little,” but when she still wasn’t gaining weight appropriately, I was willing to try whatever the ped suggested. For the first time EVER, she gained a pound in between weight checks! I was so, so thrilled. The Elecare formula is very thin and watery, so it was all coming back up (but she was no longer screaming or choking on it). A teaspoon of rice cereal has made the formula stay down, so she’s gaining weight now and HAPPY. I also think that like anything, time has been a huge factor. As her body as matured a little bit, it’s been easier for her to eat and keep it down so, so much better.
Some of the things she loves this month:
Her Lamaze mermaid. She thinks chewing on her hair is awesome
Practicing her roll
Snuggles before nap time. I’ll lie with her on our bed until she’s calm and comfy before transferring her to the bassinet or crib
Hanging out with her big sis
“This Little Piggy” and “Pat A Cake”
Bath time with Liv
Miss P is officially too big for the bassinet, and we’re slowly transitioning her to the crib. We’re also going to ditch the swaddle since she’s thisclose to completely rolling over. Big changes ahead! I was horrified about having her sleep in another room, especially because of the choking episodes, but we got something that has given me peace of mind: the Owlet Baby Care Smart Sock.
I had been looking at monitoring options online, and combed through so many reviews. I didn’t want something that was notorious for false alarms, and also wanted something a little more dependable than strictly movement-sensored or audio based. While we have a video monitor, it doesn’t paint a full picture of how the baby is doing, and I was worried that if she choked during the night, I wouldn’t be able to hear it on the monitor with the sound turned out. The Owlet was everything we needed, and needless to say, I was thrilled and so thankful when they offered to send us one.
What I love about the Owlet:
-The technology is at-home pulse oximetry monitoring for babies, which monitors heart rate and oxygen levels. This is the same technology they use at doctor’s offices and hospitals, in a portable, soft little sock.
-You slip the sock on the baby’s left foot, and the data is monitored and accessible through your smart phone and through a base station in another room. We have the pod set up on my nightstand, which illuminates in green. If there’s ever a problem, an alarm will sound and the base station will turn red. I love that I can check and see how she’s doing during nap time and view her stats for peace of mind. The base is independent of wifi, so if your phone dies, you can count on it to alert you if your baby’s rate dips too low, rises too high, or oxygen levels dip below a preset threshold.
You can check out a video of Owlet Baby Care in action here.
-As you guys know, we had some pretty horrific choking incidents with the reflux. Since then, it’s been my greatest fear that P will choke during the night. This is why she’s been in the bassinet, right next to me, for so long. Now I feel like we can transition her to another room, without my anxiety driving me up the wall.
I’ve been so thankful and thrilled with the technology that I reached out to my friends at Owlet to see if they’d mind giving one away to a lucky reader. They said yes! 🙂
Here’s how to enter:
Leave a comment below! Are you expecting, or would you give it to a friend or relative?
Extra entries:
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I’ll pick a winner Thursday night and announce in Friday Faves 🙂
xoxo
Gina
*I was not compensated to write this post, but did receive an Owlet Baby Care Smart Sock to review and the opportunity to share one with a lucky winner. <3
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I have a 9 week old baby girl and she is still in the bassinet next to our bed so I can totally relate. My husband has been bugging me to transition her to the crib but it makes me nervous! It was actually my husband who brought my attention to the Owlet sock but when I checked it out I was scared off by the price tag. I would keep the Owlet for myself and start the transition to the crib as soon as the sock was on 🙂 We have a video monitor but you can’t really see her breathing too clearly on there and being the worry wart I am, it’s not enough 🙂 any tips on transitioning to the crib from the bassinet?
Already following you on Insta 🙂
I’m just six weeks pregnant and expecting late September. <3
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Also following Owletcare on instagram.
I just had twins that came 3 months early and are in the NICU. They will be coming home at the end of the month and the owlet sounds perfect for helping to ease my nerves about anything happening (though I’ll need 2 owlets)!
Little one hasn’t been in her crib at all because of my same fears. She’s almost a year and it’s time for her to be in her own space to spread out. Plus, Mommy and Daddy want to start on making a sibling. 🙂
I started following you on instagram!
I would definitely love this. We are expecting our 2nd in May and I remember that feeling of wanting to check on our first every minute! Heck I still check on him multiple times a night and he’s 3.5!
Wow, this would give me such peace of mind. Thanks for letting me know about it!
I would love to give this to my brother and sister in law. My niece Pola will be 3 months old in a couple of weeks and they don’t have any baby monitors (nor the means to buy such a high tech one as this). Pola is the first grandchild in the family. We are so in love with her and want to make sure she is safe and healthy all the time!
I have a nine month old who is still in the pack and play right next to our bed. He has Down syndrome, he went into the NICU as soon as he was born because of low oxygen saturation levels, and between all that and his reflux I just cannot move him out of our room. I would love to try this out and see if it would make my husband and me feel comfortable enough to start to transition him to his own room – we worked so hard to decorate it, it’s a shame to only use it for diaper changes ;)!
My baby is almost three months, too. I’d love an Owlet sock. That sounds wonderful…perfect for a nervous parent like me.
I have a two month old and we are in the process of transitioning her to her crib and so many times I catch myself going to check on her because of every noise and movement. What an amazing product!
I follow you on IG
I follow Owlet on IG
I have an almost 7 week old with reflux. This would be SO helpful! She is still in a bassinet, but grunts a lot at night so I would love to transition her to her crib – but I’m nervous too.
I’m following Owlet Baby Care on Instagram!
I follow you on Instagram! Love seeing your sweet girls! I also have a 4.5 year old girl & almost 7-week old girl 😉
I’m curious – why does the sock go on the left foot? Just wondering if there is science behind that or if you are just supposed to put it on the same foot all the time and you chose the left foot.
I’m due in 2 months exactly with baby boy number 2, so this is perfect timing! He’ll be sleeping in the same room as my very light sleeper, so I know checking on him all the time will be risky if I want to keep number one asleep as well haha!
I follow you on insta!
I follow Owlet on IG
this sounds like a dream come true! my little one is only 3 weeks but im already anxious about transferring her to her own room/crib!
We are due at the end of the month with our second child and I’m terrified of eventually putting him in his own room since his sister had so many reflux issues too so having this would be such a gift to our family!
We are hoping for number two soon. This woild be wonderful to have!!!
I am 32 weeks pregnant with my first child and would love have an Owlet!
I’m expecting twins and would love to have this!
I have a 4 week old baby girl. I have researched the Owlet and would love it, but the price tag scared me off. I would keep the Owlet for myself as my little one is sleeping in a bassinet next to our bed right now, but this would give me more peace of mind.
I follow Owlet on Instagram.
I follow you on Instagram.
I would love to win this! I just found out last week that I’m pregnant, due in early October. 🙂
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Following Owlet on Instagram also. 🙂
I am expecting my third child and would love having this! We had to bring home a pulse oximeter from the hospital for one of our twins and it was constantly going off for no reason and caused so much unnecessary anxiety! This looks awesome.
Already following you on Instagram!!
I am due next month and would love this!!! O
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She has such a great smile!!! So glad to hear that the reflux is better
I am expecting my first child in 5 months and I’m trying to be as prepared as possible. As a first time parent I think this would be amazing just to know your little one is okay at all times!
I’m expecting baby #2 soon. With a bedroom a story away from us, this sensor would give me peace of mind.
I am expecting our second little one at the end of March. Our daughter is five now, but when she was an infant, I had to sleep right next to her at all times due to reflux issues and my safety concerns.
I never sleep away from her until 10 months and held her for all her naps. It was exhausting! Not feasible this time.
An Owlet could be the solution to all my fears this time around!
Glad you and P are finding some type of relief! You deserve it!
We are hoping to be expecting soon! I’m an ER nurse and already have anxiety about all the “what if’s”. I think it just becomes second nature in my line of work and can’t imagine how it will multiply with motherhood, lol! The owlet sounds great, reliable medical equipment that is friendly for anyone to use (and cute). I think it’d be awesome to have one! So glad to hear baby P is doing better!
Pick me—–expecting our first baby boy 14 April!
My little boy is due Feb 7th and I since this is my first (and I’m already a worrying mama) I’d LOVE this!
We were considering buying this for our first due on 3/29! Would love to win!
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I am expecting my first!
I am following Owlet on instagram – ohnoitsstephyo