Dream with Health Notifications: How to Access FDA-cleared Software Experience in the Owlet Dream App

The new FDA-cleared Dream Sock® smart baby monitor including Health Notifications, is intended for healthy babies 1-18 months, 6-30 lbs. However, you may begin using Dream Sock when your baby is born. You can learn more about our 0-1 month experience, which does not include FDA-cleared features, below.

Once your baby hits their 1 month milestone, you can upgrade to the FDA-cleared Dream Sock software experience, which is intended for healthy babies between 1-18 months and 6-30 lbs, by navigating to the Guide Tab in the Owlet Dream App and following the upgrade instructions.  A detailed walkthrough is available at the end of this article.

Learn more about each Owlet Dream App experience below. 

0-1 Month Experience

  • Track Baby’s Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation level, wakings, and sleep trends in real-time.
  • Notifies you with a lavender prompt based on significant changes in your baby’s baseline, which includes Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation level, wakings, and movement.
  • View historical trends for Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation level and sleep state.
  • Eliminate guesswork with Predictive Sleep Technology.

FDA-Cleared 1+ Month Experience 

  • Intended for healthy babies between 1-18 months and 6-30 lbs.
  • Track Baby’s Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation level, wakings, and sleep trends in real-time.
  • Notifies you with a Red Notification when your baby’s Pulse Rate or Oxygen Saturation level leave preset ranges.
  • View historical trends for Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation level and sleep state.
  • Eliminate guesswork with Predictive Sleep Technology.

We are working closely with the FDA to provide the FDA-cleared Dream Sock experience for babies 0-1 month old. We will provide updates as we have them. Please reach out to Customer Support with any additional questions. 

How to Upgrade to the FDA-cleared Dream Sock software experience

  1. Make sure your baby is between 1-18 months and 6-30 lbs.
  2. Ensure your Dream Sock is plugged in and connected to WiFi.
  3. Place your Dream Sock Sensor in the Base Station charging port, the upgrade can take up to 15-20 minutes. Once started, the conversion cannot be undone.
  4. Click the “Update Now” button on your app’s home page
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  5. The required learning screens are available to re-review as needed under the Notifications section.