Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is such a good concept & I really wanted to love this. There are just way too many flaws. First, I’m not sure if it’s the programming or just the way they designed this device & the app, but the most important factor for me was the breathing monitor. That’s what sold me. It’s just not accurate. Most of the time, it says my newborns breathing rate is 12-30, which is not a normal rate for newborns anyway. But, I can even hear that she’s breathing more than that. I don’t know if it’s just not as sensitive as it should be. Also, when I take the monitor off of her & forget to turn it off in the app, a good 5-7 minutes goes by before it ever alerts me that breathing is low or has stopped, which is absolutely absurd. 5-7 minutes of absent breathing in a new more is more than detrimental. That’s life or death. And then there’s times when I take the monitor off of her & it still picks up breathing for a while, & I’m not even sure how that’s possible. I just feel like this feature was totally BS’d. It isn’t accurate & really doesn’t work well. Second, the battery life is absolutely terrible. I have had to change the battery 3 times in 6 weeks. And that only consists of use at night for about 8 hours, max. I feel like the battery runs down so fast because there truly is no ‘off’ function. Sure, if you turn it off in the app, it just keeps you from getting notifications. But the light still flashes & it’s actually still ‘on’ & never goes off. I’m sure pulling the battery out after every use would help but it’s truly not even that easy to get open. Third, the app is terrible. You can only pair ONE phone/device. And if you log into the device on another phone, with the same account, you have to completely pair the device with your account again, which is a huge pain for parents who alternate nights with the baby. Also, the notifications are so inconsistent. Sometimes when there’s slowed breathing (again a terrible function), the alert sounds like a loud alarm, which is an awesome concept. But then sometimes the alert is silent & only pops up as a notification, which just doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t even depend on whether your phone is on silent or loud, because I always keep my phone on silent & sometimes the notification is the loud alarm & sometimes it isn’t. The same goes for the rollover function. When baby rolls to their stomach, you get a notification sometimes with an alarm, sometimes without. Fourth, the temperature reading is complete crap. I don’t understand how it could be said that the temp could even remotely be accurate when the device doesn’t sit against baby’s skin, only diaper. The only part that touches baby’s skin is the outside clip, which has no true connection to the device besides physical. Now, I will say that the notification for this function always alerts aloud. The flaw with this though, is if you do have temperature notifications on & baby’s temp drops too low, the notification will ding every minute or so until it comes back up, which I feel is not super helpful since the reading isn’t accurate anyway. And lastly, which is what pushed me over the edge to leave this review, the clip broke after 6 weeks of use. Sure it comes with an extra, but what if that one only lasts 6 weeks, too? As far as I know, you can’t purchase only the clip. I may be wrong about that, but I haven’t found anything. It seems like it broke due to warmth, almost like it became playable after being against baby’s warm belly. When it broke it didn’t snap, but cracked all the way across & wouldn’t serve it’s purpose although it is still technically attached. I honestly would not purchase this product if given the opportunity to go back for a redo. I would spend a little more money on something of better quality. And I truly don’t understand how the reviews here are so good. That’s what pushed me to purchase this product besides the $20.00 off coupon that was offered at the time. Overall, this product is just poorly made & designed. Hope this helps another worried momma!