Snuza Hero or Baby Owlet monitor?

Question

So I've researched both the Snuza Hero and the Baby Owlet monitor.  The snuza is a respiratory movement monitor that alerts after 15 seconds of not detecting breathing movement, and the baby Owlet monitor is a pulse oximeter built into a baby sock that monitors oxygen saturation and alerts with a low 02/apnea.
After reading reviews I'm  leaning towards the Snuza but not really 100% sure yet.  Have any of you invested in, researched,  or used an apnea breathing monitor at home, and which one did you use? And why? Which monitor would you choose now?

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I have heard they can have a high instance of false alarms and can really freak you out. We are opting to just keep our LO in a bassinet next to the bed so we can check on her often

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Snuza!  Easier to put on, cheaper, and just as effective.  It can detect lung movement...which is basically equivalent to an oxygen sensor.  Super easy for hubby to use (as he can't tell which foot is which).

Also, I can't imagine wearing a sock on just 1 foot.  That would feel so annoying.

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I have the owlet and like it, but I've had 1 false alarm and it was so scary. In my mommy class, I had one lady say her NICU nurse was not very keen on the monitors. Mainly because (same with the monitors in the hospital) there are high rates of false alarms and sometimes when there is an actual emergence it won't alert you. It's also very important you always check on your baby. Honestly, I used the monitor for the first 5 weeks but have stopped. Right now my LO sleeps 2 feet away from me, but I will probably start to use it again once we transition her to her crib in a separate room. But the red alert will scare you shitless. It went off saying her HB was 241, but what I failed to realize at that time is, it's not to be used when baby is awake. She had been in my arms with a midnight bottle and hiccups. She was totally relaxed which wouldn't be the case if her HB was really that high. I reset the base and her stats went back to being normal, no true emergency.

Snuza Hero or Baby Owlet monitor?

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