<div><p>While high tech fads come and go, the one device modern parents can't live without is the baby monitor. It lets parents sleep with some peace of mind - at least for a few hours - and helps keep your baby safe. But a gadget that puts a new spin on this classic device could do more harm than good.</p><p>The Owlet Smart Sock is a special baby monitor that tracks your infant's vital signs. It fits on your baby's foot like a sock, tracking their heart rate and oxygen levels.</p><p>It even connects with an app on your phone, so your child's vitals are only a tap away at all times. But one mother claims the device actually harmed her baby.</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10103618553980941&set=a.790043559541.2363008.33020855&type=3&theater" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10103618553980941&set=a.790043559541.2363008.33020855&type=3&theater">Facebook post</a>, mother Whitney Dame shares her terrifying story. She heard her baby girl Lauren crying from her room and went to investigate, expecting it was a stomach ache. </p><p>Instead, she alleges Lauren's Owlet monitor burned her foot, leaving a nasty blister.</p><p>"I have never been so mad and sick to my stomach," Dame wrote.</p><p>"I just don't want this to happen to anyone else. The company will hear from me tomorrow and reimburse me for damages."</p><p>Dame also wrote that she would take her daughter to the doctor the next day. While Lauren wasn't seriously injured, Dame's warning has other parents searching for answers.</p><div><figure><a href="http://thefreshexchange.com/owlet-baby-monitor/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Om.JPG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Om_GH_content_550px.JPG 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Om_GH_content_650px.JPG 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://thefreshexchange.com/owlet-baby-monitor/" target="_blank">Fresh Exchange</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Owlet's website actually has a page called "Will the Owlet baby monitor burn my baby's foot?" on the company's <a href="https://support.owletcare.com/hc/en-us/articles/203742579-Will-the-Owlet-Baby-Monitor-burn-my-baby-s-foot-">website</a>.</p><p>It says that the small sensors in the device are covered in fabric, and the device has been "carefully designed" to be "as safe and comfortable as possible."</p><p>Still, the company warns that parents should stop using the product and contact them if they notice the <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-mom-left-her-sleeping-baby-alone-in-a-hotel-room-and-people-are-outraged/" target="_blank">monitor</a> "caused an issue or a red mark."</p><p><strong>Share this post to warn other moms about this product!</strong></p><p>[H/T: <a href="http://www.mommyish.com/2017/05/22/owlet-monitor-burns-baby-says-mom-on-facebook/" target="_blank">Mommyish</a>]</p></div>