I used this app 3 years ago when my baby was in the NICU and it worked well enough—mostly I cherished the pictures the nurses sent.
But I just opened up the app again today, and was greeted by this message (took a screenshot but it doesn’t look like reviews allow photos). It said: “MOMMY, YOUR BABY NEEDS YOU. Babies thrive on breast milk. Every second you pump is a second less for your baby in the NICU.” As a mom who did pump for my NICU baby, I’m honestly disgusted by how this message shames moms who either choose not to pump, or do pump but feel like they’re not able to produce enough, or don’t pump as frequently because they have a job/other kids/a disability/who knows what other life circumstances that might make it challenging to maintain a schedule of pumping around the clock every 3 hours (which is what my hospital recommended). And adding the completely unsupported assertion that there’s some kind of 1 to 1 ratio of time you fail to pump that will keep your kid in the NICU longer feels like a cruel way to push already stressed and guilt-laden moms over the edge.
Please do better, Kare Connect.
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