Mum unplugs baby's NICU monitor to get nurses' attention for a sandwich
“I was told if I needed something to unplug that, so that's what I’m doing."
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The mother, identified as Allie Rae, is reportedly under investigation after she was caught unplugging her baby from hospital monitors while live-streaming her actions on TikTok.
In the footage (from an unclear location), Allie is seen tampering with the equipment monitoring her infant daughter, allegedly to get the nurses' attention when they weren’t in the room.
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"It's not an emergency"
"No, you're fine. It's not an emergency," she tells the nurse who rushes in response to the alarm sounding.
"I was just going to see if you could bring me a turkey sandwich."
In a follow up video, she claims: “I was told if I needed something to unplug that, and that is what I’m going to do."
Many viewers were outraged, saying her behaviour is "irresponsible" and "dangerous".
Abby Lynn, a bedside hospital nurse, took to TikTok to condemn Allie’s actions.
“I’m telling you with 100 percent confidence there’s absolutely no way in hell any nurse told her to unplug one of the baby’s monitors,” Abby says.
“Even if the baby wasn’t in intensive care, a nurse would never say that to anybody.”
Abby also notes that Allie could have simply used the call button to request assistance.
The controversy deepened when Allie was seen in another clip repeating the act. This time, she unplugged the baby’s monitors to request a drink, despite a nurse being present in the room.
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"Negligent and careless"
As comments flooded in from her live-stream viewers, Allie appeared to mock their concerns.
“You guys are so annoying. I can’t get my own drink when I’m holding her. Now, I’m going to have to stir her up because y'all wanna cry about something,” she says.
The videos sparked such intense backlash, Allie finally deleted her TikTok account.
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Abby urged nurses working with the mum to report the behaviour to authorities.
“She’s already showing negligent and careless behaviour. If she’s going to act like that while the baby is in hospital, God only knows how it’s gonna be at home,” Abby stressed.
TikTok user Anthony Blackwell, who has almost half a million followers, shared a video to the app, claiming he has reported the incident to authorities and that "there is an active case being investigated."
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