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We had a similar experience, where my wife was STRESSED OUT ALL THE TIME at the data in these apps. Everything was tracked and it was fucking awful. The reliance on them meant she had no idea how to feel intuitively about our kid growing inside of her. After some convincing, the apps were ditched, she felt more "in tune" with what was going on, and we even had a ride to hospital to check on things because she felt things had gone quiet movement wise. Our kid moved like clockwork at certain times of the day and after meals, no app needed to figure that out.

These apps are a fucking cancer on what should be an enjoyable and natural time.

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If you are in that situation it's probably even worse for the child than not keeping track of all this data. Stress from the mother during pregnancy can and does affect the development of the child:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2017.00202...

My wife took maternity leave from 3 months before her due date for this very reason. I understand not everyone can, but it baffles my mind that often those who are able to, choose to continue to work rather than taking time off to care for themselves and their unborn child.