Does anyone else ever read a post and think “why tf are you asking us this and not calling a doctor!?” I understand this is a place to share advice, thoughts, and opinions.. but are some questions really necessary? for example one person asked a question about sex being painful after a surgery, and another asked if they should get their baby medical attention because their newborn had accidentally gone under dirty water during bath time. Why on earth would you take the time to write a whole paragraph about how your baby was under dirty water, right after it happened, instead of calling a health professional for advice??? I honestly think some of these questions put out there are ridiculous and need to be taken to a professional instead of waisting time asking strangers on an app.
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This is an app where one of the main functions is moms supporting other moms.. sometimes they’ve already called a doctor and they’re waiting and just want to see what others think … I’m sure there’s times when they shouldn’t be taking the time to post if it’s an emergency but things like discomfort after sex this should be a safe place to discuss it. This comes across as very judgemental to me. I’m not a fan :/

I think shaming/judging anyone for asking questions is wrong. Not everyone has a 24/7 on call doctor and some people just want different perspectives or experiences. This app was created for a reason and that would be one of them. If you don’t like them simply move on, making a post about it is giving way to much energy and also seeing both of those posts myself is really rude to put them out there like that to be talked about and judged. Not very mom supportive
I’d like to make it clear that I’m not judging what people have been through as it’s real life stuff that happens to most. and yes, I know some people may have already spoken to a doctor and are just asking for opinions whilst they wait however I’m speaking about the people who come on here first asking if calling a doctor is what they should do and I just think that’s ridiculous. If you are worried about a situation, you should call a doctor.. not cast a vote and think “well only 20% voted to ring them so I won’t”.

Ehh. Yea I think that about some things, like clear emergencies but to be fair when I contact my doctor’s office about non-emergent matters, I don’t usually get a response back immediately and there are moms on this app that are doctors who will be very helpful