TikToker slammed for unplugging monitor in NICU so she could get a sandwich
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‘It’s not an emergency. I just want to see if you can bring me a turkey sandwich’, the new mom tells the NICU nurse. A TikTok mom has come under fire after she filmed herself unplugging her baby’s monitor in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) just so that she could grab a turkey sandwich.
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The mother, who goes by Allie Rae online, attracted scrutiny from fellow social media users after she filmed herself unplugging her child’s monitor in order to summon a nurse to her bedside because she was hungry. In the live-streamed video, she tells her audience: “I’m hungry, I’m going to have to go get me a turkey sandwich. Well, so they keep turkey sandwiches actually in the fridge out here.
“I just don’t want to put her up, she’ll get upset. She likes being in her mama’s arms. I actually could do this. [grabs cable] Look at that. I can do this. [unplugs cord]. When a nurse attends to her call she quickly explains: “No, No. You’re fine [plugs cord back in] It’s not an emergency”, she tells the nurse.
“I just want to see if you can bring me a turkey sandwich”, she continues. The nurse is faintly heard saying she’s not really supposed to adhere to that request and suggests the new mom takes a break. Users online were quick to jump on her case on Reddit and Rae received widespread criticism for her actions – which resulted in her deleting her TikTok account.
