What is Apple Health Integration?
Using Amme with the Apple Health app on iPhone empowers you to better manage your health. Your nursing sessions automatically sync with Apple Health, creating a comprehensive picture of your postpartum health and breastfeeding journey.
Amme uses Apple Health's lactation datapoint to record every nursing session—which breast, duration, and timing. This standardized health data can be shared with your lactation consultant or pediatrician, synced across your devices, and kept secure with the same encryption that protects all your health information.
Why Integrate with Apple Health?
Complete Health Picture
Your nursing data lives alongside your other health metrics like sleep, nutrition, and activity, giving you and your healthcare team a holistic view of your postpartum health and motherhood journey.
Secure & Private
All data synced to Apple Health is encrypted and protected by your iPhone passcode and Face ID. Your breastfeeding information stays under your control, always. No accounts, no cloud servers, just local security.
Cross-Device Sync
Your nursing data automatically syncs across all your Apple devices signed in with the same iCloud account, so you can check your feeding history on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
Share with Healthcare Providers
Export your breastfeeding history from Apple Health to share with your pediatrician, lactation consultant, or doula. Give them the complete picture they need to support you and your baby.
Your Privacy is Protected
When you enable Apple Health integration, your nursing data is encrypted and stored securely on your device. Amme never sends your personal information to external servers. You're in complete control of which apps can access your health data through iPhone's privacy settings.
How to Enable Apple Health Integration
Open Amme and go to Settings
Tap 'Apple Health Integration' and enable sync
Grant Amme permission to read and write lactation data in the Apple Health permissions dialog
Apple Health Integration FAQs
Have more questions about Health integration? contact us.
How does Amme integrate with Apple Health?
Amme automatically syncs all your nursing and pumping data to Apple Health using the lactation datapoint. This creates a comprehensive health record that's part of your overall wellness data, accessible across all your Apple devices.
What is the lactation datapoint in Apple Health?
The lactation datapoint is Apple's official health metric for tracking breastfeeding and pumping sessions. It stores timing, duration, and volume data, making it a standardized way to record feeding information in your health records.
Can I see my nursing data in the Health app?
Yes! All sessions tracked in Amme appear in the Apple Health app under the lactation category. You can view charts, trends, and detailed logs of your nursing and pumping history directly in Health.
Will my data sync across devices?
Apple Health data syncs across all your iOS devices signed into the same iCloud account. However, Amme stores data locally on each device for privacy. The Health integration provides the cross-device sync functionality.
Do I need to enable anything for Health integration?
When you first use Amme, you'll be prompted to grant permission for Health access. Simply approve the lactation datapoint permission, and Amme will automatically sync all your nursing and pumping sessions to Health.
Can I share my lactation data with healthcare providers?
Yes! Since your data is stored in Apple Health, you can use Health's sharing features to provide your lactation consultant, pediatrician, or other healthcare providers with access to your nursing and pumping records.
Does Health integration work offline?
Yes. Amme tracks sessions offline and syncs them to Apple Health whenever possible. Health data is stored locally on your device and syncs to iCloud when you're connected, maintaining privacy and offline functionality.