About me
I’m David Thorn, and I build software for real life.
Feeding was born from my wife feeding our child, from nine months of breastfeeding in the middle of real family life, and from 16 years of software development that taught me how to remove friction instead of adding it.
I wanted to build something my wife could trust in the middle of a feed: quiet, private, hands-free, and made to disappear into the background when the moment matters most.
Founder note
Built with care
Experience
16 years in software
Built for
My wife
Learning from
9 months of breastfeeding
The promise
Private. Focused. Hands-free. Built only for the parts of feeding that matter.
My story
I am David Thorn, the person behind Feeding, and this is why I built it.
I have spent 16 years building software, and that time taught me a simple truth: the best products do not ask for attention, they give it back. They remove friction. They make room for the human moment that is already happening.
Feeding began because I wanted something better for my wife. When she was feeding our child, I saw how many small tasks sit inside that one simple act: remembering the side, tracking the time, staying present, and doing all of it while one hand is already full.
I did not want to make another app that talked too much. I wanted a quiet tool she could trust without having to think about it.
What I believe
Software should feel like support, not another thing competing for your attention.
Nine months
Nine months of breastfeeding our child changed what the app needed to be.
The real education came from being there, day after day, watching the cues, the rhythms, and the tiny moments that tell you when a baby is hungry, when he is settling, and when he needs a different side or a different pace.
I looked at the timing of feeds and the patterns around them, not as theory, but as lived experience. That is what shaped the app. The result is not a generic tracker. It is a tool tuned to the reality of feeding a child in the middle of a busy life.
That is also why Siri became so important. In the middle of a feed, hands matter. Presence matters. The phone should not become the center of the moment.
What I learned
The smallest details matter most when you are already giving your full attention to your child.
How it was shaped
The app stayed small because the moment itself is already full.
Over the years I have learned that complexity rarely helps in the moments that matter most. If a mother is feeding her baby, she does not need more features. She needs clarity, speed, and something that gets out of the way.
Feeding is intentionally narrow. It does not try to be a giant parenting platform. It is a focused tool made to do the essentials well, with hands-free Siri commands when touching the screen would only interrupt the flow of the moment.
That restraint is not a limitation. It is the design choice that makes the app useful.
Why it feels calm
We removed the extra noise so the app could stay honest about what it is for.
Trust
A mother should be able to trust the app because it respects her privacy and her time.
I care deeply about privacy because feeding is one of the most private parts of family life. It is not a moment that should be mined, over-explained, or turned into an opportunity to sell more things.
That is why Feeding is built to be simple and respectful: no ads, no clutter, and no unnecessary extras. Just the essentials a mother actually needs, shaped around the reality of real feeds and real routines.
I wanted the app to feel like a quiet companion. One that supports the work already happening, instead of interrupting it.
What trust looks like
Respecting a mother means respecting her attention, her privacy, and the calm moments she has earned.
Closing note
By the end of this page, I want you to know the person behind the product.
Feeding was not made from theory. It was made from direct experience, from long days and quiet nights, from watching our child, and from learning enough to fine-tune the app until it felt right for the moments it was meant to serve.
I hope this page leaves you with a real sense of who I am: David Thorn, a developer with 16 years of experience, a parent who built from lived experience, and a person who believes software should help people feel calmer, not busier.
If Feeding helps one mother stay present, trust the moment, and keep her hands free when she needs them most, then it has done exactly what I hoped it would do.
What I hope
That you finish this page feeling like you know me, and understanding why this app exists.
Closing note
Feeding is my attempt to make one very specific part of parenting easier, calmer, and more private. It came from our home, from watching our child, from learning how feeds actually unfold, and from years of software work that taught me the value of clarity.
If this page says anything about me, I hope it says that I care about the details, I care about mothers, and I care about building something honest enough to deserve trust.