Bay Area mom searches as far away as Canada for baby formula as shortage intensifies

Finding formula on the shelves is almost impossible and on Amazon, Brune says the prices have more than doubled.

The Mother's Milk Bank in San Jose is noticing an increase in more moms opting for donated breast milk as another option.

"We are seeing about a 20% increase in the amount of milk that we ship out to hospitals and outpatients," said Executive Director of the Mother's Milk Bank Jonathan Bautista.As the shortage intensifies more moms are signing up to go through the donating process and help other moms in need. "Each donor answers 56 questions. She also has to be tested for infectious diseases. That is part of the screening process. Once that is done we reach out to their baby's physician to get their consent," said Bautista."Exclusive human milk feeding has been shown to benefit the babies. The bioactive nutrients in human milk aren't contained in the formula.

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