The headlines are pretty straightforward: “Homemade baby formula can be dangerous.” “Never make homemade baby formula.” We get it. But then what’s a mom supposed to do?
Katie Wussler, a program coordinator at Mother & Child Education Center, checks the lot number on a donated can of Similac baby formula against a list of recalled cans on May 12, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. I’m having trouble accepting that the United States is dealing with a shortage of baby formula – especially when the main advice being given to panicked moms is do NOT try to make your own.
The headlines are pretty straightforward: “Homemade baby formula can be dangerous.” “Never make homemade baby formula.”Start looking online, I suppose. So, I did. And it reminded me of trying to schedule a COVID vaccine back in the old days.website and used the store-finder – which said it was IN STOCK at the Walgreens in Burien, Lynnwood, Covington, and Edgewood, and the Targets in Renton, Federal Way, and Tukwila.
That’s encouraging – but for a mom to have to go on a safari just to feed her child doesn’t seem like it should be a thing in 2022.One problem is that most of the recalled formula came from ONE FACTORY in Sturgis, Michigan that was shut down because of a bacterial infection.And when it comes to specialized formulas – which for some babies are more like life-or-death medications – the industry has to be better prepared than that.
Yes, there is also some evidence that this is another example of hoarding – that it started during the pandemic, and when people posted pictures of empty formula shelves, it got worse – but to blame hoarding is a waste of time. Parents are going to feed their families, period. If they think they need to hoard food, they will, and I don’t blame them.
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