What you can and can't do to get through the infant formula shortage, according to experts

Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians

like Dr. Tanya Altmann.

The California doctor has been getting phone calls, emails and social media messages -- not just from her patients but from families all over the United States -- along with photos of empty store shelves that once held infant formula.Parents say they've been to a dozen stores and looked on a hundred websites and can't find their baby's infant formula, and they want to know what to do and whether some of the so-called alternatives they're hearing about are legit.

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