re: Some parents are struggling to find baby formula due to supply shortage

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This stuff? LINK

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At $200 plus shipping for 72 oz HAHAHAHAHA

There's no shortage!!!!


HAHAHAHAHAH


Gimp.

for some perspective. a 12 oz can of that dried formula makes ~90oz of fluid formula.

Depending on the age of the infant they could take down anywhere from 10-30oz a day. Let’s say our imaginary baby is taking down just 15oz a day. That can is gone in less than a week if we don’t waste a f’ing ounce (not reality or even close to it).

So you’re spending that $200 once a month and that’s being conservative with how many oz per day. My oldest averaged 35+oz for a few months.

point being: Shiiit is expensive and we shouldn’t minimize parent’s struggle to acquire or afford formula.

Read a history book.

People with means used wet nurses. People without used goat milk as it is closest to human milk. Or the babies would die.

I also love the amount of men in this thread who clearly have not had a child speaking up on the ins and outs of feeding infants.

That’s the thing! Right now we supplement what I made (quit pumping in September and still have some bags frozen) but it has to be a certain kind or the baby spits up and gets an upset stomach. I’ve been ordering from Sam’s and Costco but recently it has been showing sold out so I am always keeping my eyes open for a lone bottle or two at when I go grocery shopping.

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Women can just breastfeed

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Not all of us can for various reasons. I didn’t because it wasn’t my thing. Every woman and situation is different.