For advice on how parents should navigate the shortage, we spoke to Morgan Howard, a clinical-nutrition coordinator at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
Photo: Owen Franken/Getty Images For months, a nationwide baby-formula shortage has left parents desperate to figure out how they will feed their children. Now, because of supply-chain issues and recent recalls, over 40 percent of baby formula is out of stock, and many parents faced with empty shelves find themselves unsure where to turn next.
If your baby doesn’t have health complications, you don’t need to worry about switching formula brands. “The main ingredients in standard formulas are very similar, and infants should be okay switching between them,” says Howard, noting that store-brand formulas are also a good option. Howard adds that unless your baby has medical complications, you should save the hypoallergenic and other medical infant formulas for the babies that need them.
Press your manufacturers. If you need formula, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services encourages you to call manufacturers’ consumer hotlines and to ask your doctors to submit urgent requests for specialty formulas to Abbott’s product request line. “They can overnight formula to hospitals or directly to patients’ homes,” says Howard. You can also call MyGerber Baby Expert to connect with a certified nutrition or lactation consultant by phone, 24/7.
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