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re: Wow... the baby formula shortage is no joke
Posted on 5/17/22 at 3:07 pm to SlapahoeTribe
Posted on 5/17/22 at 3:07 pm to SlapahoeTribe
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So, what did civilization do for the 100,000 years before Gerber stocked the local supermarkets with formula?
Probably lost quite a few more babies than we do today
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Posted on 5/17/22 at 3:22 pm to jchamil
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Probably lost quite a few more babies than we do today
Nah, they just get nuked before they are born now.
Posted on 5/17/22 at 3:51 pm to Chromdome35
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My Son's first kid is due in late July. I keep telling him they need to be preparing for this problem.
Our second is due in late January-early February. I'm hoping this isn't still going on. Not going to hold my breath thanks to Democrats.
Posted on 5/17/22 at 4:03 pm to TBoy
Abbott and the FDA reached an agreement yesterday to let the plant start manufacturing again. The plant was also doubling their supplies from Ireland, but you know, that pesky shipping problem that we have had from Biden Day 1 keeps popping up its ugly head.
Id like to know what steps the administration is doing to prevent things like this from happening again. After a year of being reactive, its time to be proactive for once.
You cant be yelling at people on stage that you "Cant believe in todays America, people are standing in line for food" but in the same instance let babies practically stand in that same line for formula.
Id like to know what steps the administration is doing to prevent things like this from happening again. After a year of being reactive, its time to be proactive for once.
You cant be yelling at people on stage that you "Cant believe in todays America, people are standing in line for food" but in the same instance let babies practically stand in that same line for formula.
Posted on 5/17/22 at 4:18 pm to LSUfan20005
[quote]As a parent of four, I’ll share my experience. Baby 1: has trouble latching and cries. A lot. I freak out after a few days of issues and buy formula. As we use formula, baby gets used to that wonderful easy flow. Has even more difficulty latching, we stop entirely. Baby 2: We jump almost straight to formula based on experience with 1. Baby 3: We are experienced parents unfazed by crying. Baby comes too fast, so no epidural. Baby is more awake and has more success feeding. We utilize coaches and are patient. Baby breast feeds exclusively. Baby 4: Use a birth center vs hospital, no pain meds. Successful from day 1. Bottom line, we failed the first time because I was a worried, lazy bitch. I should have been more patient and encouraged my wife to do the same. Baby isn’t going to starve. I absolutely think there is something to the epidural hurting the initial attempts. [/quote
Similar experience here. After the first, with an epidural (plus longer labor and just generally more difficulty with first babies), it was very hard. Almost gave up after 5 days of zero milk production, bleeding, and pain. Baby was also moderately tongue-tied. Son even went a day without a wet diaper. Almost gave up at that point but my mom was very adamant that we breastfeed so i called my aunt, who is a nurse. She said that once the baby gets a taste for formula, it’s over, so she actually recommended we give him a bottle with water in it to prevent dehydration, with the hardest artificial nipple so he wouldn’t lose his sucking strength. She said give it one more day. After drinking some water, he used the bathroom. A day later the taps opened and no more problem with milk supply. Tongue tie stretched over time and required no intervention. This was day 6, and pretty much everyone was telling us we were crazy to keep trying. The pain, cracking, and bleeding lasted another week then got better.
Second baby, easier labor, no epidural. No problem at all with breastfeeding and milk came in after a few days. Baby also tongue tied but also stretched over time. I don’t know if i would recommend going as extreme as we did, under normal circumstances. But, with possible shortages in formula, i would definitely recommend people try as hard as they possibly can to make breastfeeding work if they have the chance.
Similar experience here. After the first, with an epidural (plus longer labor and just generally more difficulty with first babies), it was very hard. Almost gave up after 5 days of zero milk production, bleeding, and pain. Baby was also moderately tongue-tied. Son even went a day without a wet diaper. Almost gave up at that point but my mom was very adamant that we breastfeed so i called my aunt, who is a nurse. She said that once the baby gets a taste for formula, it’s over, so she actually recommended we give him a bottle with water in it to prevent dehydration, with the hardest artificial nipple so he wouldn’t lose his sucking strength. She said give it one more day. After drinking some water, he used the bathroom. A day later the taps opened and no more problem with milk supply. Tongue tie stretched over time and required no intervention. This was day 6, and pretty much everyone was telling us we were crazy to keep trying. The pain, cracking, and bleeding lasted another week then got better.
Second baby, easier labor, no epidural. No problem at all with breastfeeding and milk came in after a few days. Baby also tongue tied but also stretched over time. I don’t know if i would recommend going as extreme as we did, under normal circumstances. But, with possible shortages in formula, i would definitely recommend people try as hard as they possibly can to make breastfeeding work if they have the chance.
This post was edited on 5/17/22 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 5/17/22 at 4:27 pm to SlapahoeTribe
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So, what did civilization do for the 100,000 years before Gerber stocked the local supermarkets with formula?
Babies who couldn’t latch or had dietary aversions to breast milk died.
This post was edited on 5/17/22 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 5/17/22 at 4:29 pm to JayDeerTay84
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You just have to keep trying and it eventually works.
Yes, keep trying, the milk will “come down” and the flow will be more than sufficient. The more the baby nurses the greater the supply. Initially there may be issues to over come but just keep at it. I breast fed my son for over a year. And don’t pay attention to any negativity from others (women).
Posted on 5/18/22 at 7:25 am to burger bearcat
Try condensed milk & sterilized water.
Ask some the old timers what they did before baby formula was out there,
Ask some the old timers what they did before baby formula was out there,
Posted on 5/18/22 at 7:26 am to burger bearcat
First they came for our baby formula…
Posted on 5/18/22 at 7:33 am to Chromdome35
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My Son's first kid is due in late July. I keep telling him they need to be preparing for this problem.
Sign up for the samples now. The companies send trial packs for free.
Use what you need and pass on the rest.
Posted on 5/18/22 at 7:33 am to burger bearcat
Saw this morning that Sec of Trans Buttplug was on Face the Nation and said he?? and his husband were having trouble finding formula. Maybe had he been at work rather than maternity leave, he might could have done something about this.
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