The national baby formula crisis has thrown parents across the country into panic mode. Inventory is dangerously low in some states while stockpiles have entirely run dry in others. Moms and dads are exhausting every avenue to find nourishment for their children – and they can’t wait another six to eight weeks to feed their babies, the timeline formula producer Abbott Nutrition has given to get supplies back on shelves.
The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed.
Local organizations including Mother's Milk Bank Northeast and the Mass. Breastfeeding Coalition hope to help with the baby formula shortage in Massachusetts.