Has the US baby formula out-of-stock crisis affected your family?

[Anonymous]

US state-by-state baby formula out-of-stock rates

Reference article: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-worsens-as-national-out-of-stock-rate-hits-43/

A - No — I DON’T LIVE IN THE USA

B - No — I live in the USA, but I don’t have children (OR I live in the USA, but I don’t have children needing baby formula)

C - No — I live in the USA and have children needing baby formula, but it’s NOT BEEN DIFFICULT where I live to find baby formula

D - No — Other

E - Yes — I live in the USA and have children needing baby formula, and it HAS BEEN DIFFICULT where I live to find baby formula

F - Yes — I live in the USA and have children needing baby formula, and it HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT where I live to find baby formula

G - Yes — Other

Updates

+1 y

UPDATE 1:
See the following link for the graph of US national baby formula out-of-stock rate for Nov 2021-May 2022…

https://imgur.com/a/8Laoczt?s=sms

[SusanColleen]

There’s a terrible shortage of baby formula here, the Biden administration has taken a large portion of our supply to the southern border to give to illegal aliens. Illegal aliens have it better then Americans under this Biden administration, what a disappointment he is

[Asker]

Yeah, unfortunately there is no US southern border anymore….

It’s almost like he’s trying to transform (translation: “wreck”) everything about this country & what was great about it (like his predecessor started to do), in order to set up either a martial law state here and/or enable the USA to be done away with and assimilated into a new global organization of nations.

[douride2]

The shortage isn't quite so bad here in Canada yet. As for affecting me I have no children.

[douride2]

More to the point no babies here. LOL

[Asker]

Ok, thanks for that information. Is there any mention at all in the news of Canadian baby formula shortages?

[douride2]

The supply is lower then normal but not shortage yet.

[Asker]

I see.

[douride2]

Thanks for a MHO.

[Asker]

You’re welcome

[AviatorTom]

My kids are older. It hasn't affected me, although I know some people that it has. One mother has started making her own baby food.

[Asker]

Ok. I guess her babies are older and not only on formula.

[Apple1996]

Nope I breastfeed and I've been donating to help mothers that need milk

[Asker]

Ok please vote B in the poll.

Also, how many of your children breastfeed?

And how much milk do (I’m guessing that) you pump and refrigerate each day?

[Asker]

.. And very nice of you to also donate your milk.

[Apple1996]

I breastfed all of them but right now only the baby. And I pump about 10oz extra a day and frezze it

[Apple1996]

Sometimes more depending on the day

[Guy13]

Gas ⛽️ and babies 👶 . It will all be better before elections

[Asker]

What do you mean, that things will “magically” get better before the mid-term elections, or that all the forces out there will work together to dramatically lower prices & inflation and fix supply chain issues so that Democrats won’t get routed in the midterms?

[Guy13]

Wait till October…

[Asker]

Also: did you vote B in the poll to this question?

[Asker]

Are you saying that things will stay bad until October, or are you saying something different?

[SharonH4272]

I am past that point with my kids, however if it did happen while my kids were smaller it wouldn't have affected me as I fed my kids natural food!

[Asker]

Ok, good thing for you/them.

[annabananna]

No, I only have one thing of formula just in case but I plan on breastfeeding.

[Asker]

How much formula do you have as a backup (how many days worth of it)?

[annabananna]

I would have to check how many servings is in a container but I always see formula at the store where I live.

[Asker]

Ok. Yeah, it’s always good to have a backup plan.

[Anonymous]

no because my wife has tits and they're for feeding babies.