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The incentive to further provide flexibility that, will also help and of course, imports. so working to not just address, we have been working to address for months, but working to make this ensure that there is greater supply, consistent supply on the shelves as long as possible. what we know and i know from feeding formula to two kids is typically you have one formula you give your kid and so the challenge here is also for parents when they are reliant on one formula and maybe it is, maybe the...

Food and baby formula, and switching formulas, as you know, and brands, is easier for some babies than others. what about infants who need a specialty formula like ones with allergies or rejecting the formula theyre trying? >> yes. there are two major manufacturers, and this situation one manufacturer has been harder hit, the abbott line. more so than the other. theres a handful of smaller manufacturers out there. the good news is since theres two major companies that make formula, theyve always...

Becoming a mom, and then the shortage happens. >> safety recalls and panic buying. a shortage that is impacting parents across america. >> i went straight to costco and they did not have my formula, i went to target, i went to walmart, neither of them had it for formula. >> baby formula is increasingly hard to find on shelves or online. some parents like these in los angeles are looking to trade formula for diapers or making the decision instead to breast-feed if they are able to do so. >> it is...

Dietary needs, doris browning. doris, thank you for being with us. tell us a little bit about your situation, you have two small children, and you cant switch formulas on them. tell us why. >> no, i cannot switch formula. i have a 21-month-old daughter named tokyo, and i have a 10-month-old daughter named octavia. octavia was born with a rare genetic disorder and has all sorts of different, you know, disabilities associated with it. including a dairy allergy. so does tokyo. all dairy proteins, l...

Conceded some of the processes were not followed and set out to address the issues raised. the company now telling nbc news theres no evidence to link our formulas to these infant illnesses. >> just trying to think of one a day, and its stressful. >> her son suffered from a metabolic disorder that requires a specialized formula that abbott makes. without it the family says he could suffer brain damage, fall into a coma or die. >> he asked me a couple times if this means hes going to die. >> as a...

Behaviors which were beginning to see. you should not be making formula in your kitchen or rationing formula. honestly, it is not on the moms have to find the solution, it is on the government and on companies. otherwise it will create panic. >> julie: here is bethany mandel on this program yesterday. watch. >> people are trying to stretch their formula cans with more water and they are disrupting babys electrolights but if you are trying to make it at home the other danger is while you are keep...

Formula may lack nutrients vital to an infants health. >> we want to ensure the babies that need this donor milk can receive it regardless of their ability to pay. >> you do not want to be buying formula secondhand off sites and platforms, because you dont know the quality. one thing they did note, they have received federal approval to release some formulas on a case by case basis, even though the plant continues to be closed. >> did you say at the beginning it could take six to eight weeks to ...

Alternative formulas that they can choose from that are covered by wic. >> so, you are able to match these parents with formula, with resources? >> yes, sir. there are several options that are available for them. >> so, for the parents who are considering diluting the formula they have to stretch it or are looking at these homemade recipes, what are you telling those parents? >> well, because babies need a specific balance of nutrients, you should not water down the infant formula, nor should yo...

Costly. our family will spend $1,000 on formula and then with the rising gas prices in california, its 6, $7 a gallon some times, its really expensive. >> gillian: jackson looks beautiful. i have a 9-month-old baby girl at home. we were on that for a while, too. i know its already very expensive to begin with, and then have to go on a hunt to track some down, i cant imagine what they are charging right now. have you heard any guidance from the white house, from the f.d.a., from health and human ...

Pandemic, record demand at grocery stores and families buying up formula and thats been exacerbated anecdotally across the country, since february, january when this began to be an issue here. we did want to point out abbott did receive fda approval to release some formulas on a case-by-case basis. >> i had no idea that there were older kids who relied on that and how scary for that son to ask his mother if he was going to die. thats heart breaking. >> its awful. >> this has got to get resolved ...