The baby formula shortage that dominated the news cycle only a few months ago is not over. A cursory glance at headlines would lead one to believe the opposite is true. That the shortage not only exists but continues is a massive failure of President Joe Biden and the FDA. Republicans should keep the subject alive and remind voters of this administration’s continued incompetence.
I’m a mother of two young boys. I am acutely aware of the urgency felt by caregivers who can’t find enough baby formula. Due to fertility issues, breastfeeding was difficult for me when both my sons were infants. As a result, their diet was about 99.5% formula. At 6 and almost 2, they are healthy and strong. I would have loved to feed my sons with milk from the body that had housed and nourished them for months. But I couldn’t. Unlike what some claim, it is neither laziness nor disinterest that leads mothers to the formula aisle. The vast majority of mothers just want to meet their children’s needs and feel a sense of guilt when they can’t do that naturally. I know, because that’s how I felt.
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