Baby formula shortage

[Fox Mike]

I was watching the news and this was brought up. I thought, I wonder how the human race reached this point in time. Baby formula wasn't 'invented' till the mid 1800s. How did the world manage till then?

 

[caryc]

A lot of people had milk cows back then. Or to put it correctly milch cows. They were also milking goats.

 

[hittman]

How did the world manage till then?

Breast pumps.

 

[Dave P.]

And before the 1850s just plain everyday breasts must have worked for the last several thousands of years.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Breast pumps.

Hi,

And wet nurses...

Rick C

 

[Captain America]

Can you imagine the media reaction if there was a baby formula shortage and Donald Trump was the President...

 

[Colonialgirl]

Well, Due to some internal problems* at birth my daughter HAD to have a special easily digestible baby formula, it was a dry powder you had to disolve in hot water and was always stopping up the bottle nipple; BUT it worked and now she's 50 years old and quite healthy.
* Lost over 1/3 of her small intestine due to flat areas and a missing section; Spent 13 days in Intensive Care after surgery at one day old at the local Children's hospital in the city of Orange, Ca.

 

[Montelores]

How did we manage without electricity? Or cars? Or municipal sanitation?

Could we survive without them now?

We have an infrastructure, upon which our current existence is dependent.

Most of us are just as vulnerable to shortages of other kinds.

Anyone here reliant on life-sustaining medicines?

Or transportation for food or medical care?

Or simply transportation of your groceries to the store where you shop?

What shortage might affect you?

Life-threatening? Or just inconvenient?

Monty

P.S. I am very grateful for the conveniences in my life.

Even more so, now that the apple cart has been overturned.

And I do realize that there are some who are or can be self-sustaining.

 

[Jeepnik]

Well, Due to some internal problems* at birth my daughter HAD to have a special easily digestible baby formula, it was a dry powder you had to disolve in hot water and was always stopping up the bottle nipple; BUT it worked and now she's 50 years old and quite healthy.
* Lost over 1/3 of her small intestine due to flat areas and a missing section; Spent 13 days in Intensive Care after surgery at one day old at the local Children's hospital in the city of Orange, Ca.

CHOC along with CHLA are still two of the best children's hospitals in the world. That's right, not just the US but the entire world. Ever want you heart broke, walk through the halls of either one. If your heart doesn't ache you aren't human.

 

[Fox Mike]

A lot of people had milk cows back then. Or to put it correctly milch cows. They were also milking goats.

But not everyone lived in the country and had access to bossy or nanny. As to breast pumps; they too were a mid 1800 invention.

 

[NikA]

Infant mortality rates were a lot higher before the invention of formula. Having more kids was considered a substitute for not all of them making it past early childhood.

Not really looking to return to those times. Buying formula has been annoying as of late, but I'm not living on any sort of financial margin so I have been buying enough that I don't have to worry about it often.

 

[Jeepnik]

A lot more to the lower infant mortality rate than just formula. Heck, I'd put proper maternity care in front of formula.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Both Nic and Jeep

Overall , infant mortality used to be normal and common .

No , a lot more than just Formula , but if newborn kid can't "eat " , a whole lot of other problems quickly become moot .

 

[caryc]

But not everyone lived in the country and had access to bossy or nanny. As to breast pumps; they too were a mid 1800 invention.

Well, back then if they didn't have a milk cow, they surely had women with breasts who knew how to use them.

 

[Pat-inCO]

I have yet to see (in this century) a grocery shelf for milk, that was empty.

 

[Captain America]

Well this is no surprise…



…America last.

 

[Rumrunner]

Yep I saw that. Pallets of formula to the illegals.

 

[hpman66]

https://www.google.com/search?q=bab...rder&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

 

[Diabloman]

just use canned evaporated milk, Karo syrup, water, boil......!
probably tastes funny as I was a"titty-bottle" baby....

 

[lolbell]

I don’t think I have ever bought a bottle of baby formula. Ms LOLBELL let them latch on at feeding time. But I will say if a parent wants to bottle feed then they should be able to get it before illegals.

 

[toysoldier]

My son was breastfed for 9 months. My daughter, who arrived very early and spent a month in NICU, was exclusively breast-fed for 2 years. Both grew up strong and healthy.

 

[Kevin]

I love it. A bunch of (I assume) old white men discussing baby formula and what they think is best for how some should take care of their babies.

 

[hittman]

Some of us were very active in raising our children. My wife would verify that I did everything she did, except of course the breast feeding thingy.

Yep, I took my turn feeding and diaper changing in the middle of the night. Did my share of missing work while at home with a sick kid so SHE could work. We shared duties taking kids to and from daycare. When the girls had Swim Team practice at the high school over the winter months …. It was dear ole dad who took them in the snow at 5 a.m.

We had a granddaughter live with us from age 1 to 4. Also had a foster son here at about age 13. Lord knows THAT can be a fun year for kids.

 

[Ride1949]

I love it. A bunch of (I assume) old white men discussing baby formula and what they think is best for how some should take care of their babies.

Experience imparts wisdom and knowledge.

 

[badguybuster]

Goats milk was widely used until the early 1920s. Its one of the most nutritious in the animal kingdom. That being said, its insane that in a 1st world country this is an issue. My wife went to wal-mart today and said the Carnation Instant Breakfast and Pediasure were all sold out. The person working that area said parents are buying it as a substitute for formula.

 

[prowler]

I am glad, I don't have to worry about it, but I feel very sad to see our country giving or hard-earned tax money and product to other country instead to our citizens.

 

[Kevin]

But I will say if a parent wants to bottle feed then they should be able to get it before illegals.

If the babies who need the formula were born here, they aren’t illegal. Besides, babies don’t know their legal status, they are just hungry. Regardless, ALL babies need proper nutrition.

This isn’t an “us vs them” situation, it’s a human rights situation.

 

[Montelores]

“This isn't an "us vs them" situation, it's a human rights situation.”

It’s also a result of government powers.

Both the formula and the illegal issues.

Foreigners massing at our borders for entry into the U.S., having risked family and fortune, because of the vagaries of political winds and the lack of conviction of our congress to pass a clear and unambiguous immigration law, doesn’t help the way one might hope.

I was just transported by an Uber driver who visited this country from Nigeria, overstayed his visa, and now is here illegally in the eyes of the federal government.

The only way he can remain legally is to marry an American citizen.

He’s only here working because of the sanctuary city policy of Chicago.

He says there is no other way for him to remain legally in America.

The federal government wields a large hammer, and when that hammer misses, it leaves a big mark.

Monty

 

[314Chevy]

Interesting side note, baby formula is used to cut cocaine, heroin and meth. No wonder its going south.

 

[Daryll (Macbullet)]

The times they are a changin'...