Distressed dad says 'never did I think I would have a problem finding food for my baby in America'

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Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

Its not FREE. I was still expected to do my work i.e. meet my deliverables. No one was COVERING for me when I pumped and I mostly pumped while working. There are no luxury rooms unless the company provides it. The only requirement is that it isnt a bathroom and has an outlet with an accessible sink - accessible can be a joint kitchen btw.

Employers dont have to provide more than reasonable accommodations which means that your (2) 15 min breaks and 30 minute lunch in an 8 hour day are reasonable and that is what most pumping mothers end up doing. They pump on the way to work 730 pump 8am arrival 11pump 1pump 3 pump. pump on the way home. Many skip the 11 and 3 and just try to pump at lunch.

And what exactly is society responsible for? I always love these type of posts because you dont list what you think society is responsible for if not the raising of future generations.

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Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

You should probably stop talking. Maternity / Paternity leave is not a "free ride." What kind of a--hole even says that? People (and children with issues that require it) are healing, many dealing with mental health issues (PPD), stress, etc. Having to balance those things with work after a few weeks is extremely stressful and difficult (and my birth experience was easy and I still struggled). It is beneficial to families and societies -to have healthy well adjusted kids, parents, and workers- not to mention the morally indicate position to allow to a) allow it to happen, and b) recognize it's importance.

Your post is a callous, selfish, ignorant one. And one mostly relegated to a different era, though not yet fully, as posts like yours demonstrate. The sort of society you describe, that runs families into the ground, is not one that holds any virtue and is one that most other developed countries like ours shun. They mock us and they should. It's embarrassing. People like you are embarassing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

You should probably stop talking. Maternity / Paternity leave is not a "free ride." What kind of a--hole even says that? People (and children with issues that require it) are healing, many dealing with mental health issues (PPD), stress, etc. Having to balance those things with work after a few weeks is extremely stressful and difficult (and my birth experience was easy and I still struggled). It is beneficial to families and societies -to have healthy well adjusted kids, parents, and workers- not to mention the morally indicate position to allow to a) allow it to happen, and b) recognize it's importance.

Your post is a callous, selfish, ignorant one. And one mostly relegated to a different era, though not yet fully, as posts like yours demonstrate. The sort of society you describe, that runs families into the ground, is not one that holds any virtue and is one that most other developed countries like ours shun. They mock us and they should. It's embarrassing. People like you are embarassing.

Put it to a vote nationwide and you will find out how wrong you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

You should probably stop talking. Maternity / Paternity leave is not a "free ride." What kind of a--hole even says that? People (and children with issues that require it) are healing, many dealing with mental health issues (PPD), stress, etc. Having to balance those things with work after a few weeks is extremely stressful and difficult (and my birth experience was easy and I still struggled). It is beneficial to families and societies -to have healthy well adjusted kids, parents, and workers- not to mention the morally indicate position to allow to a) allow it to happen, and b) recognize it's importance.

Your post is a callous, selfish, ignorant one. And one mostly relegated to a different era, though not yet fully, as posts like yours demonstrate. The sort of society you describe, that runs families into the ground, is not one that holds any virtue and is one that most other developed countries like ours shun. They mock us and they should. It's embarrassing. People like you are embarassing.

Put it to a vote nationwide and you will find out how wrong you are.

Actually, I think you'd find out how completely wrong and out of touch you are"

"About eight-in-ten Americans (82%) say mothers should have paid maternity leave, while fewer (69%) support paid paternity leave."

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/03/23/americans-widely-support-paid-family-and-medical-leave-but-differ-over-specific-policies/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

Omg this must be satire right? I’m surprised you didn’t insert some pro-life nonsense while you were at it.

Agree! I wish he could be excluded from all benefits that a younger generation provide the wretched elderly in this country.

Again, put it to a vote and you will lose.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

Omg this must be satire right? I’m surprised you didn’t insert some pro-life nonsense while you were at it.

Agree! I wish he could be excluded from all benefits that a younger generation provide the wretched elderly in this country.

Again, put it to a vote and you will lose.

Do you think if you keep repeating this that it makes it more likely? Do you have a fact or stat to rebut those another PP put forth?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

Omg this must be satire right? I’m surprised you didn’t insert some pro-life nonsense while you were at it.

Agree! I wish he could be excluded from all benefits that a younger generation provide the wretched elderly in this country.

Again, put it to a vote and you will lose.

Do you think if you keep repeating this that it makes it more likely? Do you have a fact or stat to rebut those another PP put forth?

Once again. Put it to a vote in every state for 2024. If you're right and I'm wrong you get gloating rights.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

Omg this must be satire right? I’m surprised you didn’t insert some pro-life nonsense while you were at it.

Agree! I wish he could be excluded from all benefits that a younger generation provide the wretched elderly in this country.

Again, put it to a vote and you will lose.

Do you think if you keep repeating this that it makes it more likely? Do you have a fact or stat to rebut those another PP put forth?

Once again. Put it to a vote in every state for 2024. If you're right and I'm wrong you get gloating rights.

You are such a stereotype.

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Anonymous wrote:Just a reminder that the baby formula shortage is ongoing.

Highlighted there is that there is only one formula her daughter can tolerate. Not all formulas are having production issues. Her child Likely needs a hypo, RTF, or amino. This is actually part of the reason I pumped at work until year 1.5 and removed dairy from my diet as my son could not tolerate regular or hypo formulas. He would have required amino acid formulas and you have to trial those because not all babies will tolerate them nor ingest them (they taste awful).
At 4.5 he is just NOW tolerating milk products but it isnt an allergy and something like 90% of kids who have protein intolerances grow out of the by 2. I did not want to rely on formula for both cost and production issues. Cost was the primary issue because most insurance companies will only pay for X number of cans per month and only until 1 year. Anything manufactured has the potential to stop being produced.
I had to exclusively pump until 4 months and kept trying nursing until he latched at 4mos. Continued bfing until 2.5 but I never would have been able to pump exclusively past a year. I dont respond well to a pump AND it is so laborious. We really expect mothers to figure it all out whether its nursing or formula feeding.

I really wish the government would do a random trial of 50000 women across socioeconomic lines and provide 1 year of maternity leave, 6 months of paternity leave, and 3 years of paid preschool. Follow them for 30 years to compare outcomes. We invest the least amount in children 0-3 compared to other nations and wonder why we all have depression, anxiety, low performance, etc.

Why in the world would one need a year of maternity leave PLUS 6 months of paternity leave? My husband was active duty military and deployed within weeks of the births of my babies---DEPLOYED to a foreign country for 7+ months. Not around AT ALL---not "in his home office from 10 am-1 pm but able to come out and get coffee, walk the dog, and do whatever as often as he wants."
I managed to breastfeed all my babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a reminder that the baby formula shortage is ongoing.

Highlighted there is that there is only one formula her daughter can tolerate. Not all formulas are having production issues. Her child Likely needs a hypo, RTF, or amino. This is actually part of the reason I pumped at work until year 1.5 and removed dairy from my diet as my son could not tolerate regular or hypo formulas. He would have required amino acid formulas and you have to trial those because not all babies will tolerate them nor ingest them (they taste awful).
At 4.5 he is just NOW tolerating milk products but it isnt an allergy and something like 90% of kids who have protein intolerances grow out of the by 2. I did not want to rely on formula for both cost and production issues. Cost was the primary issue because most insurance companies will only pay for X number of cans per month and only until 1 year. Anything manufactured has the potential to stop being produced.
I had to exclusively pump until 4 months and kept trying nursing until he latched at 4mos. Continued bfing until 2.5 but I never would have been able to pump exclusively past a year. I dont respond well to a pump AND it is so laborious. We really expect mothers to figure it all out whether its nursing or formula feeding.

I really wish the government would do a random trial of 50000 women across socioeconomic lines and provide 1 year of maternity leave, 6 months of paternity leave, and 3 years of paid preschool. Follow them for 30 years to compare outcomes. We invest the least amount in children 0-3 compared to other nations and wonder why we all have depression, anxiety, low performance, etc.

Why in the world would one need a year of maternity leave PLUS 6 months of paternity leave? My husband was active duty military and deployed within weeks of the births of my babies---DEPLOYED to a foreign country for 7+ months. Not around AT ALL---not "in his home office from 10 am-1 pm but able to come out and get coffee, walk the dog, and do whatever as often as he wants."
I managed to breastfeed all my babies.

NP: So you were a SAHM. That already puts you ahead of a lot of mothers who went back to work at 6 weeks. Hard to breastfeed your babies when you're away from them most of the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a reminder that the baby formula shortage is ongoing.

Highlighted there is that there is only one formula her daughter can tolerate. Not all formulas are having production issues. Her child Likely needs a hypo, RTF, or amino. This is actually part of the reason I pumped at work until year 1.5 and removed dairy from my diet as my son could not tolerate regular or hypo formulas. He would have required amino acid formulas and you have to trial those because not all babies will tolerate them nor ingest them (they taste awful).
At 4.5 he is just NOW tolerating milk products but it isnt an allergy and something like 90% of kids who have protein intolerances grow out of the by 2. I did not want to rely on formula for both cost and production issues. Cost was the primary issue because most insurance companies will only pay for X number of cans per month and only until 1 year. Anything manufactured has the potential to stop being produced.
I had to exclusively pump until 4 months and kept trying nursing until he latched at 4mos. Continued bfing until 2.5 but I never would have been able to pump exclusively past a year. I dont respond well to a pump AND it is so laborious. We really expect mothers to figure it all out whether its nursing or formula feeding.

I really wish the government would do a random trial of 50000 women across socioeconomic lines and provide 1 year of maternity leave, 6 months of paternity leave, and 3 years of paid preschool. Follow them for 30 years to compare outcomes. We invest the least amount in children 0-3 compared to other nations and wonder why we all have depression, anxiety, low performance, etc.

Why in the world would one need a year of maternity leave PLUS 6 months of paternity leave? My husband was active duty military and deployed within weeks of the births of my babies---DEPLOYED to a foreign country for 7+ months. Not around AT ALL---not "in his home office from 10 am-1 pm but able to come out and get coffee, walk the dog, and do whatever as often as he wants."
I managed to breastfeed all my babies.

NP: So you were a SAHM. That already puts you ahead of a lot of mothers who went back to work at 6 weeks. Hard to breastfeed your babies when you're away from them most of the day.

Boo hoo. Live within your means and you can stay home with your children and breastfeed all day long.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

You should probably stop talking. Maternity / Paternity leave is not a "free ride." What kind of a--hole even says that? People (and children with issues that require it) are healing, many dealing with mental health issues (PPD), stress, etc. Having to balance those things with work after a few weeks is extremely stressful and difficult (and my birth experience was easy and I still struggled). It is beneficial to families and societies -to have healthy well adjusted kids, parents, and workers- not to mention the morally indicate position to allow to a) allow it to happen, and b) recognize it's importance.

Your post is a callous, selfish, ignorant one. And one mostly relegated to a different era, though not yet fully, as posts like yours demonstrate. The sort of society you describe, that runs families into the ground, is not one that holds any virtue and is one that most other developed countries like ours shun. They mock us and they should. It's embarrassing. People like you are embarassing.

Put it to a vote nationwide and you will find out how wrong you are.

Actually, I think you'd find out how completely wrong and out of touch you are"

"About eight-in-ten Americans (82%) say mothers should have paid maternity leave, while fewer (69%) support paid paternity leave."

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/03/23/americans-widely-support-paid-family-and-medical-leave-but-differ-over-specific-policies/

How Americans feel about government paid maternity/paternity leave.

https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/americans-want-paid-leave-until-they-realize-they-have-pay-it

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Anonymous wrote:Reporters need to ask KJP about this crisis at the press briefing.
Perhaps she will have an answer in her book.

And, in case anyone thinks this is old footage.... July 20. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-formula-shortage-fda/

Honestly asking - how is that possible? This has been going on for half a year. There have been dozens of shipments from Europe. Did US manufacturing plants completely shut down?

Someone needs to ask this administration and see how they spin it.

Breast feed your Baby- who needs formula

Oh wait... the GOP is against paid maternity leave -guess all the women FORCED to give BIRTH will continue to have to go back to work at 6 weeks for their minimum wage jobs of $7/hr

I know women who WFH who refuse to breastfeed. You need formula -it’s literally essential for life. Basic necessity pp.

Actually, babies don't "need " artificial cow's milk based formula made in China or contaminated US factories as something " essential to their lives"

Human infants NEED Human milk, made naturally in the mother's body which not only provides ALL nutritional requirements, human breast milk is the ONLY source of transfer of the mother's immune globulins to her newborn to protect babies from various infectious illnesses.

Breast Milk is FREE and sanitary

So ironic that Republicans want to compel women to give birth, but refuse to support those very same women in breast feeding their babies -fully paid 1 year maternity leave

Instead, GOP wants to force more poor women to have babies and - at same time- start a trade war with CHINA- the main source of imported of cow's milk artificial baby formula, fail to inspect US based cow's milk artificial formula factories and allow trade monopolies to weaken the supply chain

No one needs, or should be given, a free ride year for a year so they can nurse. You already get FREE time from employers to pump and employers are forced to provide luxury nursing rooms for you. Oops, I forgot to mention other employees taking up your slack while you have your free pumping breaks.

Society is not responsible for your choice to procreate and don't give me your song and dance about your offspring paying for my social security.

You should probably stop talking. Maternity / Paternity leave is not a "free ride." What kind of a--hole even says that? People (and children with issues that require it) are healing, many dealing with mental health issues (PPD), stress, etc. Having to balance those things with work after a few weeks is extremely stressful and difficult (and my birth experience was easy and I still struggled). It is beneficial to families and societies -to have healthy well adjusted kids, parents, and workers- not to mention the morally indicate position to allow to a) allow it to happen, and b) recognize it's importance.

Your post is a callous, selfish, ignorant one. And one mostly relegated to a different era, though not yet fully, as posts like yours demonstrate. The sort of society you describe, that runs families into the ground, is not one that holds any virtue and is one that most other developed countries like ours shun. They mock us and they should. It's embarrassing. People like you are embarassing.

Put it to a vote nationwide and you will find out how wrong you are.

NP. Sadly I think you’re correct. This type of thinking is well represented in men, which is why America has no paid maternity leave, no subsidized daycare system, why our schools are underfunded etc. It completely points out the dire need for more women in Congress who can represent us. PP may not have kids and likely came from a wealthy mom who had plenty of family support. Why else would he want everything to be a million times harder than it needs to be?! On the whole men are selfish and only think of themselves. (Which is why international aid organizations typically try to give money to women because they will spend money on their families and pay to build community!)

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Anonymous wrote:Just a reminder that the baby formula shortage is ongoing.

Highlighted there is that there is only one formula her daughter can tolerate. Not all formulas are having production issues. Her child Likely needs a hypo, RTF, or amino. This is actually part of the reason I pumped at work until year 1.5 and removed dairy from my diet as my son could not tolerate regular or hypo formulas. He would have required amino acid formulas and you have to trial those because not all babies will tolerate them nor ingest them (they taste awful).
At 4.5 he is just NOW tolerating milk products but it isnt an allergy and something like 90% of kids who have protein intolerances grow out of the by 2. I did not want to rely on formula for both cost and production issues. Cost was the primary issue because most insurance companies will only pay for X number of cans per month and only until 1 year. Anything manufactured has the potential to stop being produced.
I had to exclusively pump until 4 months and kept trying nursing until he latched at 4mos. Continued bfing until 2.5 but I never would have been able to pump exclusively past a year. I dont respond well to a pump AND it is so laborious. We really expect mothers to figure it all out whether its nursing or formula feeding.

I really wish the government would do a random trial of 50000 women across socioeconomic lines and provide 1 year of maternity leave, 6 months of paternity leave, and 3 years of paid preschool. Follow them for 30 years to compare outcomes. We invest the least amount in children 0-3 compared to other nations and wonder why we all have depression, anxiety, low performance, etc.

Why in the world would one need a year of maternity leave PLUS 6 months of paternity leave? My husband was active duty military and deployed within weeks of the births of my babies---DEPLOYED to a foreign country for 7+ months. Not around AT ALL---not "in his home office from 10 am-1 pm but able to come out and get coffee, walk the dog, and do whatever as often as he wants."
I managed to breastfeed all my babies.

NP: So you were a SAHM. That already puts you ahead of a lot of mothers who went back to work at 6 weeks. Hard to breastfeed your babies when you're away from them most of the day.

PP you quoted here. Yes, and if this hypothetical person got 1 year of maternity leave, they would also be a SAHM for that year. Why do they additionally need their husband home 24/7 for six months?

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So we can argue about breast feeding and maternity leave, or we can discuss why we are having so much trouble with supply chains and why we are farming so much out to China, given we are now moving into a shortage of antibiotics, which you can’t produce yourself.