>> A NATIONWIDE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE IS CAUSING SOME STORES TO RATION THEIR ALREADY
LIMITED SUPPLIES. RIGHT NOW,
STORES ARE REPORTING NEARLY
30% OF THE THE FORMULA
PRODUCTS ARE OUT OF STOCK UP
FROM 8% A YEAR AGO. NOW,
EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE TOLD YOU
HOW LOCAL MOMS ARE HANDLING
THE SHORTAGE THIS MORNING.
DOCTOR RAND OF THOR IN A
PEDIATRICIAN AT JACKSONVILLE
PEDIATRICS IN WOLFSON
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL JOINS GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR COMING
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. WELL,
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A BIG
ISSUE WITH MOMS AND WE KNOW
WHAT CAN PARENTS DO IF THEY’RE
RUNNING LOW ON FORMULA. LET’S
JUST START THERE.
>> YEAH, IT’S A CHALLENGE
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS HARD TO
FIND IT NOWADAYS AND THE
EASIEST THING JUST TRY ONE OF
THE DIFFERENT FORMULAS EITHER
FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER
OR EVEN SOME OF GENERIC
OFF-BRAND FORMULAS ARE FINE.
WE USUALLY DON’T RECOMMEND
THAT AS A RULE. IT’S BEST TO
STICK WITH WHAT YOUR BABY IS
USED TO. BUT DESPERATE TIMES,
DESPERATE MEASURES, TRY
SOMETHING SIMILAR.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS THAT
HAVE KIDS WITH A VERY SPECIFIC
ALLERGIES THAT I SPOKE WITH?
ONE MOM WHO RELIES ON A
CERTAIN BRAND THAT YES, TO GET
DIRECTLY FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR,
RIGHT? THAT’S A PROBLEM.
YOU’VE GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL.
AND IT’S CONFUSING TO PARENTS
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT FORMULAS OUT THERE
AND
>> DIFFERENT TYPES, EVEN
WITHIN THE SAME COMPANY. SO
ESPECIALLY BE REAL CAREFUL,
ESPECIALLY WITH MILK
ALLERGIES. COW’S MILK ALLERGY
THE THOSE BABIES ARE IN
CERTAIN FORMULAS AND IT’S
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY
STAY ON SOMETHING SIMILAR FROM
A DIFFERENT COMPANY. AND IF
THERE’S ANY CONFUSION, I
RECOMMEND CALL THEIR
PEDIATRICIAN AND JUST MAKE
SURE THEY’RE DOING THE RIGHT
THING.
>> AND SO LET’S SAY THAT, YOU
KNOW,
>> THE MOM SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT,
I’M GOING TO GIVE MY CHILD A
DIFFERENT FORMULA, BUT THE
CHILD DOESN’T RESPOND. WELL,
WHAT DO YOU DO THAT? YOU DON’T
WANT TO PANIC? OH, GOSH,
THAT’S A CHALLENGE. AND
SOMETIMES EVEN FOODS AND
FORMULA LIKE BABIES HAVE
CHALLENGES TAKING IT AND THE
EASIEST THING I RECOMMEND TO
PARENTS, IF THEY’RE SWITCHING
FORMULAS TRYING SOME
DIFFERENT, THE BABY DOESN’T
LIKE IT. KEEP SOME OF THE
FORMULA THAT THEY HAVE, THAT
THEY HAVE THE REGULAR FORMULA
AND MIX WITH THE NEW FORMULA
AND START MAYBE 3 QUARTERS OF
THE ONE THEY’RE USED TO. AND
ONE QUARTER OF THE NEW ONE DO
THAT FOR A DAY. THEN HALF OF
THE DJ’S THAN 3 QUARTERS OF
THE NEW ONE. SO YOU’RE
TRICKING THE BABY’S TASTE BUDS
AND IT SOMETIMES HELPS. AND IF
WORST COMES TO WORST, MY
EXPERIENCES, BABIES, IF
THEY’RE HUNGRY, THEY’RE
USUALLY GOING TO EAT. SO BEAR
WITH IT, OK?
>> SO WHAT SHOULD PARENTS?
ABSOLUTELY NOT DO AS FAR AS
TRYING TO MAKE THE STRETCH?
YOU KNOW, THAT’S REALLY DO NOT
DILUTE THE FORMULA. LOT OF
PARENTS TRY THAT TRYING TO
STRETCH OUT THE SAMPLES. THEY
HAVE. AND YOU CAN REALLY HAVE
A BABY BECOME MALNOURISHED IF
YOU DILUTE OR WATER DOWN THE
FORMULA. THE OTHER THING IS,
DON’T USE COW’S MILK TOO
THERE’S WAY TOO MUCH PROTEIN
AND DIFFERENCES IN COW’S MILK
AND THAT COW’S MILK LACKS
CERTAIN VITAMINS AND MINERALS
THAT BABIES NEED SO THEY CAN
BECOME REALLY, REALLY SICK IF
YOU START USING COW’S MILK OR
EVEN WORSE, TRY TO MAKE UP
SOME KIND OF FORMULA YOUR OWN.
IN THE OLD DAYS, PARENTS USE
TO TAKE GOAT MILK OR CONDENSED
MILK CAN TRY TO MAKE UP THESE
CONCOCTED FOR MEALS AT HOME.
AND I STRONGLY STRONGLY
RECOMMEND OR RECOMMEND AGAINST
IT BECAUSE THEY CAN BECOME
SEVERELY MALNOURISHED. WOW. SO
LET’S TALK ABOUT BREASTFEEDING
FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE A LOT
OF PEOPLE SHARK CARRIERS.
>> YOU KNOW, WHY CAN’T MOMS
JUST BREASTFEED? BUT WE KNOW
THIS IS NOT EASY JUST FOR
ANYBODY.
>> WELL, THAT TO ME IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING PARENTS
CAN DO IS BREASTFEED. THERE IS
NOTHING BETTER THAN BREAST
MILK FOR HER BABY THE ARE
CASES EVEN THE FORMULA
COMPANIES AGREE THAT BREAST IS
STILL THE RECOMMENDED BEST FOR
YOUR BABY. BUT IF IT COMES
TIME TO SUPPLEMENT OR THERE’S
CASES WHERE YOU CANNOT
BREASTFEED USE THAT FORMULA,
THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS MOMS
HAVE TO BE ON CERTAIN
MEDICATIONS AND THEY CAN’T
BREASTFEED BECAUSE THOSE
MEDICINES WOULD BE TRANSFER TO
THE BABIES ARE CERTAIN
ILLNESSES. MOMS WITH HIV
AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BREASTFEED.
SO THERE ARE CERTAIN CASES
WHERE YOU HAVE TO USE WHEN
PARENTS GO BACK TO WORK OR IT
JUST IS NOT FEASIBLE. IT’S
IMPORTANT TO USE FORMULA.
THEN. BUT BREAST IS BY FAR THE
BEST. AND I RECOMMEND IT TO
EVERYBODY TO START FROM DAY
ONE IS TO BREASTFEED YOUR
BABY. IT’S FREE. IT’S THERE’S
PLENTY OF HELP TO GET STARTED.
AND IT IS BY FAR THE BEST FOR
THE BABY AND THE MOTHER. IT
CUTS DOWN THE RISK OF A MOM
EVER GETTING BREAST CANCER OR
OVARIAN CANCER. BUT FOR THE
BAIT, WHILE DOESN’T ELIMINATE,
UNFORTUNATELY, BUT CUTS IT
DOWN THAT RISK. BUT FOR THE
BABY, IT’S PHENOMENAL. SO
PLEASE, PLEASE
>> OK, WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, DOCTOR RAND APPRECIATE