Arizona moms come together to fight baby formula shortage

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD Information 13) – Many households are questioning the place the subsequent meal for his or her child will come from because the child components scarcity continues. One Arizona mom is making it her mission to attach others right here within the state to verify they don’t have to fret.

It’s a Fb group stuffed with 1,500 moms right here in Arizona who’re breastfeeding or have up to now.

It didn’t take lengthy for Alicia Atkins to know she needed to do one thing about this child components scarcity. A mom of three herself, she began a Fb group known as “gASP, I’m Breastfeeding” that connects different moms throughout Arizona.

“We’ll both aid you discover the components or we’ll aid you discover the breast milk,” stated founding father of the Fb group, Alicia Atkins.

The milk all comes from ladies who’ve breastfed up to now or have additional inventory. Even ladies who’ve misplaced their infants are nonetheless making an attempt to do what they’ll.

“We’ve even had mothers which have misplaced their infants at delivery and are taking all of their milk and pumping to feed the infants that the mothers can’t feed proper now,” Atkins stated.

Others are working extra time to get the milk out.

“Some mothers weren’t even breastfeeding nonetheless and began to lactate once more simply to donate. Some have been pumping additional, some have been doing no matter they might to feed the infants on the time,” she stated.

That’s the place Tucson mother Samantha Truscott is available in. She’s a mom of two who has greater than she wants. She stated she “can’t think about the stress of not understanding the place I’m going to get my child’s meals from.”

This scarcity has compelled her to make the 2 hour drive out to Phoenix simply to ship her breastmilk to a different household who wants it greater than she does.

“I really met up with the woman’s husband in a parking zone. I used to be like ‘right here that is it. Take it.’ And I’m assembly up together with her once more in per week as a result of they’ll’t purchase particular formulation so what are they going to do?”

Atkins stated anybody can be part of the group on-line and they’ll assist attempt to discover the proper match for you and your loved ones. ″Your child must be fed no matter what you possibly can or can’t do. We’re simply right here to assist throughout this scarcity.”

Atkins says whether or not you’re searching for components or in determined want of breastmilk, they’re right here to assist.

You will discover the hyperlink to the Fb group right here.

You can even discover the Google type to donate breast milk right here.

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