MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As a married mother of two youngsters below 12 months, Rashauna Hamilton is on the hunt for child method.
“Looking has been crazy, disappointing and scary,” she stated.
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South Florida is feeling the results of the nationwide method scarcity that’s inflicting concern amongst dad and mom throughout the nation.
Hamilton is all the way down to her final two cans of Enfamil and has been scouring drug shops, grocery and warehouse chains in search of method.
“I have called my mom in Maryland asking her to look. I called my cousin in Texas and they say the same thing that there is none. We are trying to figure out what to do in the meantime.”
Doctors are listening to the anxiousness from dad and mom as properly.
Pediatrician Dr. Kristin Biggie says she sees three dozen sufferers a day and they’re all involved concerning the scarcity. “They want to know where are we going to get formula,” she stated.
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She tells dad and mom to test the labels on the method they’re utilizing and search for appropriate substitutes at drug shops and warehouse chains. She stated breast milk is an possibility.
“If you can get it from a family member and it’s screened for hepatitis b and HIV, it can be an option,” she stated.
If your child is 4 months or older you possibly can contemplate introducing some stable meals to chop down on the method want.
That’s what Rashauna Hamilton stated she is going to do together with her daughter. She is connecting with different mothers on social media too.
“We are looking to each other for help,” she stated.
In Florida, there’s a breast milk financial institution situated in Orlando.
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