Feeding Frenzy
A huge news topic for the last several months has been the nationwide shortage of baby formula. I had intended to write about this sooner, but personal and national events have taken center stage. I suppose there was also a small part of me that assumed the shortage would have been addressed by now -- yet I still see numerous posts on social media pleading for leads on particular brands or types of formula. We were fortunate; when the shortage began Little Man was already starting solids and wasn't as dependent on bottles. When we couldn't find what we did need, we made a switch and he thankfully tolerated it well. However, we do not take for granted how lucky we were in this awful situation. Hearing stories of families desperate to find what they need is terrifying and heartbreaking. Even as Husband and I tried to conceive the question of chestfeeding (a more inclusive term rather than breastfeeding) vs. formula loomed. When we started our adop...