MEDICAL ALERT. THERE’S BEEN A NATIONWEID SHORTAGE ON BYAB FORMULA CAUSING PANIC AMONG NEW PARENTS, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND SUPPLY JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING AS PEDIATRICIAN WITH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, DR. ASHANTI WOODS, DR. WOODS GREAT TO SEE YOU, BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR PARENTS. IT’S NOT GOOD NEWS OR ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I LIKE TOHA SRE WITH FAMILIES IS TO YOU KNOW, AS BEST THEY CAN REMAIN CALM THAT WE’RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS. WE’VE ALL HAD BIT. WELL MANY OF US HAVE HAD BABIES AND BEEN IN THE SITUATION WHERE THEY’RE SCREAMING KID IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT I LIKE TO LET THEM WE’RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS. SO WHEN WHEN PARENTSO G TO THE STORE AND THEY LOOK ON THE AND THEY SEE A DIFFERENT. FORMULA THERE.FERENT. ARE THEY OKAY TO GET THAT IS IT OKAY TO SWITCH FORMULAS? THEY HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO SWITCH FORMULA. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT BE FAMILIAR. ONE BRAND, BUT WE ARE OKAY WITH THEM SWITCHING TO ANOTHER BRAND. I OFTEN TELL MY PATIENTS CHECK THE LABEL SO THEY MIGHT BE ON A FORMULA FOR SENSITIVE TUMMIES. WELL, IT’S OKAY TO GET THE OTHER BRAND FOR SENSITIVE TUMMIES OTHER THING. I LIKE THEM KNOW IS IT IF THEY HAVE THEIRRI OGINAL FORMULAS AND CHECK THE INGREDIENTS ON THE BACK AND SEE IF IT MATCHES UP PRETTY NICELY WITH THE OTHER FORMULA THAT THEY’RE CONSIDERING AND LISTEN. THIS IS THAT THEY’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THE FORMULA AND WE’VE TALKED TO PARENTS WHO’VE GONE FROM STORE TO STORE TO STORE IT AND THERE’S JUST NO FORMULA ON THE SHELVES. SO WHAT ARE YOU RECOMMENDING FOR FOLKS? RIGHT AT THIS POINT SOME OF THE FAMILIES HAVE HEARD SOME OF THEP I’M ABOUT TO MAKE BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO THINK OUT THE BOX. YOU KNOW START WITH ONE SWITCHING BRAND TWO SWITCH UP YOUR STORAGE THAT YOU GO TO IT IS OKAY TO GO TO A BIG CHANGE OREST LIKE A SAM THE COSTCO A BJ’S AND GET THEIR BRAND OF MILK, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE THE NAME BRAND THAT YOU’RE USED TO ALSO TELLING FAMILIES TO ASK. WHAT IS THEIR STOCK DAY SO IT MIGHT BE USED TO GETTING THIS A FILE ON A TUESDAY? SO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE ON TUESDAY HAVE YOUR FAMILY BE THE FITRS PERSON ATHE T STORE OR THE TUESDAY CONSIDER GOING OUT THE SUBURBS HIGHEST SUBURBS FAM FANS WATCHING YROU SHOW TODAY WHETHER YOU KWNO GO OUT TO THE SUBURBS AND TO GET THE MILK EBAY AMAZON AND AND CHECKING WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICALLY IF YOU MENTIONED IF IT’S OKAY SWITCH, YOU KNOW SOME CHILDREN A SPECIALTY FORMULA AND IF YOU OWN IF YOU FORMULA PERHAPS IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES, PERHAPS YOU JUST CAN’T SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT BRAND SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO FIRST CHECK WITH YROU PEDIATRICIAN AND AFTER YOUR PEDIATRICIAN GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT. IT’S OKAY TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY FOR YOUR SPECIALTY FORMULA. SOME OF THEM HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE THEY THE MANUFACTURER. DO PATIENTS OF MILK AND CAN YOU JU ST REMIND PEOPLEHY W JUST USING REGULAR REGULAR COW’S MILK IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. RIGHT, BUT WE WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM A COUPLE THINGS CALZONES OF THE BABIES AND WHEN WE SAY INFANT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ANYBODY YOUNGER THAN 12 MONTHS THE INFANT GUN CANNOT DIGEST AT ANY OF THEIR STOMACH AND THEIR INTESTINES. WE’RE GONNA HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY DIGESTMENT, BUT WE WANT YOU TO ST AY AWAY FROM COWS MILK ONCE YOU STAY AWAY FROM TODDLERS FORMULA, EVEN THOUGH IT SHA FORMULAHE TN WE WENT TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT. WE WENT TO THE STAY AWAY FROM DILUTINGOU YR FORMULA TO TRY TO MAKE IT STRETCH BY ADDING WATER MIGHT THINK IT LASTS LONGER. WE DON’T WANTO T DO THAT AND THEN LASTLY ONCE YOU STAY AWAY FROM HOMEMADE MILKS AS WELL AS IT MIGHT NOT BE PROPERLY STERILIZED. ALL RIGHT, ALL GOOD ADVICE DR. WOODS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU, J
MDH offers resources for families successful hunt of babe look amid shortage
The Maryland Department of Health announced resources disposable for Maryland families impacted by the nationalist babe look shortages.| RELATED: Pediatrician shares the do's and don'ts amid babe look shortageSince the February callback of respective babe look products and existent shortages, MDH has been moving with partners to supply accusation and resources to families.Rossen Reports video below: How to find babe look during the shortageIn a statement, the Maryland Department of Health said the Maryland WIC Program has expanded allowable sizes, brands and types of look disposable with WIC physics benefits, which are utilized to acquisition babe look successful section retail stores.In addition, MDH is successful interaction with look shaper Abbott Nutrition to show the proviso and shipment of look to Maryland."MDH is moving with federal, state, section and assemblage partners to guarantee Maryland families with newborns and infants person the accusation they request regarding options during this nationalist look shortage and caller recalls," Maryland Health Secretary Dennis Schrader said successful a statement. "We volition proceed to show each aspects of the look shortage and promote families to entree the galore resources disposable to enactment up to date.""During this challenging time, we promote families who are struggling to find babe look to interaction their child's superior wellness attraction provider," Maryland American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Debbie Badawi said successful a statement. "Your section pediatric wellness attraction providers tin assistance you during this time. The Maryland section of the American Academy of Pediatrics has been moving with pediatricians successful Maryland to marque definite they are alert of imaginable resources. We besides punctual families to ne'er dilute your look arsenic this could marque your babe precise ill."Video below: Panic arsenic parents question babe look amid shortageMDH recommends the pursuing for families successful request of formula:If you are a Maryland WIC participant, telephone your section WIC bureau for assistance locating products oregon making changes to your WIC nutrient benefits. If you are not a Maryland WIC participant, sojourn the Maryland WIC website to larn however to apply, oregon telephone your section WIC bureau (or 1-800-242-4942) to find retired if you are eligible for benefits.General guidance:Do not dilute babe formula. Adding other h2o oregon different liquids to babe look tin beryllium unsafe and life-threatening for babies, starring to superior nutritional deficits and wellness issues.Do not usage homemade formulas. Formulas made astatine location often deficiency the captious nutrients that babies need.Use a antithetic marque oregon benignant of look if available. For astir babies, it is OK to power to immoderate disposable formula. Call your child’s wellness supplier if you person questions.If feeding a babe with quality beverage from a root different than the baby's mother, you should lone usage beverage from a root that has screened its beverage donors and taken different precautions to guarantee the information of the milk.Specialized formulas:If your babe needs a peculiar formula, your child's wellness supplier tin counsel you connected a comparable look to use. If you are inactive incapable to find a specialty formula, interaction a manufacturer's blistery line: Gerber's MyGerber Baby Expert Abbott's user blistery line: telephone 1-800-986-8540 Abbott's urgent merchandise petition line: Ask your OB-GYN oregon your infant's pediatrician to taxable an urgent merchandise petition by downloading and completing the signifier (PDF) Reckitt's lawsuit work line: telephone 1-800 BABY-123 (222-9123) Breastfeeding resources:Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Maryland WIC Breastfeeding Resources National Women's Hot line: 1-800-994-9662 National WIC Program/U.S. Department of Agriculture
BALTIMORE —
The Maryland Department of Health announced resources disposable for Maryland families impacted by the nationalist babe look shortages.
| RELATED: Pediatrician shares the do's and don'ts amid babe look shortage
Since the February callback of respective babe look products and existent shortages, MDH has been moving with partners to supply accusation and resources to families.
Rossen Reports video below: How to find babe look during the shortage
In a statement, the Maryland Department of Health said the Maryland WIC Program has expanded allowable sizes, brands and types of look disposable with WIC physics benefits, which are utilized to acquisition babe look successful section retail stores.
In addition, MDH is successful interaction with look shaper Abbott Nutrition to show the proviso and shipment of look to Maryland.
"MDH is moving with federal, state, section and assemblage partners to guarantee Maryland families with newborns and infants person the accusation they request regarding options during this nationalist look shortage and caller recalls," Maryland Health Secretary Dennis Schrader said successful a statement. "We volition proceed to show each aspects of the look shortage and promote families to entree the galore resources disposable to enactment up to date."
"During this challenging time, we promote families who are struggling to find babe look to interaction their child's superior wellness attraction provider," Maryland American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Debbie Badawi said successful a statement. "Your section pediatric wellness attraction providers tin assistance you during this time. The Maryland section of the American Academy of Pediatrics has been moving with pediatricians successful Maryland to marque definite they are alert of imaginable resources. We besides punctual families to ne'er dilute your look arsenic this could marque your babe precise ill."
Video below: Panic arsenic parents question babe look amid shortage
MDH recommends the pursuing for families successful request of formula:
- If you are a Maryland WIC participant, telephone your local WIC office for assistance locating products oregon making changes to your WIC nutrient benefits.
- If you are not a Maryland WIC participant, sojourn the Maryland WIC website to larn however to apply, oregon telephone your local WIC office (or 1-800-242-4942) to find retired if you are eligible for benefits.
General guidance:
Do not dilute babe formula. Adding other h2o oregon different liquids to babe look tin beryllium unsafe and life-threatening for babies, starring to superior nutritional deficits and wellness issues.
Do not usage homemade formulas. Formulas made astatine location often deficiency the captious nutrients that babies need.
Use a antithetic marque oregon benignant of look if available. For astir babies, it is OK to power to immoderate disposable formula. Call your child’s wellness supplier if you person questions.
If feeding a babe with quality beverage from a root different than the baby's mother, you should lone usage beverage from a root that has screened its beverage donors and taken different precautions to guarantee the information of the milk.
Specialized formulas:
- If your babe needs a peculiar formula, your child's wellness supplier tin counsel you connected a comparable look to use.
- If you are inactive incapable to find a specialty formula, interaction a manufacturer's blistery line:
- Gerber's MyGerber Baby Expert
- Abbott's user blistery line: telephone 1-800-986-8540
- Abbott's urgent product petition line: Ask your OB-GYN oregon your infant's pediatrician to taxable an urgent merchandise petition by downloading and completing the signifier (PDF)
- Reckitt's lawsuit work line: telephone 1-800 BABY-123 (222-9123)
Breastfeeding resources:
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