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As the shortage of infant formula continues across the United States,a Louisiana mother who relies on Facebook groups to get the infant formula she needs for premature babies is still in dire straits. I want to remind others that it is. — And don't fill or ignore it.
"We were in a position not to put's mother in," Amber Bergeron of Sorrento, Louisiana, told Fox News Digital.
"We feel helpless. As a community, it feels like [the right people] are trying to take care of rather than intervening. "Masu," she added. "People aren't paying attention to what's really happening here and how serious it is, but it's still happening . They just seem to forget."
Parents are desperately looking for homemade infant formula. The fact that we have problems feedingbabiesand that is happening nationwide is ridiculous. I hate it because I'm sure these politician babies will eat, "she said.
"I'm sure they will find a way."
Amber-colored Bergeron twin babies Sky and Storm, two months old, gave birth prematurely in April 2022. They need special prescriptions for their nutritional needs. (Amber Belgeron)
Belgeron is a twin daughter Sky (moderate heart defect) and son Storm— Born April 104 weeks preterm birth
Her baby spent nearly two weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Both children arrived at a weight of 5 pounds and 3 ounces.
Both babies had iron deficiency and lost £ 1 each.
Bergeron couldn't find a brand of prescriptions recommended by her family's pediatrician to provide the higher nutritional levels needed by the enemy, she said. At one point, Burgeron became a can — she was enough to feed her baby in just one day.
"Other formulas are rich in nutrients, vitamins D, E, K and iron, which other formulas do not have ," said the four children. Burgeron with says.
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Sky And Storm, at the hospital, the results of their blood tests showed that both babies had iron deficiency — and they each lost one pound. Bergeron said this happened because the twins had no choice but to offer another baby formula brandthat did not containextra vitamins.
"These politician babies will surely eat. I'm sure they will find a way."
— Fox News Digital from Amber Burgeron
Burgeron said that doctors do not recommend breastfeedingbecause he is taking prescription drugs. Before the twins were born, she couldn't stock up on the formula because there was no way to know which brands could meet their health needs.
Bergeron said she and her husband, Craig, are spending $ 500 a month to feed their twins. She contacted the hospital where Sky and Storm were born and asked them to buy her prescription, but authorities told her that selling to her was against her policy.
You can see bare shelves in the Baton Rouge store , Louisiana, area. (Leann Westman)
"When I settled on one of them, I was very desperate and was by my side." She added.
Infant formula shortages have hit many American families in the months of this year.
Shortages are labor and supply chain disruptions, product recalls, and closure of associated manufacturing plants at Abbott Nutrition's plant in Sturgis, Michigan. It is due to.
Abbott Nutrition is one of the four major milk powder producers in the United States. Competitors include Nestle USA, Mead Johnson Nutrition and Perrigo Pediatrics.
The shelves in these stores are for infant formula. Almost empty This year there is a shortage in this country. (Fox News Digital)
Parents and caregivers buy formulas online or drive out of state looking forAnd so on, I've relied on another solution. Expression
Many parents joined social media groups to sell and exchange formulas. Among them is Bergeron himself, who has met another mother, Leann Westman.
Parents post alerts to each other
Westman is Baton Rouge's mother and four other women run a Facebook group known as "Formula Spotted 225" I'm helping out. On this page, parents post alerts when the store shelves are refilled with formulas.
Westman replied when Bergeron contacted the group after the twins were born.
"Five women in Baton Rouge are angry at what the government can't do and we feed babies in the area."
— Leann Westman from FoxNewsDigital
"She contacted me immediately and explained that she would run out of all options to ensure my baby was breastfeeding." Said Burgeron. Westman's.
"Miss Lean was able to take care of me when I fell into a can of [milk formula]."
Westman, Louisiana Another state mother, Victoria Glia, said she started agroup for a friend looking for a formula. She has a photo of a shelf stocked for her own Facebook friends. Westman was also looking for a prescription for his 11-month-old daughter.
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Westman Became a group manager, "there" Westman told Fox News Digital in a telephone interview.
She currently has a pantry of powdered milk in her home and she supports 5-10 mothers a day.
Baton Rouge's Lean Westman poses for 11 months Take-an old daughter. Westman said she would do everything she could to help other parents suffering from infant formula shortages in the United States. (Leann Westman)
"We are in the area, angry that the five women in Baton Rouge did what the government couldn't do." rice field.
Westman tried to talk to a local politician about this issue. She called a town hall meeting in May to discuss the shortage. However, she said the main topics raised in that particular call were the taxation of social security and the dredging of canals to protect floods.
"They can wait," Westman said. "Baby can't wait for the next meal."
Westman's milk powder pantry is in her home all over the country shortage. Housewives receive infant formula and donations and collaborate with other volunteers through Facebook. (Leann Westman)
Westman said he helped her mother far away from her Mississippi. She "meets them in the middle" or invites them to visit the infant formula pantry. Westman and her fellow members of the Facebook group collect donated cans.
On one particular day, she said, a woman drove for about 40 minutes, picked up a can of recipes, and asked Westman for bottled water.
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"She She mixed the prescription because her baby was screaming, "said Westman.
"What will we Americans be in our country in 2022? That makes me sick."
A milk powder pantry in Westman's house, helping multiple families each week. (Leann Westman)
Westman asks each family she meets for the first time to do as much as she can or to take only what she needs. I said I recommend it.
She also accepts monetary donations, which she said she uses to buy more prescriptions.
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Burgeron is Westman He said he drove for 30 minutes to meet her and gave her eight free formula cans. Now, Bergeron, she said, she buys a formula for her when Westman finds her brand. Burgeron pays $ 15 per can — $ 5 cheaper than the store charges for her branded formula.
Westman said she was helping Burgeron with money from her pocket. "She is my special case," Westman said.
Amber Belgeron is 10 cans of baby Her twin infant formula is equivalent to 10 days of breastfeeding.(Amber Bergeron)
"Nutrition these babies not only to this group, but also to family, friends and even strangers I'm forever grateful for your help, "Bergeron said, adding that she and Westman became friends.
Bergeron recently received 19 cans of formula from her parents and some friends.
She currently has 10 cans. "That means 10 days (of feeding)," she said.
Nicole Pelletiere is FoxNews Digital's Senior Editor for Lifestyle.