Why are so many Americans complaining about a lack of baby formula? Don't mammals produce milk or some such?

@TheRascallyOne We birds do things rather differently.

@CopperCicada Not to mention all the babies in foster care. And soon there will be more.

@bijouxbroussard I wish I could adopt any baby or young child.

@MarmeeMarch People didn't actually criticize him as a president for that, they just made fun of him because it was funny.
But you do bring up a good point. Look at all of the policy-based criticism Trump got, as opposed to the ridiculous things Republicans have to say about Biden to make it look like he has bad policies. Fox is still talking about Hunter Biden!

@BohemianBabe

@Justmeraeagain I was. But there was a time period when very few women were nursing. My mother didn’t nurse any of us. And apparently it wasn’t the done thing then.

@bijouxbroussard That was mostly due to the baby formula companies marketing to women that baby formula was more advanced and better somehow. I remb when my mom had my little sister, I was 12 and she breastfed. I was honestly embarrassed and I thought that breastfeeding was for uneducated people and that formula was better. Thats what my little friends said too. My mom had to educate me but it took a long time for me to believe her mostly because I was embarrassed.

@CorvusBlackthorne he is the president now so maybe he could attempt to give a shit

@TheRascallyOne Baby formula is getting harder to find.

New York (CNN Business)Stores are having trouble quickly restocking baby formula onto shelves, as serious supply chain problems persist across the globe.

Drug store chain Walgreens (WBA), which operates more than 9,000 locations across the United States, said demand for infant formula is increasing nationwide at the same time that its suppliers are struggling to quickly meet orders.
"[This] may cause temporary and isolated shortages," said Emily Hartwig-Mekstan, spokesperson for Walgreens.
Walgreens said it is frequently posting product availability updates on its websites throughout the day.
"We are restocking stores as quickly as possible and continuing to work diligently with our supplier partners to best meet customer demands," said Hartwig-Mekstan, adding that the retailer is meeting demand.

November 16, 2021

I think we had beer 🍺. Must be an Irish thing 🤷‍♂️ @CrazyMusicLover

@REMsleep My sister takes meds for schizophrenia and was advised not to nurse my niece.

@bijouxbroussard Yet another fairly common reason. Passing psych meds to newborn. Not good for sure.

@basilfawlty89 Plenty of U.S citizens with no money can’t buy formula, and supposedly that’s who the right claims to care about. They’ll have to have those babies anyway. The GOP’s making it their business that they’re born—not that they’re fed.

@bijouxbroussard this thread specifically was inspired by some right wing nutjob who complained because some people left formula for undocumented immigrants.

@basilfawlty89 Someone who’s blocked me or has been blocked by me, no doubt.

@CopperCicada I particularly liked your point that...
Because that's exactly what's happened.