Is there any replacement for formula other than breast milk?
Author: Mike Daniels // Category: Formula Driftwe are snowed in by 6 foot snow drifts, 2 miles into the country. we only have half a can left for my 2 month old, and are in a white out expecting more snow!!! what should i do?
Take this as a learning experience and always stay stocked up on things you absolutely cannot live without. Formula and diapers are not something you should let get down to 0.
Check your diaper bag, purse, cupboard, etc. Try to see if you have any samples left from the hospital.
A 2 month old is too young for water, too young for cows milk, too young for juice… I would call the pediatrician and ask what to do. The solution I would choose is having my husband grab a shovel, put chains on the tires, and get his butt into town to a Walgreens who are all open till at least 5 pm today. Do you have a neighbor close by who might have some extra formula?
Please, please, stock up on formula in the future. Even the government suggests a 72 hour supply of emergency supplies for every member of the family.
August 5th, 2012 at 4:45 am
If you have condensed milk and blackstrap molasses you can make your own formula, it’s not as good as formula but we were (well if you’re over 30) raised on it. I don’t recommend using corn syrup, even Karo says it can be contaminated with botulinum bacterium (under 1s are susceptible to botulism infection and even one bacteria can do it).
Recipe link below. Replace goat’s milk in the recipe with evaporated milk or even sweetened condensed if that’s all you have, the added fats you can use DHA oil capsules or fish oil capsules if that’s what you have but don’t add vitamins if you don’t have baby vitamins on hand as too much can be a very bad thing and blackstrap molasses has many vitamins and minerals, especially iron it it.
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http://budget101.com/recipes/id771.htm
http://michelleshomestead.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-did-it-homemade-baby-formula.html
August 5th, 2012 at 5:11 am
I have heard of some people giving goats milk. But I’m not too sure about that. Besides, I doubt you have a goat on hand to milk. What a horrible position to be in… I hope someone can give you a useful answer.
EDIT: I am very concerned about this, so I called my MIL. lol She said you could mix just a very tiny amount of rice cereal in with the baby’s bottle to keep her fuller for longer. Also since you are only two miles out in the country is there anyone who could walk to town? I know it’s very cold, but this is kind of an emergency situation.
My MIL is a retired OB nurse.
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August 5th, 2012 at 5:16 am
Take this as a learning experience and always stay stocked up on things you absolutely cannot live without. Formula and diapers are not something you should let get down to 0.
Check your diaper bag, purse, cupboard, etc. Try to see if you have any samples left from the hospital.
A 2 month old is too young for water, too young for cows milk, too young for juice… I would call the pediatrician and ask what to do. The solution I would choose is having my husband grab a shovel, put chains on the tires, and get his butt into town to a Walgreens who are all open till at least 5 pm today. Do you have a neighbor close by who might have some extra formula?
Please, please, stock up on formula in the future. Even the government suggests a 72 hour supply of emergency supplies for every member of the family.
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August 5th, 2012 at 5:39 am
These foods are most digestible for 2 month old babies. In an emergency like you are having with being snowed in, you want to give your baby small portions and hold the baby in a sitting position so he/she can burb easily.
CEREALS Rice and Oatmeal cereals are the best grains
FRUITS May be served raw after 8 months old – bananas and avocados do NOT need to be cooked ever
VEGETABLES Always serve cooked until after 12 months old or when baby can chew well enough so that no choking hazard is present
PROTEIN Always serve cooked with no pink areas – NEVER give a small baby/child raw meat or fish Egg yolk, cooked and mashed is excellent.
DAIRY Goat milk is excellent. Cow milk is less digestible. If you only have skim milk, mix in 1/8 tsp. of vegetable oil or melted butter to add some fat content to aid digestion.
Most importantly, call the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listed in your local phonebook, and they will help you by bringing you food for your baby.
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nutritionist
August 5th, 2012 at 6:19 am
Since your baby is only two months old, you are probably still able to produce milk for her. Have you tried to get her to latch on?
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August 5th, 2012 at 7:03 am
Emergency Situations and Breastfeeding was the topic for World Breastfeeding Week this year. This scenario that you describe is one that I discussed. But enough about that.
I would call your pediatrician first and see what he recommends to use if you can not get more formula. Then I would call neighbors. Then I would call the police. Anyone of these people may have a way to help get formula to you.
Did you breastfeed at all? If you did nurse for a little while it is possible that you may still have some milk left. If you do I would suggest that you try to nurse the baby. It will take a couple of days to get your supply back to normal but at this point even a little bit of milk could save you a little bit of formula. If the baby wont nurse try to pump or hand express.
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IBCLC
August 5th, 2012 at 7:39 am
If I were you, i would A) See about shoveling some snow out to a main road if possible B) Try to spread out feedings as LOOOONG as possible C) Try to latch the baby on for as long/often as possible to see if maybe you can start re-lactating, since your baby is only 2 months old, I would think its possible to do. D) Never let your formula supply run that low again
Good Luck to you!
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