The baby formula shortage is terrifying right now for parents of babies and young toddlers. While the FDA says resources should be coming soon, there are still struggles throughout the community to feed our littlest members. In a video shared to Instagram, former Olympian, Shawn Johnson, and her husband, Andrew East, discuss the amazing website they have worked on called Baby Formula Exchange.
The site begins by asking if you “Have Formula” or “Need Formula". You are then navigated through a series of questions: The brand and type of formula needed/available, your name and email address, etc. The website then uses these responses to help connect you to other parents who either need or have formula available within your area. While the website is still new, the response has been overwhelmingly positive! While we feel this is an amazing resource for the community, we do ask that you use your own judgement.
This link also allows you to shop available formulas through retail stores online.
There are also a large amount of local "free sale" sites on Facebook, as well as community pages you can locate using the Facebook search bar.
If you need to switch baby formula brands, you can read suggestions about how to safely do that here. You should always talk to your pediatrician if you need help finding formula, have questions about formula, or need more tips on how to switch formula.
**Article does not contain medical advice
