Tarrant County Families Turn To Each Other As Formula Shortage Strains Retailers

Arlington TX

22 May, 2022

4:04 PM

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By Alexis Allison, Fort Worth Report May 22, 2022 First, Jasmine Dominguez found baby formula through a relative. When those cans were almost empty, she started driving — from store to store to store — with her 4-month-old in tow. Finally, her pediatrician gave her one can. "It's a mess out there," the doctor told her. A few days earlier, Kelsey Bowie posted on Facebook. She asked her friends and family, even the ones in Louisiana, to keep an eye out for a specific formula. Her 5-month-old, Khalil, can handle some baby food; she's started to ration his formula to get him through the day. When she first heard about the shortage, Lauren Stockard already had formula in bulk. She and her husband thought the supply would last them through the rough patch, but it won't. They have two cans left. She's supplementing with breast milk, but doesn't produce enough to sustain her 4-month-old. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.