With the lesser availability of baby formula (junk food, poor nourishment), probably a lot of mothers are scrambling to find something else. First, I had forgotten but mothers CAN restart or start their own milk supply. Look for restarting breastfeeding, inducing lactation, re-lactation on youtube.
Secondly, ThePatriotNurse has an excellent video on this subject found here, sorry for the youtube link, couldn’t find another.
Third, one of my go-to sites for stellar nutritional information-- (www.westonaprice.org)--recommends two books that are FREE and downloadable, The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care and Nourishing Traditions. They can be found here and here.
In the old days, women who couldn't breastfeed used wet nurses.
There is a simple recipe for homemade formula, but everyone goes apoplectic over the ingredients: evaporated milk, 2 teaspoons of Karo syrup, and enough water to make a quart. They eat fruit by the pound, but think the fructose in that little bit of syrup spread over half a dozen milk bottles is going to kill a baby. Not so. It's a lot better than starving.
A "sugar tit" or teat if yer a farmer
It may be better than starving but it's a very poor and very unhealthful substitute for the real thing
But millions of people were raised on that formula.
Yes, I was one of them. It isn't rocket science for women to use their God-given equipment. It's unfortunate that our overlords have worked for many years telling women that what "science" creates is the best. Where have we heard that before???? What comes from breastfeeding is superior to what is produced by industry, for so many reasons.
Ever read the ingredients in infant formula? It's milk, sugar, soy and safflower oil, and vitamins.
Similac 360 Total Care
Ingredients
Nonfat Milk, Lactose, High Oleic Safflower Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Oil, Coconut Oil, Human Milk Oligosaccharides (2'-fucosyllactose, Lacto-N-Tetraose, 3-Fucosyllactose, 6'-Sialyllactose, 3'-Sialyllactose)*. Less than 2% of: C. Cohnii Oil†, M. Alpina Oil‡, Beta-Carotene, Lutein, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Choline Bitartrate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Salt, Taurine, Inositol, Zinc Sulfate, Mixed Tocopherols, d-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, L-Carnitine, Vitamin A Palmitate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Phylloquinone, Biotin, Sodium Selenate, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Iodide, Potassium Hydroxide, and Nucleotides (Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate, Cytidine 5'-Monophosphate, Disodium Guanosine 5'-Monophosphate, Disodium Uridine 5'-Monophosphate).
† Source of DHA.
‡ Source of ARA
https://www.similac.com/products/baby-formula/360-total-care-powder/30-8oz-4pack.html
I sure have; my kids never had that crap.