With baby formula scarce, California mothers are sharing their breast milk
LOS ANGELES -- For Diana Granados, 29, the quest began with a callout on a popular Instagram page for new parents.
"Do you have any formula to spare?"
Granados didn't. But as she thought of the ongoing national formula shortage, and of babies like her 6-month-old son, Raul, going hungry, she wanted to offer what she could.
"Hello, I have breast milk to donate," the Baldwin Park mom wrote in the comments. Within minutes, requests were flooding in.
"They wanted to give me explanations of why they needed the milk," Granados said. "I was like, 'I don't even need to know that! I just want to give it to you.'"
Granados is one of thousands of lactating parents from across California who have poured in to help with the ongoing emergency. As their neighbors scramble to find formula, some nursing parents are looking to their own bodies as a source of help.
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