Saint Alphonsus Pediatrician Offers Guidance for Parents Facing Baby Formula Shortage

Dr. Hafid Mantilla, MD

5.20.22 - Nampa, ID – A Saint Alphonsus pediatrician advises parents to not try to make their own baby formula or dilute formula to feed their babies. Dr. Hafid Mantilla, MD, a pediatrician at the Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Nampa – Garrity clinic says he’s had a number of parents ask about the national baby formula shortage.

“The current situation is difficult. Parents are concerned because they are having a hard time finding the formula that they prefer or that their child has been on already,” Mantilla said. “We do encourage moms to breastfeed when they have a newborn baby, but not all moms are able to successfully breastfeed and so they switch to formula.”

Some parents are attempting to make their supply of powdered formula or breast milk last longer by diluting it. Dr. Mantilla does not recommend parents water the formula down because it can be dangerous to feed to babies.

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