A lot of my postpartum nurse friends have been telling me of some strange happenings in the hospitals lately. Every hospital receives free postpartum formula, or “nursing” bags from the formula companies. Free formula, diapers, pacifiers, etc, provided to new mothers in the hospital, is the best form of advertisement. If a mom receives pampers in the hospital, she will most likely use them for the entirety of her baby’s infantdom.
These formula bags are basically diaper bags were moms can stuff all their mom stuff in. The bag includes a large container of powdered formula, with a six pack of ready feed, liquid bottles. My postpartum nurse colleagues have been saying that these bags often have the container of powdered formula missing. Hmmmmm, very curious. What could be happening?
Well, this is my theory. It has been reported that one of the most shop lifted items in retail stores such as Walmart, is powdered infant formula. Why is this? It is not for infant nutrition (Pollyanna). Apparently powdered infant formula is a great way to cut drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Makes sense. We are in a recession, and street drugs are expensive. Why not dilute these drugs with an organic, digestible product, to cut down on drug dealing costs. Those drug dealers are such entrepreneurs. It has also been rumored that moms who are exclusively breastfeeding, but request WIC forms for formula, actually sell the powdered formula to their neighborhood business men. Good times.
Am I being a paranoid cynic, or is anyone else seeing a run on powdered formula?
*Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week*
RR
