Heard about the Similac recall?
According to Similac's website, "Abbott Voluntarily Recalls Certain Similac®Brand Powder Infant Formulas That Did Not Meet Its Quality Standards."
Hmmm...upon a little further research, I discovered that their "quality standards" were breached by the contamination of "whole beetles, beetle parts, and beetle larvae". Glad that's cleared up...
Seriously? Beetle PARTS? Unobservant as I am, I think even I would have noticed a whole beetle falling into Little Lady's bottle. However, how small are these so-called "parts" anyway? The Abbott website lists the only possible effect of ingesting these bugs to be a tummy upset. Gives it a "ah, no big deal" feel to the whole thing, right? Except, have you ever taken care of a baby with a "tummy upset"? Not exactly fun times.
So, yesterday afternoon, after checking with my grocery store and pediatrician, I tossed all my open formula into the trash, loaded up the several unopened cans I had in the pantry, along with two 5 o'clock-cranky kids and headed to the grocery store. They were, as expected, totally apologetic, helpful, and quick to refund my money. I did feel a little bad when Little Man calls out, "Mommy, is this the place with the BUGS in the milk?" Probably not the best word-of-mouth advertising for our friendly grocery store!
Anyway, the Little Lady has weathered the storm just fine for the moment. But, I'm STILL struggling with my decision to stop breastfeeding--3 months later! I'm not going to go into the whole story, but suffice it to say that we made the best of a rough situation and all four of us are happier now. But, can you miss the "breastfeeding is best" message everywhere you look? There is actually a warning label of sorts on the formula containers! Do you truly think that I've sat around and said, "Oh, I know breastfeeding is best, but I'll be happy with just mediocre." All these issues that I thought I had dealt with and moved on from. It's just amazing how guilt can sneak up and blindside you like that. I spend lots of my time trying to get my 3-year-old to eat something besides "treats", but I thought I had Little Lady squared away for the moment!
Amazing what a few measly beetle parts can do!
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