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Experts lower recommended age to feed babies cow's milk amid formula shortage

by ALLIE JENNERJAHN, LEXIE PETROVIC | WWMT Staff

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{p}A change in recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics now says babies as young as six months can drink cow's milk as a temporary alternative to baby formula. This comes as a result of a nationwide baby formula shortage and is a better option for parents than watering down formula or making formula at home, doctors said. (Photo: WWMT/Lexie Petrovic){/p}
Parents are scrambling to find baby formula amid a nationwide supply shortage. Abbott Nutrition's largest manufacturing plant closed in February after the FDA said two babies died and two others got sick after consuming formula made there. (Photo: WWMT/Lexie Petrovic)
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A change in recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics now says babies as young as six months can drink cow's milk as a temporary alternative to baby formula. This comes as a result of a nationwide baby formula shortage and is a better option for parents than watering down formula or making formula at home, doctors said. (Photo: WWMT/Lexie Petrovic)

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