Mothers 'stressed out right now' over formula shortage: 'It's very scary'

Mothers are "stressed out right now" over the baby formula shortage and told "Fox & Friends Weekend" the issue, among others, is prompting them to head to the polls in November.

New Jersey mother-of-two Jessica Palaia, who created a Facebook page called the Formula Exchange to streamline communication among mothers regarding the shortage said on Sunday that the situation is "pretty crazy."

"I would say we’re all pretty stressed out right now," she continued.

Palaia said she "thankfully" has enough formula to last until the end of the month, but noted that a mother on the forum posted on Saturday "that she had none to last her the rest of the night."

"Thankfully we got her some to last her the end of the week… it’s very scary," she continued, highlighting the importance of the communication between mothers during this time.

Palaia provided the insight as the first baby formula flights were expected to arrive in Indiana.

In total, approximately 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of three hypoallergenic baby formulas are expected to arrive in the U. S. within the next few days.

"Operation Fly Formula" comes after President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to speed up the production of infant formula.

The order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders from companies before other customers.

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