Actress upsets many amid baby formula crisis

Amid a worsening nationwide baby formula shortage, Bette Midler tweeted out “TRY BREASTFEEDING. It’s free and available on demand.” Her tweet set off a cascade of reactions that showed the extent to which breastfeeding is a fraught issue for many women in the United States, with one person saying, “Please don’t be so cavalier about this.” Others noted that many women lack social or economic support to pump milk or to take time off work in their baby’s early months to be available to feed on demand.