When it comes to feeding her newborn son, Ashleigh Ottley knows it takes a village.
Unable to produce enough breast milk after an emergency c-section, the 20-year-old from Chilliwack, B.C., says friends and family from across the country — as far away as Ontario — will send her the formula her six-month-old son, Colt, relies on to meet his nutritional needs.
The Similac formula is the only one Colt can stomach, but it has become increasingly difficult to find at major retailers like Walmart, she tells CBC News.
“At what point do you stop calling it a shortage because it’s been so long?” she said.
As Canadians struggle to keep up with the rising cost of
