The problem is that this product, available on prescription in pharmacies, is currently out of stock. And this has been happening for some time now. “It’s a disaster, especially since we are told that there are no more at all in Belgium.” A situation that plunges many parents into great distress.
“Yes, we could very well give him a substitute product, but it won’t be as miraculous,” explains Anaïs. “My pediatrician offered me alternatives, he is also afraid that the little one will reject a new product. She risks having regurgitation problems again. And I am no longer going to sleep from it, for fear that she will muffled.”
Like Anaïs, hundreds of parents are desperate in Belgium. How to feed their babies? Where to find these products? Milk exchanges, a sort of parallel market, are sprouting on Facebook. With prices soaring. “Knowing that the milk was going to run out, people took a lot of boxes. Some resold them in Facebook groups for astronomical sums. A box costs 42 euros, but it is refunded, and some resell it for around seventy euros . Mothers who are poor like me will pay the amount if they have no choice. I called the firm who told me that the problem should be resolved by January 10. If not, I will have no choice but to buy a box on the black market. The price does not matter in relation to my daughter’s life.
We called the toll-free number listed on the boxes of these powdered foodstuffs, where the attendant told us that the milk was indeed “out of stock” and that it “should be available again from… this Monday “. False good news. Two hours later we received a phone call from the supplier. He assured us that Novalac Aminova should, this time, be back in pharmacies… on January 17.
