Mama's who aren't breastfeeding but gets wic

What does wic provide for 10 months old baby? Do you only get formula, cereal and oats and purees? Wic cant provide the formula my son needs so I'm only getting puree which my son doesn't eats anymore because he rather food and the cereal which I don't give him often. When do they provide other stuff cause my baby already eating food.

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They should offer formula for the first year, then whole milk and other foods

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ok I don't get formula. They don't provide enfamil gentlease that my son's pediatrician recommend.

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Up until 1 that’s all they provide. Once they turn 1 it’s milk, cheese, cereal, juice , bread , peanut butter , fruits and veggies , yogurt

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thank you

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Yes they do provide Enfamil gentle lease you have to tell them that's what he drinks....that's what my baby drinks also

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My baby is on similac neosure and they don’t provide that but they gave me the fax number and told me to get the pediatrician to fax over a prescription and that they can get it on there for you maybe try that

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told them the doctor recommended it was told they can't break the contract so idk

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yes the office I go with doesn't care for that. I can't stand the lady who I always speak with over the phone.

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I’m mean idk about u but I would go up to the dr office and Wic office and raise hell!! But that’s just me

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I get 10 small enfamil cans, 24 ounces of rice cereal (Not 100% on the ounces) & 32 jars of fruits & vegetables. (At six months we talked to the nutritionist & told her he was eating more formula- randomly an extra one popped up the next month so the usual might be 9 cans)

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i was at 10 can at first but after 6 months they dropped me down to 7 cans of the 12 oz enfamil gentlease. now i get that, 128 oz of baby food (which is not enough) and 24 oz of baby cereal

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my son started drinking less as he got older

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I think Motherhood has made me more bitter than I realized…

This is such a ramble but I don’t know where else to put it all.

I’m four months in and I don’t really have hobbies right now. I don’t do anything for myself except maybe doomscrolling or listening to a podcast while I breastfeed my baby. I used to craft and have game nights with friends. Activities that usually are at least 2 hour stretches. Now if I have an hour free my mind immediately goes to baby, or doing something in the house for baby.

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