Mother-Of-Five Calls 911 For Baby Formula – Police Officers Bring Her Some To Her Home

Feb 27, 2020 by apost team

Shannon Bird of Utah faced an unusual emergency in the middle of the night: she had nothing to feed her infant. Her breastmilk had suddenly dried up, there was no formula in the house, and she couldn't just go to a store because her husband was out of town and her four other children were too young to be left alone.

When Officer Brett Wagstaff of Lone Peak Police Department received the unusual call, he brought the newborn formula, refusing to accept payment from Shannon. 

She tried calling around for help to friends, family, and neighbors, but since it was the middle of the night, no one answered their phones. At 2 am she did the only thing she could think of to help: she called 911, as reported here by CTV News. 

"I've been calling neighbors and no one will answer. I've never been in this predicament ever. My milk just literally dried out. This is my fifth kid and this has never happened."

The recording of her 911 call revealed. 

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The helpful police officers from the Lone Peak Police Department headed to her house. They stopped on the way and bought a gallon of milk. However, when they arrived at the home, they realized the six-week-old baby was too young to drink regular milk.

The officers headed off to Walmart to shop for infant formula. Luckily, Officer Wagstaff was an experienced father and knew which type was appropriate for a newborn. They took the formula back to the grateful mother and hungry baby and refused to accept money for it.

The officers admitted they'd never gone out on a call like that before. They compared it to helping someone change a tire, just part of their duty to serve and protect.

Bird said she had not expected the police to actually go shopping for her when she placed her call for help. She had envisioned them watching her children for a few minutes while she dashed out to buy formula.

"My angels wear blue; thanks for all you do,"

she posted on Instagram.

The kind officers are heroes, calmly stepping up to serve and protect, regardless of the situation. If you enjoyed this story, why not discuss it with friends and family? What would they have done if faced with a similar situation?