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A few years ago, a woman brought her new baby to Vanessa Behan, a Spokane child care center and family resource organization open 24 hours, seven days a week. The infant was always fussy at home, and she couldn’t figure out why.
With the baby in their care, staff began asking the mom questions about the baby’s eating habits. They learned the family was watering down formula to make it last longer because they couldn’t afford to buy more, executive director Amy Knapton Vega recalled…