When you’re trying to feed your baby and you can’t, it can put you into a desperate situation. The inability to feed your infant can create dire circumstances that will push a parent to do everything in their power to make it happen.
One Ohio mom found herself in such a situation recently. Unable to breastfeed her newborn, she called the only people she could for help: 911. Thankfully, there was a police officer who was willing to do everything he could to lend a hand.
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The situation was dire
The footage shows what happened next
“There is a mom,” Willoughby can be heard saying to the employee. “She said her milk dried up and she can’t find anywhere to buy formula. Is there any way anybody in here can turn on a cash register? I’ll buy it for her and take it to her.”
Next, the footage showed Willoughby trying to figure out what kind of formula would be best. “What the heck’s the difference?” he can be heard asking himself before making a choice.
The employee then asks him if the mom has bottles, leading him to grab a couple of those as well to be safe.
The mom was incredibly grateful
After making the purchase, Willoughby said he “called the mom and told her I’d see her in a couple of minutes.”
And when he got out of his police car with that bag of formula and bottles, the exhausted mom holding a “tiny little baby” instantly looked relieved.
“She was super appreciative and tried to pay me, but I refused,” Willoughby said of their brief conversation.
Willoughby’s actions made an impact
“This is what the world needs more of. Hats off to him today,” one Facebook comment reads.
“The employees of Meijer who helped should be commended too,” another person pointed out.
“THAT is protecting and serving the community,” a commenter stated.
“Kudos Corporal, you went above and beyond here. A random act of kindness is sometimes all that’s needed to shine a light into the darkness,” someone else wrote.
