Ask about beginning to feed her cereal. Iron-fortified cereals are the first solid foods for Baby. A baby needs more iron than she will get from breastmilk. Most infant nutrition experts suggest beginning with rice, oat, or barley cereal. Avoid wheat cereals.
Many infants are allergic to wheat cereals.
Mix the cereal with formula, breastmilk, or water. As Baby starts with cereal, you may mix about a teaspoon of cereal with 2 teaspoons of the liquid. This will be a very soupy mixture. As she gets better at eating, use more cereal and less liquid to make the cereal thicker. Offer Baby more cereal each day.