Put me in the "why bother" camp, too, when it comes to infant cereal. 
It's less nutritious than lots of other things that 6-month babies 
can eat.

That said -- infant formula, when used for mixing with solid foods 
and not as a replacement for breastfeeding, is acceptable stuff.  It 
is a nutritious 'milk' that may be better tolerated than yogurt, due 
to the cow's milk proteins being modified during processing.  If you 
evaluate it against other solid foods that a baby might eat, it 
stacks up pretty well.

Most mothers in the US receive formula samples from the makers. 
Mixing it with solid foods is a decent way to use it up.  If a mother 
would need to *purchase* formula to mix with cereal, I would suggest 
juice or pureed fruit instead, so that she is not adding to the 
formula companies' profits.

Most of us, including me, have an almost visceral reaction to the 
word 'formula' . . . but nevertheless it is a reasonable food when 
viewed as part of a baby's solids.

Margaret
Longmont, CO


>  Jennifer Stevens, RN wrote:
>
>  >In a message dated 7/29/2005 10:00:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>  >[log in to unmask] writes:
>  >One more question:  a mom today was asking if it is OK to mix her baby's
>  >cereal with formula, as she is getting tired of pumping.  (he doesn't like
>  >it mixed w/water)
>  >(he's six months old).  Please offer your input re: your general
>  >suggestions.  (I suggested mixing it with a small amount of organic, whole
>  >milk yogurt).
>  >In the past, I have hand expressed milk for baby cereal.  It's faster than
>  >pumping, and you don't have to clean anything.
>  >
>  >Jennifer Stevens, RN

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