[Fran27]

Putting formula in the bottle is not good. I'd post a few links, but not sure it's allowed, so anyway the main risks are 1) allergies, 2) babies can't swallow solids properly before 4 months at least so they might end up breathing it more instead, 3) it leads to overeating. Babies know if they are full by the volume of what they are eating. If you add more calories to that, they will eat more than they should, and it might lead to obesity later on.

So, IMO, unless there is severe reflux and it's necessary to thicken their feed, adding cereal does more ill than good... Plus it's empty calories and it's an old woman tale that it helps babies sleep longer.