Hi manisha..

Hope u r doing fine..from my experience with anu..she used to eat rice when she is really hungry..but when she started it, if she is hungry she didn't like to wait for one spoon after another,so would give her an ounce of milk to get her initial hunger pangs and start with cereal..she too loved fruits than rice and if u eat it u will know why its quite bland (but hten again her formula tastes weird but she likes it) so my doc suggested to mix rice and applesauce if she likes that..u even get rice cereal in applesauce jars. anyway all have no sugar and that helps a lot. u can add a sprinkle(not much) of sugar in the cereal..doc says yes a big thing of no sugar they won't eat veggies etc..but abit won't change much.
u can mix breastmilk with cereal, anu seems to like that better than mix with formula/water.
i would say give 2 ounces, wait for 1 or 2 hours till she is hungry and then give abit of milk and start with cereal..does help a bit when they are hungry. every baby differs..so check what food she likes the best or u can talk it with ur pediatrician,she will have some good suggestions.
needs patience for a week or two and may take only one spoon, but i assure u they will eat it.
Take care..all the best.
Radhika Manisha replied. Hi Radhika

Thanks for the message!!
I tried yesterday when she was very hungry. It was a little better, but still not like one spoon after another. I want to develop her taste for veggies before strating applesauce and other fruits. I have started mixing the cereal with green beans, she likes it better than formula.

Thanks again!! it really helped.
Manisha