N.H.
Hello again Rose, : )
You need to ask yourself.
Does your baby seem hungry after or shortly after a normal feeding? Are her feedings more frequent? Is she eating more than usual?
If the answers are yes, you may have to increase her amount of feedings by about 1 - 2 oz, but this may be only temporary. This happens with growth spurts. If it lasts more than a week or so keep with the new feeding amount, but if she's not eating it all anymore, then you can cut back again until she has another growth spurt.
As for feeding cereal. In my personal opinion, that is for people who do not want to get up in the middle of the night to feed their little ones. It settles in their stomachs better than milk and keeps them fuller longer. Sorry if I offend anyone, but I call them lazy.
If an infant is hungry, you increase the amount of formula at feedings, not give them cereal so you can feed them less often.
You are thinking right, and keep her off the cereal for another couple months. Just keep an eye out for the signs that a couple oz of formula isnt enough, thats when you want to start introducing cereal. then try to add small amounts to her formula bottle, just to "thicken it up" a little, but remember to use a nipple with a bigger hole, or she wont be able to get it out!
keep up the good work.