If I can't function on this much sleep, how can my baby?!?!?

Usually the first foods introduced are rice cereal and/ or Gerber baby yogurt. Feeding her right before bed might actually be a bad idea. You may wish to do it an hour or so before bed. Oh, and milk is just as much food to the baby as formula is. I fed also, and it was fine for my baby. He got most of his nutrition from milk for the first nine to ten months before he really started eating on a regular basis.