Experience with Nido?

This is the same baby that was on soy formula 3 months ago.
I think you are a troll because a 7 month old does not get enough water (dangerous) or solids to replace formula or breastmilk.
Sounds like you need a new doc or to listen better.

Our son didn't take to solids very well till he was close to a year old.
He did very well on formula.
I never heard of Nido (I Googled it) and it sounds like a version of Pediasure.
I'd stick with formula until he was a year or so old.
Maybe your doctor can have you try a different formula.
Rather than cows milk, try goats milk - you can get it canned or dried.

"Nestlé says that Nido products are not suitable for children of under 1 year of age.".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nido

If the company that makes it says not to use it, then I'd go with that advice rather than listen to your friend.
Best friends are not substitutes for medical advice.

From this post and your last post, it sounds like you are very confused about how to take care of your baby.

It might be a good idea for you to find out if the hospital you delivered at or one local to you has childcare classes.

The ones out here do, and they are free walk-ins welcome ones.

They are usually hosted by Pediatric nurses/professionals and go over all kinds of issues parents encounter in the first year. They can be a great resource and a way to connect with the helping community.

You can also contact Early Intervention in your area. They are so good with these little ones and have such great and creative solutions to problematic situations.

Both of these resources can offer great guidance.

I have used both.

Formula or breastmilk should be primary til 1 year old. I question this question, but NO I do not think that a pediasure type drink is appropriate and you should be looking for an appropriate formula for him instead. You don't specify what else might be going on - he could be sick, it could be old, he could prefer another brand or have an allergy, gas or be getting teeth...

He should get whole milk after 1 year.

ETA: If he's still having problems with feeding, you need to get to the bottom of it. Your other post says that at 4 months he was arching his back and crying after feeding. Did you follow up on the possibility of a food allergy? What solids have you been feeding him and how? Do you give him formula first and then the solids? I think you need a better pediatrician since this one also suggested solids at 4 months vs addressing your feeding concerns.

I have seen Nido, but wasn't too familiar with it (have never bought it or used it). However, a quick online search brought me to the website. It's a Nestle product, and it's a powder added to milk (it seems almost like a Carnation instant breakfast type of thing). It has vitamins. However, in the FAQs on the site, the manufacturer specifically states that it is not intended for babies less than 1 year old, and it does NOT have the vitamins or minerals that are needed by infants less than 1 year old. The manufacturer states that the product is not infant formula.

There are some things that infants typically do not tolerate well, like whole milk, and some things that are dangerous for infants under one year, like honey. Formula and breast milk are best, and the formula must be safe and effective and nutritionally approved for babies.

If you're having troubles getting your child to drink formula, or if you aren't still breastfeeding, then a pediatrician can give you advice. A pediatrician can refer you to classes, or support professionals, who can give you trusted information about how to feed and care for your child.

That's your best source of information. You will hear tons of advice from other moms as your child gets older. Don't make yourself crazy by trying to process all of it, or by trying to follow it all. Find a good, helpful, knowledgeable, supportive pediatrician and stick to his or her advice and your own good instincts.

There's no magic to whole milk. Many doctors don't recommend it before age 1, and many don't see the need for it at all. Your child is getting an awful lot of nutrients through solid food, which is great. If your pediatrician thinks more is needed, there are things that can be added to a bottle of water. These can include plain old vitamins (good but limited) or a more comprehensive food formula (different from baby formula).

If you can't find a pediatrician who has heard of a product, that's a red flag. If Nido is similar to Pediasure, then it's not complete enough. Switch to another formula or supplement (make sure it's made in the US and subjected to oversight by the FDA).

Can you explain why you are so worried if your doctor says your child is okay and he is gaining weight and hitting his milestones?

And can you explain why it's relevant that your friend is Hispanic?

I agree that you need more support in childrearing - please take some parenting classes and child development seminars, as well as a pediatric first aid course. Knowledge is power.

What does your doctor say? Very scary to be giving a 7 month old solids and water, PLEASE GO TO THE DOCTOR.
Edit: get a new doctor!!!

Don't go with what the doctor doesn't know about.

Try a different formula. It's nice that your baby is eating at 7 months, but he really needs a formula that has more than you can possibly get into him with food. Your doctor would probaby rather you try milk if NO formula works, but cow's milk is hard on a baby's system before 12 months old, and you may end up causing a milk allergy using it too soon.

What temperature is the formula you're trying to give him? Is it warm? Is it cool? What temp is the water he drinks? Does he drink the water in a cup or in a bottle?

When you say that he's vehemently rejecting the formula, it sounds like this is an attitude, rather than the formula making him sick. Perhaps he would rather eat than take the formula. That's kind of on YOU, mom. Reverse gears and feed him less food. Is he still sucking on a pacifier? If he is, take it away. If he won't take the milk in a bottle, try it in a sippy cup. You need to give him more incentive to take his formula and not let him substitute for it. It might be a rough week, but perservere.

I'm shocked to hear that your doctor has no idea what it is and after explaining it to her, she has no opinion on it. I am also surprised that she has no problem with milk.

Milk isn't horrible. I gave my kids milk starting at probably around 10.5-11 months, but 7 months is still young. They really do need those vitamins, etc.

Have you tried cutting back on formula, or it's just anytime he doesn't want it? If he's eating a lot of solid foods he doesn't need as much of it, so maybe just do it a few times of day if he'll go for that. Possibly you can start mixing formula and whole milk but I would really consult a pediatrician who can give you an opinion.

In my honest opinion formula or breast milk is the number one way your child gets nutrition in that first year.

Baby food is not nutritious. It is basically filler with flavors to teach the baby to chew and swallow. It is NOT for nutrition. Formula and breast milk are the ONLY nutrition a baby gets.

Whole milk has zero nutrition. Breast milk and formula are NOT JUST A DRINK, they are a baby's complete food.

Baby food has calories and gunk in it but not nutrition. My hunger will go away if I drink 3 pops per day and nothing else. I won't feel hunger pains. Will I be healthy? Will I gain weight? Will I want more and more and more? Be a good drinker? That's how it is with baby food. It makes babies fat due to the calories but it makes them starve for nutrition so they want more and more and more.

Find a formula your child will drink. Formula.

Then give them a bottle first. When they're done with their bottle THEN give them small amounts of food. As they turn 1 and are starting to get up and walk or toddle around they'll need more nutrition and that's when they wean off formula and onto only table food.

A lot of moms use baby food but don't realize it's a filler food, not nutrition, and they find their babies eat more and more and more of it and they get fatter and fatter and look roly poly.

That's not nutrition. That's a hungry baby whose hunger isn't being fed. It's a baby who is begging for nutritious foods that can fill their bodies with good vitamins and nutrients.

So no, don't try this other brand of stuff. Find your baby a good quality formula they'll take and stick with that. It's complete nutrition. Skip the baby food completely.

Well, NIdo is similar to Carnation. You add it to milk or water. My inlaws used it because their son refused to have anything else. However, it is not complete with what a baby needs. Your son shoulw still get most ntrition from formula. I once sat for a family that had a newborn. They had problems with him drinking his formula. They used the liquid ready to feed formula and would store it in the fridge in individual bottles so they could grab one and give it to him. He would spit it up and take forever to drink it. One day they went out and I gave him a bottle. I warmed it first. That bottle was gone in a matter of minutes. I had to break suction so I could burp him half way through.
My kids hated the ready to feed when they did get formula. I only bought powder.