you know best

Now if you have ever had a baby, you'll know that health visitors have a lot of do's and don't's.  Your not supposed to have baby in bed with you. Your not supposed to give them food till after 5 months. As a first time mum all this advice can be a godsend. But honestly.... follow your instincts. It's very rare I'll go against advice given to me but sometimes, mummy knows best. I knew my little boy wasn't feeling full after milk at 4 and a half months so I tried him with some baby porridge. It hasn't harmed him in any way. Noah struggled to put on weight after he was born and the Hv told me to see a doctor to make sure he was healthy. This was just before I started giving him food. After that his weight gain got so much better.
It's very rare I'll let him sleep in bed with me but at the moment, with his lack of sleep due to teething, it's the only way to get him to go to sleep and stay asleep. I'll try not to but there comes a point where your too tired to fight it. I take all the necessary precautions e.g pillows by the side, plenty of room between him and me, plenty of room between him and the edge. Luckily I have a big enough bed and my husband will sometimes sleep elsewhere (he has work quite early and doesn't want to wake noah up). I'm not saying that the Hv is wrong but sometimes your instincts will kick in and you know what to do. However I do suggest refraining from letting baby sleep in your bed constantly. Your just making a rod for your own back. Sometimes if there's nothing wrong with your baby, letting them have a little cry doesn't hurt. Noah will sometimes fight his sleep but once he realises he's actually tired, he'll go down a lot easier.
No mum is perfect, but we have these instincts built into us. Don't be afraid to use them.