not agreeing with government guidelines.

Having a 7 month old baby, at ANY age is hard work. 

but every 7 month old baby is different, every baby is different. one thing might work for you child that doesn't work for another. 

for example, people use the 'crying' method for their babies to settle themselves? I have tried that, yes I feel awful about it but I've tried everything for Samuel to settle himself, it doesn't work, you have to cuddle or rock him to sleep. he is not one of these babies that you leave to cry for half an hour and he'll sleep. 

He's been amazing since day 1, just as they get older things change. 

My 6 month old baby was crawling and pulling himself up on everything, he is now 7 months old and he is just faster at doing so and he walks along the sofa and anything he can.

no way did I think I'd be chasing around a 6 month old baby. 
I thought I had loads of time to even think about him crawling.
you have to be prepared for anything as like I said before, every baby is completely different. 
some do thing earlier than others, some speak earlier than others, crawl, walk, start solids. 

screw the government crap, what did they do back in the day when they didn't have formula and couldn't breast feed? they were given cows milk, yet we can't give our babies cows milk until they're a year old? 
you can't give them tap water until a certain age? 
They're not allowed solids until they're 6 months old. 
blah blah fucking blah. 

I think the 'guidelines' nowadays are STUPID. 

my THREE month old baby was refusing to have any milk or water and I panicked, didn't know what to do because he wasn't 'allowed' solids. 
screw that, I started him on a TINY bit of baby rice at night and within a couple of days, he was drinking his milk again. 
I carried on the baby rice for a month, then tried him on a bit of porridge at 4 and a half months old. 
he LOVED it. 
By 6 months he was having three meals a day. 

now at 7 months old, he has porridge mixed with his milk in the mornings, he has a mid morning snack, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner and then a 9oz bottle before bed. 
He has cut down to only having two bottles a day. he's on follow on milk and he is perfectly healthy. 

I think that the government and health visitors should only be there when you ASK for advice, not sit there and get it shoved down your throat. it's out of order. 
'You can't do that' 'don't put your baby in that' 'don't let him on his legs too much'
blah blah blah. 

I think as a mother you know what is best for your child  so go with how YOU feel, so many rules have been put in about everything. I don't agree with any of it. it's pathetic if you ask me.
the health visitors don't see out children everyday, we do. how do they know what's best for them? the answer is, they don't. they just think they do. 

Agree or disagree but don't give me hate for stating my opinion! 

thanks for reading.. 

Jade-Louise x