Is it okay for a 6 week old to rule your life?

So I think we had it waxed with the feeding routines - morning, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, dinner and late night feeds, then a bit of sleep and if I'm up once or twice in the night I didn't bother. Then I started to get irritated with the 6 to 10pm crying time when D wouldn't go down without being held, and then he'd cry the minute you put him in his cot. After this an unexpected and nasty 3 hourly routine between feeds AT NIGHT started to creep in and I decided to squash this habit as I was getting used to my sleep.
It's the SLEEP patterns that I need help with. So I consulted some books and friend's advice and took some of each but decided the strict Gina Ford (don't shoot me) routine suited me perfectly. I want to know when to do what when I'm too tired to think. What's the fuss all about -the woman is marvelous - she even tells you when to eat your toast! So yesterday was our first GF day. If I tell you that I only got up ONCE in the night you will say it was successful. But this was my reward for putting up with him from 7 to 10 when he wouldn't go down and feeding him every 30 minutes. THAT is exhausting. And today is completely wonky and he didn't want to wake-up when he was meant to, or feed at the right times. I feel like I'm back to square one. What do I do? A: Keep at the GF routine for a week to see if we get it right. B: Toss the routine, follow the babies cues C: Toss the baby out the window

Vaccines - a necessary evil?

I sat on the fence for a while on this. Most people I trust do vaccinate their babies - very few don't. Do I go with the flow? The nurse said to me - there are 2 facts about living in South Africa and that is 1: You may be a victim of crime and 2: You vaccinate your children.
We live in Africa, and polio and TB are very real. In the states, there is no requirement for TB vacs. Actually I know of two cases of polio and TB, and one of these was in my family. Polio is a horrible disease, and I would hate for David to contract any disease that I could have vaccinated against.
Now when I take him out - especially to public places I'm very pleased he's safe from some of the nasties floating around.
I have not read widely about v's, but I am scared/interested/want to know more about the link (if any) btn v's and cancer and other diseases.
Just when I decide I'll do all the v's for childhood illnesses, I read a pamphlet on it and guess who sponsors the pamphlet - yes, you guessed, the pharmaceutical company. Makes you wonder?