I would suspect the part where you are advised to consult your local Rabi would be to help insureensure you get localisedlocalized advice specific to the tradition and flavourflavor of JudiasmJudaism you come from.
Just the difference between an actuallactual Israeli Jew and a Brooklyn Jew is enough to be worlds apart. I can only imagine how different the Sephardic and AskanasiAshkenazi traditions could be.