Catherine What a lovely posting, after my own heart.<< If we are compassionate and praise the mom's very real efforts, she can feel like a success even when she weans before she had intended. >> Fiona Coombes in Aus, Wow - what a thread you started! I think it came to 14 posts! Thank you. Kind regards to you all at the tail end of beautiful warm sunny Mothering Sunday here in UK. Helen Woodman, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor.