Is this a nursing strike? Can I stop breastfeeding? Do I even want to?

[unclefluffy]

My 11 month old has been refusing the breast for three days. I didn't even offer tonight, because I wanted her to go to bed calm. I had planned to feed for longer than this - but not much, much longer. I stopped breastfeeding DD1 at 15 months and DD2 has been so lovely and easy to feed that I planned to carry on until then (or then abouts).

Thing is, it's more like a nursing strike than self weaning. She started nursery this week, and there has been a lot of disruption to her routine at home for various reasons. If she were self weaning, I'd somehow expect her to drop one feed at a time, not both morning and evening feeds at once.

Does anyone have any wise words for me?

Bump?

Anyone?

If she is happy to stop now, why fight it? Does she seem otherwise content?

Thanks Abra1d - I think that's where I'm getting to. She seems completely fine. She drinks well from a sippy cup, is not interested in formula but will drink cow's milk and eat yoghurt/cheese etc. She's small and skinny, but eats well and moves a lot, so I'm not worried about her calorie intake. I was just SO surprised to be refused, especially before her first birthday. I had heard about nursing strikes, so I thought I'd ask for thoughts, IYSWIM.

I think quite a lot of babies lose interest before their first birthdays. It just doesn't seem to be a very 'MN' thing to admit to.

Abra maybe I've been reading too many breastfeeding threads! I decided pretty quickly that you were right (and that I was happy to let it go) so I'm now a former breast-feeding mother. DD hasn't been even remotely bothered, so all's well chez fluffy, even if it's not very MNetty!