I was thinking that breastfeeding stories might be just as interesting as birth stories to other women. I breastfed my DD until she self-weaned at 11 months. We had a lot of problems early on with undiagnosed silent reflux and I really had to persevere to keep breastfeeding going in the face of HV worries about her weight and all her problems with feeding (arching, screaming, frequent night waking etc). We got referred to a paed at 5 months, and with Gaviscon and a start to solid food at 5.5 months things improved and feeding was fine for the next few months. But I think DD had never really associated feeding with comfort because of the reflux, so she dropped feeds as soon as they were replaced by proper meals (she eats like a horse). By 10 months she was down to just one feed in the early morning, and at 11 months she started refusing that, and that was the end of breastfeeding. Looking back on the experience now, however, I?m just really pleased and proud to have fed for as long as I did, although I was disappointed when we stopped because I would have gone on for a lot longer. Anyway, once I thought about this as my ?breastfeeding story? I thought I?d like to hear other people?s stories - so come on ladies, hit me with your breastfeeding stories... maybe the thread might be inspiring for people having problems.