congrats on the upcoming 12 months trish!

i thought 12 months would be it for us as well (well, once got past 3 months & then 6 months ) but now that we're here, i can't quite believe i put an age on when it should stop. i think my DS definitely still has an emotional need for it (not to mention a strong sleep association) but for me, a big benefit now is that it makes the world stop. sounds kinda silly, but with mounds of washing, dishes to do, cleaning etc etc, it's nice to have a reason to just stop for 5 or 10 minutes & relax.