woohoo! What a great achievement Mel! And don't worry so much about the sheilds - as Gigi said whatever works. I used them for 9mths with DS, 3-6wks (I think?) with DD. Once they were bigger the attachment problems solved themselves and there are plenty of ladies on here who have used shields who can give you pointers on weaning if you need help when you want to stop.

Congrats again on your BF acheivement - and the Banana cake - wow - super mama!