Nelly, it would be unusual to self wean at this age, but it is definitely a good age for nursing strikes!

There's something on the kellymom site about nursing strikes (not sure if I'm allowed to link that site here). Basically the advice is - offer when the baby is sleepy or in your experience most likely to accept the breast, offer at other times, too, and put in the odd pumping session to keep your milk supply up in the meantime. Teething can often cause breast refusal at this age, as can boredom and sheer bloody mindedness LOL.

I hope you get some good information with the specialist for Jake - and you, too, Pandora.

Emma, Jade is just so cute. I look forward to all your photo updates!! All our babies are gorgeous.

Tom started climbing today. We were at netball for Isobel, and there are some metal steps in the stand... and up went Tom! Scared the living daylights out of me. His walking is coming on apace, he can walk across the room now. The reign of terror begins I've been kind of sad to see this early entry to toddlerhood. It always strikes me that speech usually hits along with walking, and then that feels like the end of babyhood. It's been a very quick year!

What else is he up to? He's started trying to use a fork and spoon. He can drink out of a mug without a sippy spout although he makes a mess LOL. The sleeping isn't much better - I still have to feed him at 11pm, and then he's up between 2 and 3, and then he's up again at 6.

Feeding is hit and miss. Some days he eats a lot of solid food, other days he just wants boob. And then today, he's had seven feeds already and he hasn't had his last one, and he's eaten everything he can lay his hands on. I suspect a growth spurt! HOpefully that means sleep!!!! He had a really nasty bug the other week with a fever and a green nose, so I think he's catching up after that.