I'm just catching up on your thread, sorry to hear that your baby is reacting badly to cow's milk. Sounds like you have it all under control though.
I have to chime in with my 2c about breastfeeding. I had the opposite problem of you ladies - too much milk. I never knew what was going on when I was breastfeeding D5 - she would latch on, then pull off and scream her head off while the milk poured out, literally choking her. I thought that is how all women lactated! Sadly, she weaned around 6 months because I never got a handle on the problem. With S2, I was armed with research and a lactation consultant. She had me drinking 4 cups of sage tea a day, and it really helped to cut down my supply. My son nursed for a year.
BF, to answer your question, I weaned my son at 1 year mostly because he was terribly distracted at that age and it was a battle to nurse him during the day. He still wanted to nurse at night, but sadly my supply dwindled without enough stimulation at that point. He was, however, fine with cow's milk and was eating all table foods, so I just let nature take its course.
I get a little emotional talking about breastfeeding because it is supposed to be this 'natural' thing, but for so many women, it is anything but. Still, it was a wonderful experience, and I feel a little sad that my breastfeeding days are behind me, because we aren't planning any more babies.
