Michelle - I just read that post too about the 6 month thing.. I've never heard it before, and not sure I agree with it. But hey, every baby is different. DS was/is demand fed, and fed around the clock for many months 3-4hrly. This dropped slightly as he got older, but I think he mainly weaned from his night feeds coz I got pregnant, and we started offering water through the night instead of boob (he was about 15 months then).

If you're comfortable feeding through the night, don't let it worry you. Night feeds are the best for your supply, and if you're concerned about weight gains etc, then the night feeds probably aren't a bad thing, and they don't go forever I found the night feeds weren't tiring, both of us were pretty sleepy throughout them, so both dropped off to sleep easily afterwards, so I didn't find sleep deprivation to be a problem.

Just keep doing whatever feels right for you. It does feel isolating.. I didn't even have the support of my mum, coz she reckoned he should have been sleeping through, and said awful things like my milk mustn't be good enough if he needs to feed that frequently etc etc. Have faith that your body and your baby are working as a team and know what they're doing