OH my goodness, I know this thread is a few months old but I am SO heartened to read about all the lights at the end of your tunnels

I too feed my 8.5 month old DD to sleep, and back to sleep when she wakes 1-2 times a night (sometimes 3 times a night, but that's been less often these days).

I just had her 8-month checkup with the child health nurse, who advised me to night wean her before she turns 1 year old... otherwise it's much harder.

So it is possible that they just stop waking up for feeds during the night, all on their own???