Some great posts so I won't reiterate...but I wanted to say I enjoyed it more the second time around, because I had a better perspective on the idea this too shall pass....that the good bits pass as well as the bad, so you have to really take note of their milestones etc, because it's so had to remember it all once it's passed.

As for night wake ups, my dd sounds like yours and I did night wean her when pg with ds on e advice of my midwife. It's not a walk in the park, but it really helps. Tandem feeding in the night is not something I ever wanted to do.

Do you want to try night weaning again? I had bananas and water by the bed and really opened my heart to her struggles and soothed her with validation and acceptance of her rage. I was also prepared to get up in the nit and play or watch tv or whatever if she couldn't settle. For us it only took a few night before she stopped asking for boob, but a few weeks to stop the waking.

Good luck!