Story of my life! I am the baby's pacifier. (That's not entirely true. My older was over the paci at 8 months - but continued to nurse till about 20 months. My younger is 6 months at present and was never interested in the paci. I leave one with the sitter just in case, but I don't think he uses it there either.)
Babies need their mommas. Even after the sun goes down. Turns out that they can't tell time yet :) I vote that the baby get tucked in with you, if he isn't already. That way you can nurse without waking any one up. Even yourself! (I often discover that baby has latched on without any help from me.)
My story: He woke up 2 or 3 (or 4!) times a night for nursing/cuddles from the get-go. We were determined not to give him bad sleep habits, so I'd drag my butt out of the bed everytime and resettle him in his crib. We half-heartedly tried sleep training methods, but hearing him cry was going to turn all my hair gray. It was easier to just nurse him already than listen to him cry. We finally gave up at around 10 months. I work full time and was just too exhausted to keep getting up all night. So I...brought him to bed with us. I know, I know! It's the last thing you're supposed to do! But you know what? We slept sooooo much better that it was worth it. Turned out his issue was a nighttime separation anxiety thing. Which he grew out of all by himself eventually. I could nearly nurse him in my sleep if he woke up, so it became a non-issue. And, because we both work out of the home, it was really nice to be able to rebond with him at night. We ended up loving sleeping next to him. It broke my heart when he moved to his own bed (he's two now). But he sleeps through fine now and is too rowdy a sleeper (rolls around a lot) to keep in our bed with the new baby. Yeah, that's right. I got pregnant again, so clearly not interrupting my husband and I's married activities, despite what people say about co-sleeping... So I'd suggest putting him down like usual, and the first time he wakes up, after you guys have gone to bed, just tuck him in with you. That way you both get what you need at night. Sleep! Cause you got to do what works, even if it's unconventional.