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I did, although we weaned earlier than you did (18 months). My feeling is that at the end of the day, often they are getting upset/throwing a tantrum because they are not getting something that they want--no different than if they are begging for another cookie or a new toy. It feels different to us, as parents, because the nursing connection is so close and intimate. And it can feel like a personal rejection of your child to not let them nurse if that's what they want. But it isn't. I tried to view it as a boundary/limit setting issue, and I made sure he had other things to soothe with (paci, lovey). and distract distract distract!

@oskarsmommy: I started weaning my toddler around 2 1/2 when I decided to Ttc. It happened very very slowly, being bedtime the last to go. If he got sick I let him nurse but then continued to limit our time nursing & once he started to get well we went back to our normal bedtime session.

My suggestion is offer something else first thing in the morning ( cup of milk), breakfast and distract, distract, distract!!!

We finally ended by putting a timer on the bedtime session. We started at 4 minutes and dropped a minute every week then would give a cup of water or maybe small cup of milk.
Once down to 1 minute, he'd climb in bed with his water and never asked for more. Worked like a charm! Good luck mommy!!!!
I'm so glad I weaned him when I did, but I got pregnant and continued to bf for awhile. I do think I totally dried up after awhile so that helped wean him because it was "all gone."

DD is 25 months and I've attempted weaning but the most I can get down to is night and morning nursing before/after bed. UGH. She is so vocal about what she wants and when she wants it, I don't know how it is ever going to stop!!