5mo gone from 1 or 2 to 5 or 6 nightfeeds, advice?

[peanutMD]

I've let DD fall into her own natural routine so she goes to bed at 7/7.30pm, she used to feed at 10/1030 and 2/3am but since turning 20 Weeks (almost 3 Weeks ago) she's been waking at 10, 12, 2/3, 4, 5 and 6.

She's EBF and I've tried cuddling her, changing her, giving her a dummy and leaving her to settle but she just wants fed.

its not really safe for us to Co sleep as DP smokes and we are both heavy sleepers (well we were

I have a 7 year old too who was FF and never slept through until he was 3 years old so i'm a bit sceptical by the "give a bottle at bedtime" advice I seem to be getting IRL. My family and most if my friends (I knew 2 people who had BF before I started) are sceptical if breastfeeding and think the inconvenience far outweighs the benefits so a bit hopeless really.

Any advice or tips on how to survive would be helpful.

How often is she feeding in the day peanut? Could she have cut down in the day and be making up for it at night? Is there anything else going on like teething?

Sounds like a big developmental leap coming up. Happened to us.
This too shall pass.
Best of luck.

Yay to being a developmental leap. Have a look at the wonder weeks website and see what you think