5.5 mo excessively feeding at night - advice needed!

[hackneybird]

My DS is now having 3 feeds at night - 10.30ish, 2ish and again at 5am. Each time he is clearly hungry and demolishes 5oz of milk (combination of EBM and formula). I give him bottles at nightime as when I breatfeed him, he falls asleep after a minute or two and won't feed. He then wakes up again after 30 mins, hungry again. So bottles it is, as he always goes straight back to sleep after he feeds.

I have also tried to soothe him back to sleep with a dummy etc. but he always wakes up again shortly afterwards he is clearly hungry, not waking out of habit.

I bf him in the day, and he has about 4/5 feeds in the daytime, some feeds bigger than others. I have been trying to get him to feed more in the daytime so that he has less at night but it isn't working. He is easily distracted so doesn't always feed so well. I am windering whether this is leading to him making up for it at night.

I have started giving him solids this week as I feel it is time.

So I am wondering:

a) Should I start giving him water instead of milk for one of the nightfeeds?

b) Just wait to see if the nightwakings start to improve as solids become more established?

Thoughts gratefully welcomed.

that siunds absolutely normal for his age tbh. mine w3ere all feeding more frequently than that day and night at 5 months!!

That's reassuring to hear, thank you. He is still in our room, although in his cot, which he sleeps in really well.

I think I might see how we go when he is in his own room and on three meals a day. Then I might do the water or even maybe CC.

I am just concerned that he is not eating in day and making up for it at night.

You think that's excessive?!!