5 month old waking every 1.5 hours

[Moonshine160]

Breastfed 5 month old is waking every 1.5 hours during the night and will only be fed back to sleep, except he’s hardly drinking any milk. He will latch on for about 30 seconds then fall back to sleep and this is happening for every night feed. If I rouse him and try to get him to re-latch he won’t and gets agitated. He used to have two feeds during the night and he’d have a good 15 minute feed then go back to sleep for a few hours but I know he’s hardly taking any milk at the moment because I’m waking up in the morning with very full uncomfortable boobs and I’m having to hand express to relieve it. He hasn’t been as interested in having milk during the day either despite me offering feeds more frequently.

I’m not sure if it’s just a sleep association or if it’s because he’s had a cough and cold so has been really congested. The bad night sleep has been going on two weeks now and I would have thought it would have resolved by now if it was just from his cold. Although he still is a bit congested.

I am so tired. Will it pass? Any advice?

It does sound like the congestion is bothering him. Do you have any Snuffle Babe? You can rub this on their chest and it helps. Or adult Vicks placed between the vest and sleepsuit, so it's not directly on their skin. Some people say to put it on their feet! I haven't used the calpol plug ins, but same idea I think.

@Moonshine160 this is us! Baby is 6 months and I'm bottle feeding but she's had a cold a few weeks ago and is congested at night
Not as bad but waking loads in night as dummy falls out
We do snuffle babe on chest, calpol at bed, snuffle on feet when I remember! Eucalyptus oil in room ( don't rate the calpol plug ins ) saline drops in nose but I'm also wondering when will she sleep better again!! X

Probably a bit of both tbh. It may improve when he's feeling better but at that age I would say it's also a sleep association