Any ideas 5 month old waking up every two/three hours though night

[easyroutemum]

My 5 1/2 month old DD wakes up every 2 to 3 hours through out the night and feeds for up to 1/2 hr each time. (What is galling is that she did sleep though from 8 weeks to 3 months )

I am so tired especially as i have a 3 year old who has chicken pox and isn't a great sleeper.
I don't want to start weaning her as I want to do BLW however...

Also she isn't great at feeding in the day as she is so easily distracted with life so it is like she is doing all her feeding at night when it is quiet and she has all my attention.

Any suggestions, support gratefully received.

It's normal. Textbook even. You just do what you can to get through it.

thanks for link very helpful and makes complete sense and also reinforced what i probably knew already

You need to read this thread!!! there are lots of us battling this and it's all linked to naps.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/1154093-The-my-baby-wont-nap-sign-here-thread