8 months old waking to feed after sleeping through the night

[TiredMamaB]

Hi everyone - I know there’s a lot of posts out there about baby sleep/night wake ups but I can’t find any that quite match our situation and I would love to hear whether someone on here experienced something similar and how it continued.
My LO is going to be 8 months old next week (he was born two weeks early) and generally wakes up 3/4 times a night to feed (he’s EBF and enjoys solids but doesn’t eat huge amounts yet). He sleeps around 10-11 hours a night. The thing is that from about 8 weeks to 5 and a half months he slept through the night (started with 6 hours and then by 4 months 9 hours a night). And I can’t figure out why he suddenly stopped and won’t sleep for more than max 4 hours (on a good night but normslly 2/3).
Anyone had a similar experience? Any advice for a very, very, very tired mama?

(We’ve moved recently but the night wakings started way earlier than the move. He’s been sleeping in his own room for the past 2 weeks - also made zero difference to night wakings).

Totally normal, probably having a growth spurt. You have been very fortunate to get such good sleep so far! I've always just done side lying breastfeeding and co-slept to get more sleep. You shouldn't restrict night feeds until at least 12 months.

Going by my experience he doesnt need feeding or doesnt need it all the times. I thought mine did and actually they just needed settling. I had it twice (first time lasted a year). But at least settling them took less energy than feeding.

Having a growth spurt I expect. I wouldn't discourage feeding until after a year. 8 months is still very little.

I also didn't put them in their own room until they were settled durinf night and got more sleep that way

Please ignore those telling you not to restrict night feeds until 12 months - there is no evidence base for this at all.

If they're hungry, feed them obviously, but for many babies of 8 months this is habit, not hunger. Try a dummy, comforter or other method of settling for a few nights and see how that goes.