6mo waking often, advice please

[InspectorGadget]

My 6 month old is still waking between 4 and 7 times a night (he has done since he was born). I can cope with getting up every 4 hours but the 2 hourly thing is just brutal and I cannot deal with it anymore. I think at 6 months he shouldn't really be needing fed so often in the night, so my husband has a week off work and the plan is for him to go in to him when he wakens and soothe him until he is settled. I cannot soothe him without feeding him as he can smell the milk and instantly wants boob, but my hubby can chuck his dummy in and rub his head for a bit and he sometimes goes back off to sleep.

I was just wondering if anyone has tried this approach and how succesful it was/how long it took, or if anyone has any tips for getting through it.

We are both fairly desperate for some sleep and are willing to give almost anything a try. Not keen on controlled crying though.

Any advice from anyone who's been there and done it would be most appreciated.

Bump.

Anyone???

well i have no answer really , i suppose you have considered and discarded the cosleeping turn over and feed in both your sleeps approach that i am in and wondering whether it will ever end? i cannot imagine having to get out of bed frequently.
i did see on telly baby whisperer approach, hubs goes and lifts when baby cries and lays down again when it stops. man on telly had to lift and lay baby down 108 times the first episode, baby eventually falls asleep, then hub does it next time baby cries and so on. mum goes into different bedroom. took about 4nights i think. i do not think i would even last with this.......

We tried this with my DD1 who was a rubbish sleeper. It did help, but not fool proof. So it helped to get her to drop a night feed but she still woke up for a few months. We called it "the dummy run" and as long as we got there quick enough she would settle. I think she must have been about 7 or 8 months when we tried. DH would go in to settle her and give it a good go. If she just wouldn't settle then I'd feed her. TBH, although it did help, it meant a few weeks of real sleep deprivation for both of us. But if you're desperate to sort the problem out I'd say it's worth a try.
FWIW we never did controlled crying.

But I'm no expert as my DD2 is now 7 months and still feeds 2 hourly at night..... We're co-sleeping with her as I cannot do the sleep deprivation needed to sort out a sleep problem !!