hi hun,, welcome to the boards,, congrats on the first post!
i would say that at 5 months,, your lo will not need a feed in the night.
my lo was also not on a routine at the same age,, she has always been a great baby,, but more so now because she is following easy.
my advice would be to first of all start easy,, do you have a routine for your lo's age? if not,, at the top of the page there is examples of this for you to look at.
i would start with puting lo on easy during the day,,feeds at the right times,, then this will show you that lo has had enough food during the day,, therfor, wont be hungry at night time,, so if lo wakes,, its not hunger, just habit,
then,, use easy during the day for naps,, sometimes, when you do this, the night wakening sorts itself out because lo is not overtierd.
how does you lo get to sleep? on own or fed to sleep?
eaither way,, hope you get help for someone else,, but,, i would start with easy in the days,, then it will pu your mind to rest about the hunger before you takle th enight feeds,,
good luck