We started having a lot of nightwakings with Max around 4 months. He had an odd growth spurt, but he was nursing round the clock for about a week.
Thing is, he could suck his thumb and get back to sleep on his own. He just preferred me. :roll:
I ended up like you suggested, shooting for 2 night feeds. The other times I did pat/shh, and he learned pretty quick. He still woke to feed twice for quite a while (1 and 5) and I was happy to continue since he only woke twice. :oops:
He went through several periods of teething and developmental milestones and sep anxiety where he woke frequently and wanted to nurse. Sometimes he was hungry, but often it seem like he just needed me.
LOL, what a messy response, but :wink: you did post in the BFing forum and not the sleep one! :lol: