DS has been the same since about 4months and is generally awake 3times a night for a feed. The way I see it atm is that as long as its a quick feed and he's straight back to sleep I don't mind. Although, it does mean I'm exhausted the next day.
Around 7months, DD stopped going back to sleep after a feed and would be awake for another 45mins, she also went from 1 wake up to 4 or 5. We had to change our bedtime routine, so the feed wasn't the last thing we did and she'd go in the cot awake. We then did the patting thing. Dh would then go and resettle her the same way during the night It took about a week for it to work, but it happened with no tears. She still didn't sleep thru the night, but it was back to one wake up.

It is hard though, so sending you