Nae, this can be a difficult age Many mums find that their babies start feeding more frequently at around the 3 or 4 month mark. For a long time it was unclear why, but recent research suggests that babies undergo a period of intense neurological development at that age and it is thought that they need the proteins etc from the milk to fuel this. Also at this age babies often become more alert and aware of their surrondings, so sometimes feed for shorter periods during the day when they are distracted and more often at night.

Nae, how many feeds would you say Shae is having in 24 hours at the moment? How do the feeds go - does she feed for a long time or get distracted and pull off?

There are some things you can try, but unfortunately I don't have a magic fix for a better night's sleep. If Shae is disstracted during day feeds feeding in a quiet, darkened room, or in a relaxing bath might help. Often mums find that feeding their babies while they are sleepy or in the light sleep cycle works best, so perhaps a dream feed during a day sleep, and one at night might help. A breastfeeding necklace might also help.

Another thought I have from your post is that her sucking at night might not always be hunger, but wind. Sucking helps babies to move wind through their systems, so it might be that Shae is having wind pain and that's why she sucked voraciously for a few minutes and then burped. If this is the case, one option if it hasn't been long since the last feed, is to try a dummy first to see if that helps.

How do you go these days with napping during the day (you, not Shae ). Rest for yourself is still important even as Shae gets older.

If you don't think any of things will help you, post again and we can think of some other ideas. All the best hun.

PS I know this doesn't help you right now but it does get easier

ETA you don't need to drink lots of water to produce milk. Just drinking when you are thirsty is fine.