Oh Bek, firstly I could have written this post myself. DD will be 9 months in 1 week and will still feed 8-9 times a day and wake minimum of 2 but mostly 3-4 times a night. Her day sleeps are pretty much non existant. I'm not wanting to turn this into a me post but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. Just remember like adults, every baby is different. No book is written for your baby so really you are creating your own rules and things as you go. I too am often feeding just to settle/sleep because every thing else won't work.

I hope that someone else is able to pop in here and give you some other advice. I know a few have given me great strength when I posted recently about similar issues.