Hi,

Your baby sounds like a real livewire! It must be exhausing waking so many times a night.
There are a couple of ways to go - none of them being more inherently "better" than others. Many mothers find that just popping their baby in bed with them is the quickest route to getting more sleep. And it's a fine way to arrange your sleep - most of the world's population have done it for most of history! for all of you, this can take a few days to get used to - esp if you or your partner thought it would be something you would never do. It's worth persisting with until you all get used to it.
A good book, like one of Pinky McKay's or Elizabeth Pantley's can be good. Can you identify why he is waking up at night? Usually it's just to "check in" with mum - to know she is still there - a few sucks and he goes back to sleep - no prob for the baby, but often mums have a sleep problem - they can't go back to sleep! That's where co-sleeping can be so good. It is possible to help babies feel safe and not need to check in with mum so often, but it can take a few difficult nights, and you will definately have to enlist the support of your partner. Basically, it is a matter of going in - or even better, his dad, and patting, comforting etc, but not feeding until he learns that he doesn't "need" mum to go back to sleep
Regards
Barb