Is it normal for a newborn to feed for a short time?

When mothers are taking care of newborn babies, they will be quite entangled in feeding their newborn babies due to lack of experience. They are always worried that the newborn babies are too full or not full. Therefore, many people have doubts about how long newborn babies should feed. The following is a detailed introduction to the issue of feeding time for newborn babies.

Generally speaking, it is normal for newborns to feed for a short time, so mothers should not be suspicious. However, if your baby is breastfeeding for a short time and not gaining weight, there may be a problem. As long as the baby grows every day and grows well, there will be no problem, even if the baby only feeds for about 2 minutes each time. In fact, every baby's situation is different. Some babies like to feed for a while, rest for a while, and then continue to feed. Each feeding time is only about 2 minutes; some babies like to finish one breast of their mother in one breath, and then rest for several hours before they feel hungry; this mainly depends on the amount of milk secretion and reflexes of the mother.

If your milk supply is sufficient, your baby can drink enough at one time, and the baby's feeding time will not be short; if your milk supply is insufficient, your baby cannot be full at one time, and the baby will most likely eat several times, and the feeding time each time will be shorter.

If your baby's weight is not increasing normally or is not increasing quickly, it means that the baby is not feeding long enough. You need to wake him up when he finishes feeding and take a rest, and coax him to continue eating and make sure he is full. If the weather is good and the room temperature in your home is warm, you can take off the baby's clothes and pants, leaving only the diaper. This will make the baby feel cool and will not want to sleep, which is more conducive to the baby's concentration on breastfeeding.

In fact, mothers do not need to worry too much about the issue of newborns feeding, because newborns can control themselves in most cases. They will cry when they are hungry, and they will stop sucking milk when they are full. So mothers can understand whether the baby is full by observing his physical performance.