Newborn Only Nursing 5 to 10Mins at a Time! Normal??

Give her time. Some newborns really do eat that often and only small amounts. As they grow and their tummies grow, they are able to eat more at once and eat less often. A better way to measure how well she is doing is to count the number of pee diapers and poopy diapers. If she has enough pees and poops, then just give her body time to mature.

The way your body is responding sounds very normal as well. In the beginning your body produces a lot. As baby eats and body adjusts to baby's needs, your body will produce less.

I would actually take advantage of the fact that your body is producing so much and pump, baby, pump! Stock up! You never know when you might need someone to watch her or you might really need the night off and then Daddy can do the middle of the feedings. That stuff is liquid gold!!! Also, you will feel soooo much better. I would absolutely pump until was empty. Your body really will adjust.

Here is my personal opinion: feed her how ever long she wants and whenever she wants. Sometimes that means 5 minutes every half hour, sometimes it will be 20 minutes every 4 hours... It's called feeding on demand for a reason.
If you are concerned about her gaining, pump the watery foremilk first and feed the richer hind milk, or if she doesn't empty one breast put her back on that breast next time, then switch.
If you are planning on going back to work do not worry about producing too much. Pump now that you have plenty and freeze every single drop, trust me you will be happy when your supply drops with the stress and everything that accompanies pumping at work.
Other than that, as long as your baby produces plenty of wet diapers and seems otherwise fine, try to relax. It will all work itself out after a couple of weeks.
Good luck.

If she's having enough wet diapers she's fine. If enough is coming out you know enough is going in! Watch the baby, not the clock.

And try not to pay any attention to how your breasts feel (besides pain signalling a problem like thrush or mastitis) feeling of engorgement and let down may come and go (or never exist in the first place!) and are NOT indicative of milk supply....

Not sure how old she is but around 6 weeks your breasts will adapt and make just the amount of milk she requires. You could try to make her uncomfortable when nursing, loosen her blankets, uncover her feet and run your finger down the bottom of them, all in an effort to keep her awake, but It really sounds as if her body is telling her 5 - 10 minutes is enough, as evidenced by her spitting up half of it when she goes past 10 minutes.

Hang in there, Mom, breastfeeding may be a hassle in the beginning but it's so worth it!

I know a lot of people wont agree with what i am about to tell you but, allow her to feed till she is full even if it is less than the 15 minutes hopefully this will help with her spitting up but it might mean more feeding more often for you.Every woman is different and every baby is different what the lactation consultant is telling you could be a measurement of what is normal and what I find in nursing is that there is no such thing as a norm every womans experience is different. I would talk to the ped. about the spitting up. I would also at least try pumping every now and again to help from getting engorged and to build a supply for later use it can be put in the freezer. Lots of advise is about to come your way, read all of them and try all the things the ladies suggest till you find what is right for you! Good Luck!

Mine did that. I had a lot of milk and a fast let down. So they were done eating in 5-7 minutes. (make public feeding and middle of the night feedings so much nicer). Is she finished after that 5 minutes (i.e. not looking to eat again for another 2+ hours?) If so, then she's getting enough. Let her be your guide, not the clock. If she is getting enough and you're still engorged, it's something you've just got to deal with for a week or two. Your body will regulate yourself. Just pump until your not miserable, but not empty.

Normal - Yes. Ideal - No. My son was the same way. He was just so tired but unable to sleep for very long without being help upright by me that he would go 5-10 minutes then be fast asleep. There are tips and things like tickling them keeping them a bit cold, ect. But a baby is going to do what a baby wants to do. So try to keep her awake but really, it will pass with time and she will be able to stay awake longer. Just make sure she has enough wet diapers and is gaining weight.

I had exact same problem and I stressed so much. It took til about 4 months before my milk wasn't like a firehose. Google block feeding. You nurse off the same breast for several consecutive feedings. you can also try pumping off 1/2 -1 oz before nursing so baby isn't getting all foremilk and missing out on hind milk. Nurse with baby more upright. Pump the other breast just to relieve discomfort, so you are not signaling your body to produce more milk. You can also remove baby during letdown and express into a burp cloth until letdown slows a little, but this can make baby really mad. As long as baby is gaining weight, wetting and poopy diapers try not to stress so much. My baby is such a fast nursery, 7 months and over 20 lbs now. Try not to stress too much. Just bank that excess milk and seek help if it doesn't even out.

I need to read the other posts but my little guy is stirring. He does the same thing, actually got so bad he was only nursing 3 or 4 times in 24 hours, so I put an end to it and gave him a bottle. He's about 6 weeks old, we nurse sometimes just to try and actually his latch is better now than when he wasn't on a bottle (strange huh). But mostly I pump and give him a bottle, it was better than being worried he was going to end up sick from not eating. I don't pump at night so my production has slowed way down, I over produce as well, and did with my older son too. The key to pumping, well for me anyways, is to only pump if you are going to miss a feeding, not before or after a feeding because that just encourages more milk.

My son was like that when he was born (He's almost 10 weeks now). Sometimes it would frustrate me because he would prefer one boob to the other so one boob was always full and the other wasn't.

But give it time. Don't force your daughter to eat more or longer because as you have seen she'll spit it up (my son still does that, or he will think he is hungry when he isn't).

But let her decide when she wants to eat.

Now I also produce A LOT of milk. Apparently my body thought I should have twins because I produce that much. I was told just to pump enough to take the edge off. So about 5 minutes give or take, just enough so that you aren't leaking. But don't pump for like 15-20 minutes because you will produce more milk. I made that mistake, well the LC told me to continue to pump when I went home and I was already producing enough milk in the hospital so I continued to pump after every feeding and that's not good. I ended up getting mastisis and an abscess in one boob and then I couldn't breastfeed off that side until everything was taken care of, so don't over pump for that reason.

My son will only feed about 10 minutes sometimes on each boob and sometimes only for 10 minutes but then he will come back for more in 30 min or so. Each child is different.

You may have to "bug" your baby to keep her awake. I would strip mine to the diaper and pat, rub and pinch her thighs, never hurting her but enough to annoy and keep her awake. Then I would change her and set her up on the other side until she fell asleep then set her in bed.

Pumping is still a good idea, but don;t pump until you are empty. Pump only until you are comfortable or if you like for 20 mins. Your body will get the idea. Milk can be frozen for up to 6 months in a regular freezer.

As for the spitting up, talk to your doctor.

My son would only nurse about 15 minutes, and usually just one side a feeding. I basically nursed on demand, which I think is the best way to do it! I leaked/sprayed all over the place, so just had to always wear nursing pads. In the beginning when I would try to pump, I got very little (even though I was leaking everywhere), after time the leaking decreased.

Well, babies are different. My DD nursed about 10-15 minutes on one side only. I actually block fed her because I had overactive letdown. I nursed one side at a time and put a hair binder on that wrist. Then I knew I should start on the other side for the next feed. Between the fact that DD was a determined nurser and the letdown, she didn't need a lot of time to be full. I would nurse your child on demand as often as she needs to. Sleepy babies are common with newborns. I sometimes spent more time trying to wake DD than she spent eating! Hang in there. If you overfed, she'll throw it up. You can also hold her upright after a feed and you might want to ask the pediatrician about reflux.

How are her diapers? Her output tells you about her input.

The leaking may also be just your body going "I can feed twins! Triplets! A whole army!" It will settle down. Double up the nursing pads if you need to (for a while I had disposables with a washable one under it) - I liked Medela for absorbancy, but the cloth for comfort.

If you are pumping, save it. I know people who didn't put extra milk in the deep freeze and are supplementing 6 months later because that overproduction doesn't keep up.

Just want to add a few points/suggestions from my experience.

My 2nd daughter never nursed more than 10-15 minutes and only took 1 side at each feed. At 18 months she was nursing before and after each sleep but still only about 10 minutes, 1 side. She grew normally and developed normally. Let your daughter guide her feeds, she'll let you know if and when she needs more.

If you're leaking during the feeding, I found two things helpful: If I was home, I would hold a bottle or my pump up to the vacant breast and catch the leaks (I didn't pump, just caught what came naturally) which I froze for later use. When I was out, I found putting pressure on the vacant nipple when the let down happened would stop the leaking.

If you're leaking between feeds I would suggest pumping just enough to stop the leaking and save what you get. It's always good to have a stash of frozen milk and a small amount of pumping should not drastically increase your supply as pumping does not stimulate the same way as nursing. You could also try feeding her when you're leaking, maybe starting her on a leaky breast will keep her from getting overtired and falling asleep while trying to get the milk to let down.

My daughter would fall asleep a lot at the breast. My LC had me completely undress her down to her diaper so that way she wouldn't be too warm and would stay awake. Not sure if you're doing that already, but I though I'd just mention it. I would talk to your LC about everything else, and maybe even do a weight check to make sure she's gaining enough weight to give you some peace of mind. Good Luck!

My daughter was the same way mostly because she was SGA and had a small tummy. I had terrible milk over supply too. I used a few methods, some of which were already suggested. The good news is that as your body regulates and syncs with the baby you will be able to drop some of the interventions and let nature handle the rest. Here is what I did:
1. I used one breast at a time (block feeding). Before the feeding I would pump the breast in question enough to get rid of the foremilk. Foremilk is the less creamy stuff that comes out first. If you have an over supply it can fill up the baby before they get to the creamier hind milk. Some times it will upset their little tummies too.
2. Pu the baby on the breast you pumped and let her do her thing. Stripping her down to her diaper is a good suggestion.
3. Pumping won't increase your milk supply unless you pump both breasts at the same time (double pumping) or if you pump either breast until it is empty. Mt LC told me to pump just enough to take the awful pressure off.

Oversupply was terribly messy and kind of painful but its a better problem to have than under supply.

Don't get obsessed with the clock. Time is a good measure to estimate how a baby is eating but the scale is the true test. 30-40 minutes of feeding on a oversupply with a new baby is like expecting a toddler to eat a 12 inch sub.

If you get worried about how much she is eating try taking a test weight. To do this you weigh the baby with a clean diaper pre feed. Then let her eat and weigh her again. You should be able to find a good scale at the DR office or your lactation consultant should have one.

Babies also have sleepy days, awake days, hungry days etc.