According to Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris, author of From the Hips: A Comprehensive, Open-Minded, Uncensored, Totally Honest Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Becoming a Parent, most newborn babies need breast milk intake of at least 8-12 times in 24 hours . Infants who are still a few days old tended to take a long time to feed, approximately 45 minutes in one session. So if half of your time in a day is spent feeding, it is still normal.

Can I force the baby to stop feeding at the time?

"You can try, but if he protested and wanted to continue to nurse, let he nurse," according to the author. Nursing process is a concept of "supply and demand", that is, if the baby is demanding milk, you have to give it.

But you need to know, feeding session no stopping this would be sending a message to your body to produce milk. Therefore, you also do not have to worry that the young infant feeding to excess. If the baby's weight increases, with normal bowel, and generally healthy, no problem. The baby is only doing what she likes babies in general: to suck her nipples.

Nipple sucking habit is actually quite large benefits for the baby. He will learn to make the session more efficient feeding. The capacity of developing stomach, and after 3-4 months of the baby will be able to feed more quickly. Frequency may still be used, but in a much shorter duration.

Breastfeeding sometimes will make you become stressed, having to sit for long, making sure your child breastfed her perfectly. Added more pain to go through because the baby sucks your nipple with great force. The only thing that can be recommended to reduce stress when nursing is to collect "weapons" such as magazines, books, cell phones, snacks, remote control, and so forth.