Is it normal for a newborn to only nurse for 5 min or so every three to four hours and maybe a suck or two in between?

Absolutely! Your normal milk will come in between 2-5 days after delivery and then they'll eat more

just making sure, he really throws fits when we try to feed...and usually only goes for 5 min. I'm producing a lot of colostrum right now and figured he'd be eating more. he mainly just sleeps and cries haha @bri28

@ftm2babyc, welcome to the Club lol

Just remember, that you and your baby are still "new" to this, it'll take some time to get a good rhythm :) keep doing what you're doing, don't let anybody discourage you and don't give up

well my nurses really messed me up about it...I thought he HAD to feed 40 min every time.

@bri28,

Babies feed however long they feel like. You can't control how much your baby nurses. From a bottle, yes, but not from your boobs. I had a c-section and three days in the hospital. Every time a nurse came in, that baby was on my boobs lol. 15 minutes on one side, a little later 20 on the other... That's perfectly fine. Will sum up to 40 eventually lol. It doesn't have to be 40 on each side @ftm2babyc