Feeding takes almost an hour. M.S. Sue is a consulting nutritionist. For many years she worked with Earth's Best Organic Baby Food, integrating nutrition and product development. She has written numerous articles on children's health and nutrition for parenting publications. Your son is eating and acting like a typical newborn.
Newborns have tiny stomachs that can only hold small amounts of food.
That's why they need to be fed often. It is normal for newborns to be fed 8 to 12 times a day during the first month. That works out to once every two to three hours, which is exactly what your son is doing. As he grows, so will his stomach and then the frequency of feeding will go down. By four months he may be eating only eight times a day.