clucking when feeding

[loriann3114]

My DD will be 4weeks on Mon, and 2 days ago she started making these funny noises while feeding. I have tried to change position and re-latch but still the noises continue, it feels like she's attached properly and i have been told that this is not the case.

Any advice please

DS used to do this - his tongue was hitting the roof of his mouth because he did not have enough nipple in his mouth. I had to spend a while teaching him how to latch on properly - I got a BF counsellor over to help.

Thanks Iggly

I was just confused as she never used to do this!! She does have a very small mouth and it often takes me a while to make sure her mouth is wide enough and that her tongue is down as she tries to keep it in.
How do you go about getting a bfc to do a home visit?

My ds did this for a while too, particularly on one side.

The latch felt fine to me though and he was feeding well/content/gaining weight etc so I didn't do anything about it. He grew out of it at some point.

My HV had details of a local BF group so I rang up and she came over. It was free too!

My DD does this but her latch is perfect, apparently it's a sign of a fast let-down (which I do have)

Mine did this (not any more at 5 months) and I have a fast let-down. Didn't seem to do her any harm (although a little embarrassing in Starbucks).

I was going to say the same as others, ds2 used to do it but only if he had gone a bit longer between feeds and the milk was very fast flowing/fast let down, he couldn't cope with it as well!

I have to say, a bit of clucking (like that description!) is better than them pulling off the boob and your milk squirting everywhere , particularly when in public!

If you're worried about it, give your HV a call and ask her for the BF number. There are normally drop-in sessions if you can't get someone to come to you.

Congratulations by the way :)

Are you sore at all? Clicking can also be a sign of tongue tie