Clicky latch- any more I can do?

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my DD is 7weeks had clicky latch from birth, initially knackered my nips plus poor weightgain and posterior Tongue tie diagnosed and snipped at 3weeks. Latch and weightgain improved massively but she still clicks constantly. Makes her an incredibly noisy feeder and tbh I find it a bit embarrassing (it's fine if there is background noise to mask it)- I am taking her to some important meetings soon and don't want my clicky gulping DD to be a focus!

I am trying the extended latch (the nipple flick or flipple) but nothing I seem to do stops the clicking - am I just going to have to put up with it?

My dd was the same with the clicky latch and we saw all sorts of people/specialists but to no avail! We had to put up with it although it did reduce or I just got used to it as she got older. Sorry I can't give you a better answer but I didn't want to read and run and I hate it when people don't answer lol x

Bumping this as I am in same situation! DS3 is 5 weeks old and has had tongue tie snipped as well but made no difference. I think the clicking is due to fast letdown and hopefully as he gets bigger he will be able to cope with it better. Might be the same with your DD? anyone else got any suggestions??

DD1 had a clicky latch and it was a forceful letdown that caused it. She grew into my letdown at about 17 weeks.

Ummm just reminded me we to had a forceful let down! Lay down for many feeds also positioned baby on top of chest to feed can't remember what it was called!!

I don't know if it's a forceful letdown, I can't feel any letdown and my supply isn't brill following breast reduction surgery so never sure have enough milk for a forceful let down. (she also clicks on empty boob and bottles)

Decided to get her posterior tonguetie re-evaluated as it may have grown back or not been snipped suffiently first time.

Oops forgot to thank for replies.
Think clicking is reduced but not eliminated if I lie down but um that's not an option for my meeting.

Hehe would be funny tho to lie down at a meeting!!!! You can check let down speed when lo first attaches break the seal and see why happens if it spurts everywhere then forcefully let down some times it may be useful to express a little first see if that's width a go. And good luck x

Letdown can be forceful regardless of supply - mine is even after a marathon session and boobs feel soft!

Also can she take a good mouthful of boob? DD doesn't and clicks like anything. She also had a Tongue tie snipped and no real improvement yet (only been a week)

Reading with interest - ds2 is 3wks and latch is still a bit poor and sometimes clicky. How do you know if they have a posterior tongue tie??

My daughter used to click even though she only had very mild tongue tie, which didn't need snipping. I found nipple shields helped for a while until she grew bigger. She never seemed to be able to take much into her mouth and I think my nipple was just too big for her. She slowly grew out of it, but still doesn't take much more than just my nipple into her mouth and she is just coming up to 1 year old. No problems with feeding or weight gain though.

That sounds like my ds2, NAR4. Did dd get lots of wind?

DS was the same - sleeping lying down or with him on top of me was the only solution - as you say not very practical for meetings...

The only other thing was time - DS suddenly stopped clicking at about 12-15 weeks from memory...

My 12 week old DS is also clicky at the beginning of a feed due to fast letdown. I find lying back to feed helps.