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clicking whilst breastfeeding

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mustardtomango · 01/12/2013 18:33

Its just that really... 6 week old ds has started clicking as he suckles. It's not all the time, more on one side than the other, and I can hear air going down into him. He then does I think have more gas. Have read conflicting advice of..

A) it being my milk let down overwhelming him and he's just trying to regulate the flow

B) he's not latching right (though sometimes on the same latch it comes and goes)

Has anyone had any experience of this, and what did it mean? He's growing very well so it's not an issue of insufficient milk

Thanks

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NomNomNom · 01/12/2013 18:37

Clicking is usually a sign that latch is not quite right. I'd unlatch him by gently sliding a finger into the corner of his mouth, encourage him to open wide and try again.

mrsmellow · 01/12/2013 18:41

My little one did this when my let down was too much at about that age. A couple of times per feed only on the right breast. He grew out if it. We did see a la leche person as my nipples were still sore and he had a 50-70% tongue tie. But because he was thriving I decided to wait and see. It settled down over a couple of weeks and now at 21 weeks we are ebf and it's a breeze. But every baby and circumstance is different. Can you go to a la leche meeting?

DXBMermaid · 01/12/2013 18:45

Good chance your baby could have a tongue tie. Does it hurt you as well? With my DD it didn't start hurting till about 6 weeks. She was growing well due to fast let down, but still had a tongue tie. We had it snipped and I also had her adjusted by a chiropractor. Due to a difficult vacuum delivery she needed a little adjustment (this is very gentle and does not hurt them).

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mustardtomango · 01/12/2013 19:09

The hospital checked for tongue tie and seem to think he's fine, and I've been trying to unlatch him and reattach (which works sometimes but not so much when he's tired). Interesting that experiences of the reason is varied

I've got a Hv appt on Tuesday, will ask her too

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AmandaCooper · 01/12/2013 19:10

DS clicked and was diagnosed with a posterior tongue tie. He fed ok because of a fast let down and now aged 8 months he feeds fine. I took him to the feeding clinic at the hospital, which I found helpful and reassuring.

AmandaCooper · 01/12/2013 19:11

Sorry cross posted with you. Did you see a breastfeeding expert or just a have-a-go hcp?

AmandaCooper · 01/12/2013 19:13

Are you tucking him right into your body - not just his top but his legs pulled in against you so he's effectively wrapped around your body?

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mustardtomango · 01/12/2013 20:05

I think so, yes... He's turned in towards me and wrapped around my middle. The hospital person, I don't recall - was definitely a midwife but can't remember any move than that

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AmandaCooper · 01/12/2013 20:08

The person who diagnosed DS's tongue tie was a qualified breastfeeding counsellor one of only two working out of that hospital for our area. Various midwives and HVs had missed it.

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mustardtomango · 01/12/2013 20:12

Hmm, ok thanks Amanda, hadn't realised would vary that much

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AmandaCooper · 01/12/2013 20:23

Well it might not be that; what do the people you have seen say might be the cause of the clicking? Maybe ask your HV how to get to see a breastfeeding counsellor if you don't feel reassured after your Tuesday appt? Don't be put off if it sounds like they are a scarce commodity; I was surprised how easy it turned out to be to get to see one of the two!

rosiedays · 01/12/2013 22:50

Hi
I have a clicky feeder and posted about her here a few months ago! She's 4.5 months now and has grown out of it. She did have tt and it was a huge battle to get it recognised. She was checked by 6hcp including mw and hv who said she was fine. Feeding consultation picked it up straight away and snipped it there and then. Feeding got easier but the clicking continued. :) she was and still is the loudest feeder ever having now added new noises to her meal time orchestra. ;)

AlwaysOneMissing · 01/12/2013 22:55

Both my DC have had tongue ties and I diagnosed my youngest DC from symptoms I recognised from feeding DC1 (clicking being one of the symptoms).
Several HVs / MWs and hospital staff had checked for TT and missed it. A lactation consultant saw it immediately and snipped it.
This was within the first 2 weeks though - I do not have experience of problems starting at 6 weeks.
Consider pushing to see a specialist.

rosiedays · 01/12/2013 22:58

Oh i did do a lot of unlatching but it just stressed us both out and made feeding times :( so i stopped and just let her click. ... then winded forever! !!! (It has passed now though)
Public feeding was not discrete as anyone sitting close couldehear her (we'd have to turn the tv up at home) I'd often find a feeding room rather than a coffee shop.

imip · 01/12/2013 23:03

I let dc3 click. With dc1 &2 I unlatched and re latched. For me, it seemed dc3 should click. She grew out of it early on, say 6-12 weeks. But she gained weight and was happy, whereas dc1&2 gained weight slowly. I think I did the right thing.

Dc4 didn't click, ever....

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