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Offline leilanimelville

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how to reteach a good latch???
« on: May 03, 2010, 02:50:33 am »
My son makes a clicking noise while nursing, does this mean he has a bad latch and if so how do I correct it!
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2010, 04:01:57 am »
Hmm...really not sure about that. Is there a breastfeeding clinic/lactation consultant nearby you can go to and ask?
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 04:37:49 am »
Do you have any pain when LO is BFing?
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2010, 19:54:07 pm »
Nope no pain at all, he sucks in a lot of air and makes that noise, as well as bobs on and off at least every 10 secs. 
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 21:45:32 pm »
How old is he? He doesn't have tongue tie does he?
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2010, 20:16:10 pm »
9 wks! Nope no tongue tie issue!  Although in the last week he has done remarkabley better on his own, not sure why but stays on for an entire feed and doesn't make that weird noise anymore!  Who knows!  Sometimes I feel like the minute something comes up and becomes an issue it just as quickly goes away. . . . . . . .sometimes =)  Thanks for listening and responding!
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Re: how to reteach a good latch???
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2010, 01:05:13 am »
Hi leilanimelville!
Quote from: leilanimelville on May 08, 2010, 17:16:10 pm
Sometimes I feel like the minute something comes up and becomes an issue it just as quickly goes away. . . . . . . .sometimes
That is absolutely true! We're always playing catch up with our LOs! And when you think it's not an issue anymore, then suddenly it becomes again...

DD#1 had a great latch and suddenly started making this smacking noise (I'm guessing it's probably the same thing that you're describing), first only on one side, then on both breasts. I found out later that it could have been that I was getting a fast let down and she was trying to 'catch some air'. Probably because I was so worried about not having enough milk and I was pumping like mad to increase my supply...
It didn't affect her feeding intake, but it sure made her very windy! If I remember well (it's been over 2 and a half years) I think it took around 3 weeks and it just suddenly stopped on its own.

Having said that, there are some things you can do to help adjust your supply, if that's the case http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/fast-letdown.html


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