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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / June 2005A little latch issue?
Liam is now 22 days old and lately he has been inhaling a lot of air during feeds. I am not sure what is wrong with his latch since I have pulled his lips and relatched when it's really bad but nothing solves the air issue..it's like he is losing suction (you can hear the clicks) and swallowing a lot of air with each gulp...the result is that he starts getting fussy at the breast after a few minutes..I burp him and then he wants back...nurses a few more minutes and that repeats itself several times which means that he is at the breast for most of the day... It would be fine if I didn't have a toddler and a house to care for but as it stands if feels like I can't do anything else but nurse him all day...he sleeps some 4-5 hour stretches through the night. When I burp him his burps are huge and you can feel that he relaxes after them...so I know he was in pain and that is what is causing him to get fussy and let go of the breast... Any ideas for the latch issue and the air inhaling? FayeC Is he breathing through his nose ok? Might be having problems breathing and sucking???? DD does this when she has the sniffles. > Liam is now 22 days old and lately he has been inhaling a lot of air during > feeds. I am not sure what is wrong with his latch since I have pulled his [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Any ideas for the latch issue and the air inhaling? > FayeC You have my sympathies. My second dd was at the breast constantly because I had low supply, and I had a 3.5 year old too, so it was hard with the baby wanting to nurse constantly. I'd suggest to go to an LLL meeting and see if they can help you figure out the latch issue. I hope you get it solved soon. KC Could it have anything to do with letdown? My DD2 had troubles latching, and she tended to have real trouble when I got a letdown, as the breast would go too hard for her to hold on to (and when she came off, she wouldn't go back on, so I had the opposite problem to you). Time cured our problem (and the toddler turned in to a video addict, as I had to spend so long with the baby). Cathy I'm trying to remember what I did for that clicking noise - I remember that sound well! Unfortunately, the solution is foggy at the moment... Have you tried breast compression to help the flow? Irene Oh, I just remembered. I think the solution to the clicking sound is to push the baby in closer to the breast. Good luck, KC |
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