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The noodle sucking nurser

tamarar5tamarar5 member
edited August 2014 in August 2014 Moms
Does anyone else's lo sick your nipple in like slurping a spaghetti noodle? Any suggestions how to correct this? I put a call into the lactation consultant at my hospital but I haven't heard back yet.
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Re: The noodle sucking nurser

  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    edited August 2014
    It's only at latch on. She sucks and swallows like she should, but she will not open wide for a latch. She makes her mouth a little o, then slurps me in. Ouch!!
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  • MarinowskiMarinowski member
    Lurking from oct 13. My daughter did this until i saw a lactation consultant who made sure i waited for wide open mouth even if it took many tries. She said start trying before the baby is frantic since it might take time and you need to relatch if it is hurting. She also had me pull her chin down to help her learn to open wide. It took about a week for her to learn to do it all the time but it felt better to feed her by the next day
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  • lexxctpxlexxctpx member
    Yeah. It cracks me up but also hurts like a mofo so as adorable as it is I have to pop her off.

    FWIW, like @Elbug‌'s LO DD has an upper lip tie and posterior tongue tie that's getting clipped soon. She's been a champ at adapting though here in the past few weeks, thankfully, while we wait on the ENT referral.
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  • lookame3639lookame3639 member
    LO does this sometimes. She only seems to do it when she pops herself off and is to lazyto open again.
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  • PeedyPeedy member
    Get her checked for a tongue tie.
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  • brachysirabrachysira member
    The LC would sort of hold DD's head back (reminded me of how people handle venomous snakes) and force her to open wide.  Then you shove as much nipple as you can in.  It does not seem very natural, but once they get the latch down, it doesn't look so weird.
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  • GoodWolfGoodWolf member
    I just wanted to say that I did what @brachysira‌ mentioned (holding chin open) and it actually worked. I figured she'd fight too much and I wouldn't be able to move her chin but I was wrong! And I've also learned it's totally worth it to relatch and wait for the open mouth to latch again. Really hoping DD learns a good latch eventually, maybe we won't have to get her tongue tie re-snipped after all... or I can at least save my nips in the mean time!
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