Hi Brittney,
Can you describe the noise more?  Does the baby make the noise at any other
times?  Was the baby premature?  Could it be tracheomalacia or
laryngomalacia?  Have you heard what that sounds like before?

Sonya Shaver, BS, CHES, IBCLC

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Brittney Kirton
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> > Hi,
> > I have a client and I'm having some difficulty assessing the issue. The
> > baby is 10 days old, has already surpassed BW, has no health issues,
> > and is a calm happy guy. He appears to be latching well, had no
> > dimpling in cheeks, makes no clicking sounds, but throughout the whole
> > feed he sounds like he's gulping air. We've tried different bf
> > positions, worked on his seemingly great latch and I'm at a loss.
> > Because this happens the entire feed, either side, any position, i
> > ruled out overactive let down. Any suggestions?
>
> Brittney Kirton IBCLC, RHN
> www.lifestagesfeeding.com
> Vancouver, BC
>
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