Be the Latching Expert
Every Family Needs
You’re doing everything you were taught—but when the latch still isn’t working, what do you do next? Learn how to use a reflexive approach to support latching with any baby and any body—so you can help all your families feel better, starting at your next consult.
Building Latching Skills:
A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Live in Utica, NY. Sept 20–21, 2025.
Limited Seating Available · 8L CERPS + 1R CERP
Early Bird Discount through June 30th with code EARLYBIRD
Be the Latching Expert
Every Family Needs
You’re doing everything you were taught—but when the latch still isn’t working, what do you do next? Learn how to use a reflexive approach to support latching with any baby and any body—so you can help all your families feel better, starting at your next consult.
Building Latching Skills:
A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Utica, NY. Sept 20–21, 2025
Early Bird Discount available with code: EARLYBIRD
You love supporting families—
but when latching is difficult, it can feel like something’s missing.
You’ve adjusted positioning. Tried leaning back, sandwiching tissue, flipping lips. You’ve reassured them that pain isn’t normal.
But when nothing helps, the only options left are often to refer out—or wait and hope it gets better.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
You just haven’t been given a clear way to understand what’s happening.
Or what to do instead.
You love supporting families— but when latching is difficult, it can feel like something’s missing.
You’ve adjusted positioning. Tried leaning back, sandwiching tissue, flipping lips. You’ve reassured them that pain isn’t normal. But when nothing helps, the only options left are often to refer out—or wait and hope it gets better.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
You just haven’t been given a clear way to understand what’s happening. Or what to do instead.
Latching support can quickly break down when things get complicated.
Latching support can quickly break down when things get complicated.
Traditional latching support gives you two choices: Step back and hope the baby figures it out—or step in and manage the whole process for them.
But many babies fall somewhere in the middle—able to do some parts of the latch on their own, but not all of it without causing pain, damage, or frustration.
Knowing when—and how—to help those babies feels confusing, especially in urgent situations where emotions are high.
So it's no surprise that even skilled clinicians run out of options. Not because they’re doing anything wrong— but because we’ve never been taught how to support babies in that middle space.
And that’s where reflexes come into play.
Limited Seats Available.
Early Bird Discount through June 30th
Reflexes do more than help you fix a latch.
They help you build a better one.
Latching is meant to happen naturally. But when it doesn’t, reflexes help you understand what’s getting in the way—and how to guide the baby as they build the skills they need. To make that work, you need strategies families can actually use—especially when you’re not in the room.
You need reflex-based latching strategies that are:
Easy
Turn tricky latching into clear, simple steps families can follow confidently—making support feel accessible to everyone.
Understandable
Easily explain how babies’ bodies work, helping families feel confident and empowered—not overwhelmed.
Adaptable
Modify your support to fit each dyad’s unique needs, with a repeatable framework that creates individualized care.
Reflexes do more than help you fix a latch. They help you build a better one.
Latching is meant to happen naturally. But when it doesn’t, reflexes help you understand what’s getting in the way—and how to guide the baby as they build the skills they need. To make that work, you need strategies families can actually use—especially when you’re not in the room.
You need reflex-based latching strategies that are:
Easy
Turn tricky latching into clear, simple steps families can follow confidently—making support feel accessible to everyone.
Understandable
Easily explain how babies’ bodies work, helping families feel confident and empowered—not overwhelmed.
Adaptable
Modify your support to fit each dyad’s unique needs, with a repeatable framework that creates individualized care.
And supports babies too often left behind..
- âś“ Babies that cause pain and damage
and a hands-off approach hasn't helped. - âś“ Parents with challenges
that make a fully baby-led latch unavailable. - âś“ Babies with challenging anatomy
that need support to get a deep latch. - âś“ Babies with body tension
that make fully independent latching difficult.
You'll Make
Charting Faster With:
- âś“ Completely automated visit workflows.
So your clients get exactly what they need, without extra steps. - âś“ Seamlessly integrated clinical information.
Intake details flow straight into your notes. - âś“ Comprehensive, report-ready clinical notes.
Finish and send them to providers in minutes. - âś“ Quick, effortless care plans.
Individualized support without the extra work.
Not every baby starts with independent latching, but understanding and developing their reflexes helps them build the skills they need.
Even when it's complicated.
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What's included to make setup effortless:
- âś“ Step-By-Step Videos
Get guided walkthroughs for every step—no guesswork required. - ✓ Ready-for-You Forms to Use Right Away
Send intake forms, agreements, and consents with just a few clicks. - âś“ Comprehensive Note Templates
Pre-built and aligned with your intake forms, so everything flows seamlessly. - âś“ Pre-made snippets and language guides.
Copy and paste structured notes and care plans to make documentation faster.
And supports babies too often left behind..
- âś“ Babies that cause pain and damage and a hands-off approach hasn't helped.
- âś“ Parents with challenges that make a fully baby-led latch unavailable.
- âś“ Babies with challenging anatomy that need support to get a deep latch.
- âś“ Babies with body tension that make fully independent latching difficult.
Not every baby starts with independent latching, but understanding and developing their reflexes helps them build the skills they need.
Even when it's complicated.
Hi there! I'm Avery. I’ve been there—at the bedside, trying to help a latch that should be working but isn’t, wondering if I was missing something everyone else seemed to know.
The truth is—I was. Not because I lacked skill, but because I didn’t have a way to support how babies actually learn to latch. That’s where I stayed—until I started using infant reflexes to guide latch support.
Almost 10 years ago, I dove head-first into studying reflexes. What I discovered changed everything: as a profession, we haven’t been supporting infants with a reflex-first approach. More importantly, I saw how much positive change happens when we do.
It wasn’t an instant breakthrough—I experimented, observed, and refined my approach over several years in my private practice. But when the right pieces finally fell into place, everything clicked.
Once I saw how powerful this approach could be, I knew it needed to be shared. And as I shared it, witnessing the results other professionals saw, I knew it needed to be amplified.
So, I created this course—combining my love of reflexes with my passion for teaching—to help lactation professionals use reflexes in real time, so feeding feels better and progress feels possible for every family.
Avery Young, M.S, M.Ed, IBCLC
Hi There! I'm Avery.
I’ve been there—at the bedside, trying to help a latch that should be working but isn’t, wondering if I was missing something everyone else seemed to know.
The truth is—I was. Not because I lacked skill, but because I didn’t have a way to support how babies actually learn to latch. That’s where I stayed—until I started using infant reflexes to guide latch support.
Almost 10 years ago, I dove head-first into studying reflexes. What I discovered changed everything: as a profession, we haven’t been supporting infants with a reflex-first approach. More importantly, I saw how much positive change happens when we do.
It wasn’t an instant breakthrough—I experimented, observed, and refined my approach over several years in my private practice. But when the right pieces finally fell into place, everything clicked.
Once I saw how powerful this approach could be, I knew it needed to be shared. And as I shared it, witnessing the results other professionals saw, I knew it needed to be amplified.
So, I created this course—combining my love of reflexes with my passion for teaching—to help lactation professionals use reflexes in real time, so feeding feels better and progress feels possible for every family.
— Avery Young, M.S, M.Ed IBCLC
Show up as the expert every family wants — with the tools and the confidence to meet each baby right where they are.
Building Latching Skills
A Two Day Live Workshop
Utica, NY. Sept. 20–21, 2025
Limited Space Available
Step 1: Register for the upcoming workshop on September 20.
Click the button below to save your spot for the upcoming workshop.
Step 2: Build latching support skills with live, interactive support.
Join me in person for two immersive days of real-time learning, clinical observation, and interactive collaborative support.
Step 3: Leave with tools that change your practice
Walk away with a developmental framework you can apply right away—so you approach latching challenges with confidence.
What To Do Next:
Step 1: Register for the upcoming workshop on Sept 20-21st
Click the button below to save your spot for the upcoming workshop.
Step 2: Build latching support skills with live, interactive support.
Join me in person for two immersive days of real-time learning, clinical observation, and interactive collaborative support.
Step 3: Leave with tools that change your practice
Walk away with a developmental framework you can apply right away—so you approach latching challenges with confidence.
Use Code: EARLYBIRD for registration
discount through June 30th
Feel confident showing up as the expert every family wants — with the tools to meet each baby right where they are.
Building Latching Skills
A Two Day Live Workshop
Utica, NY. Sept. 20–21, 2025
Limited Space Available
Building Latching Skills: A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Two Days of Learning, Problem Solving,
and Community Building.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, Sept 19th
6:00 PM - Casual Collaboration
Details TBD
Sat. Sept 20th
9:00am - 5:00 pm - Workshop Day 1
6:30-8:30 - Community Dinner
Sunday. Sept 21st
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - Workshop Day 2
1:30 - 3:00 - Casual Clinical Conversations
With educational sessions to ground you in a reflex-based approach, live family sessions to show how theory plays out in real time, and space to work through real-world challenges alongside your peers—this workshop isn’t just about learning.
It’s a facilitated space for collaborative clinical growth.
You’ll leave with sharper clinical skills, a clearer framework for supporting latch, and a renewed sense of connection—to the work, and to the people doing it with you.
Brought to You By:
And in conjunction with Oneida County tourism
Building Latching Skills:
A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Two Days of Learning, Problem Solving, and Community Building.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, Sept 19th
6:00 PM - Casual Collaboration
Details TBD
Sat. Sept 20th
9:00am - 5:00 pm - Workshop Day 1
6:30-8:30 - Community Dinner
Sunday. Sept 21st
9:00 am - 1:30 pm - Workshop Day 2
1:30 - 3:00 - Casual Clinical Q&A
With educational sessions to ground you in a reflex-based approach, live family sessions to show how theory plays out in real time, and space to work through real-world challenges alongside your peers—this workshop isn’t just about learning.
It’s a facilitated space for collaborative clinical growth.
You’ll leave with sharper clinical skills, a clearer framework for supporting latch, and a renewed sense of connection—to the work, and to the people doing it with you.
Brought to You By:
And in conjunction with
the Utica Chamber of Commerce.
Here's What's In Store
This collaborative, interactive, skill-building workshop is designed to give you real strategies for real problems—not just more theory you can’t apply in practice—so you can walk out the door feeling confident about using reflexes to better support babies. Here's how we'll get there.
What's In Store
This collaborative, interactive, skill-building workshop is designed to give you real strategies for real problems—not just more theory you can’t apply in practice—so you can walk out the door feeling confident about using reflexes to better support babies. Here's how we'll get there.
Saturday Workshops (5.5 CERPS)
Latching Redefined
Go beyond rooting and gaping—learn to spot reflexes and use them to guide individualized latch support for different babies.
Resolving Latch
Pain Live
Observe a live session to learn how to use a reflexive approach to quickly resolve latch pain - in real time,
with real families.
Latching for Every Body
Explore strategies for supporting diverse body types—plus how to modify positioning to make feeding accessible.
Adapting Latch Support Live
Observe how to translate reflex support into clinical care with real families, and what flexible support can look like.
Compensation
or not?
Break down recorded latching videos and learn how to spot compensations in real time, and what you could try instead.
Saturday Workshops (5.5 CERPS)
Saturday Workshops (5.5 CERPS)
Latching Redefined
Go beyond rooting and gaping—learn to spot reflexes and use them to guide individualized latch support for different babies.
Resolving Latch
Pain Live
Observe a live session to learn how to use a reflexive approach to quickly resolve latch pain - in real time,
with real families.
Latching for Every Body
Explore strategies for supporting diverse body types—plus how to modify positioning to make feeding accessible.
Adapting Latch Support Live
Observe how to translate reflex support into clinical care with real families, and what flexible support can look like.
Compensation
or not?
Break down recorded latching videos and learn how to spot compensations in real time, and what you could try instead.
Saturday Workshops (5.5 CERPS)
Sunday Workshops (3.5 CERPS)
From Reflexes
to Function
Learn how to support under-active reflexes, reduce compensation, and help babies build the skills needed for independent latching.
Supporting
Stuck Babies
Watch a live session with tense babies, to watch how to gently support reflexive latching even when mobility is limited.
Latching in
The Real World
Explore how to apply reflex-based strategies in everyday settings— so you have a latching toolkbox toolbox that works for your practice.
Sunday Workshops (3.5 CERPS)
Sunday Workshops (3.5 CERPS)
From Reflexes
to Function
Learn how to support under-active reflexes, reduce compensation, and help babies build the skills needed for independent latching.
Supporting
Stuck Babies
Watch a live session with tense babies, to watch how to gently support reflexive latching even when mobility is limited.
Latching in
The Real World
Explore how to apply reflex-based strategies in everyday settings— so you have a latching toolkbox toolbox that works for your practice.
Sunday Workshops (3.5 CERPS)
Have questions? Let's clear them up!
Is this workshop for me?
This course is designed for professionals who support latching and feeding in infants and want to learn how reflexes can guide babies out of compensation and into functional feeding—especially in dyads who aren’t finding success with traditional approaches. You don’t need to be an IBCLC to attend—if this work is part of your scope, you’re welcome to attend.
Do I need to be experienced with reflex work already?
No prior reflex training is required, but this workshop is best suited for professionals who already have some clinical experience supporting latching—whether that’s through hands-on work or structured mentorship. If you’re looking to add a deeper, reflex-based layer to the work you’re already doing, you’ll be right at home here.
This workshop builds on a clinical foundation—but it isn’t designed to establish one.
What is included with my registration?
Your registration includes access to all workshop sessions, live family demonstrations, clinical handouts, and 9 CERPs (5.5 on Saturday, 3.5 on Sunday). Breakfast and lunch are provided both days.
Gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options available.
You’ll also be invited to two optional social gatherings: a casual meet-up Friday night, and a community dinner on Saturday evening (meals not covered).
Can I attend one one day only?
Each day is designed to stand alone—but together, they give you a complete framework for supporting latch with clarity and confidence. Because space is limited, we’re prioritizing registrations from those attending both days. If spots remain, Saturday-only tickets will open in August.
How to get here.
The Building Latching Skills Workshop is held at the Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y. Here are a few helpful details:
- âś“ The closest airport is in Syracuse, NY
It’s about a one-hour drive from the venue. - ✓ Hotel rooms are available for out-of-town guests
A limited number have been reserved—book early, as fall is a busy time on college campuses. - ✓ We’ll set up a Facebook group before the event
You can use it to connect, arrange carpools, and coordinate with other professionals.
How to get here.
The Building Latching Skills Workshop is held at the Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y. Here are a few helpful details:
- âś“ The closest airport is in Syracuse, NY
It’s about a one-hour drive from the venue. - ✓ Hotel rooms are available for out-of-town guests
A limited number have been reserved—book early, as fall is a busy time on college campuses. - ✓ We’ll set up a Facebook group before the event
You can use it to connect, arrange carpools, and coordinate with other professionals.
How to get here.
The Building Latching Skills Workshop is held at the Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y. Here are a few helpful details:
- âś“ The closest airport is in Syracuse, NY
It’s about a one-hour drive from the venue. - ✓ Hotel rooms are available for out-of-town guests
A limited number have been reserved—book early, as fall is a busy time on college campuses. - ✓ We’ll set up a Facebook group before the event
You can use it to connect, arrange carpools, and coordinate with other professionals.
How to get here.
The Building Latching Skills Workshop is held at the Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y.
Here are a few helpful details:
- ✓ The closest airport is in Syracuse, NY. It’s about a one-hour drive from the venue.
- ✓ Hotel rooms are available for out-of-town guests. A limited number have been reserved—book early, as fall is a busy time on college campuses.
- ✓ We’ll set up a Facebook group before the event. You can use it to connect, arrange carpools, and coordinate with other professionals.
The next chapter in latching support is here
for the babies who fall in the messy middle.
Reflexes can show you how.
90
DAYS
14
HOURS
22
MINS
38
SECS
Building Latching Skills:
A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Utica, NY. Sept 20–21, 2025.
Limited Space Available.
Early Bird Discount through June 30th
with code: EARLYBIRD
Building Latching Skills:
A Reflex-Based Workshop for Real-World Support.
Utica, NY. Sept 20–21, 2025.
Limited Space Available.
Early Bird Discount through June 30th with Code: EARLYBIRD
