The Good Latch Cat

The Good Latch Cat IBCLC Catherine McMullen (aka Cat!) owner of The Good Latch Cat is based in Utica NY and serves the Central NY area.

She provides Professional In-Home Lactation Support with Breastfeeding Challenges as well as Prenatal Lactation Education.

🤰Pregnant Mamas! The 4th round of Flow & Grow is now open! 💜This is a cozy, welcoming space for expecting Mamas to learn...
10/29/2025

🤰Pregnant Mamas! The 4th round of Flow & Grow is now open! 💜

This is a cozy, welcoming space for expecting Mamas to learn, connect, and prepare for the beautiful journey ahead. Over five weeks, Bridget (doula and birth educator) of CNY Born will lead on what to expect during birth, how to support your body and mind through each stage, and ways to make the transition into Mama-hood a little smoother and a lot less overwhelming! Man yoga instructor of Yoga Shala Clinton will guide you in prenatal yoga. We'll move our bodies together in ways that will help strengthen you for birth, and learn grounding techniques that will help bring your tiny human Earthside.

Each session blends education with community — because this isn’t just a class, it’s a chance to build friendships with other Mamas who are walking the same path. (I really cannot emphasize this very important element enough!)

And for my session we will cover what to expect once your little has arrived Earthside! You’ll get special guidance from me on breastfeeding and pumping and everything you need to know about your lactation journey! My session will go over your milk supply, latch+position, pumping, how to properly fl**ge size, bottle feeding (yes, this is my specialty too!) what those first feeds look like, breast anatomy, common obstacles+solutions, and finding what works best for you and your baby!

By the end of the series, you’ll leave feeling prepared, supported, and surrounded by new Mama friends 🥰🥰🥰

Join Bridget, Man and myself for this always fun, community centered class! First class begins November 10th at Yoga Shala from 6-8 pm! Hope to see you there Mamas! 💜Cat Xx

Please register here: https://app.doulado.co/client?eyJpbnRha2VfaWQiOiIyODkifQ%3D%3D=_

This week especially, after gathering with my pregnancy loss support group, I’m reminded how deeply we need one another ...
10/22/2025

This week especially, after gathering with my pregnancy loss support group, I’m reminded how deeply we need one another through all parts of Mamahood — the joy, the grief, the in-between.

Whether you’re feeding a baby in your arms or carrying one in your heart, you belong in this circle of care and community. We’re never meant to walk this road alone. Never ever 💜

“Cause I wanna live in a world where no one is alone...”

🫶🏼🙏🙌

Last night we shared another truly healing evening together for our Coffee and Grief pregnancy loss support group ☕️ 💜We...
10/21/2025

Last night we shared another truly healing evening together for our Coffee and Grief pregnancy loss support group ☕️ 💜

We gathered in a cozy space surrounded by the soft glow of twinkle lights, warm tea in our hands, and a fireplace nearby. The space felt safe. A place where words could flow or silence would simply hold us.

There’s something profoundly comforting about sitting together in that light, sharing stories, tears, healing steps and even moments of laughter. Each time, I’m reminded how healing it is to walk this road together not alone, and how much this space is needed ❤️‍🩹

“What if we walked in a room wearing empathy, what kind of hurt would be healed in our souls?”

-Cat Xx

✨Ilion Library Breastfeeding Café – This Wednesday!✨Hey Mamas! 💜 Join me and Erica at the Ilion Library on October 22nd ...
10/20/2025

✨Ilion Library Breastfeeding Café – This Wednesday!✨

Hey Mamas! 💜 Join me and Erica at the Ilion Library on October 22nd from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm for our next Breastfeeding Café 🫶🏼 This is a very relaxed, welcoming space to connect, share, and get support no matter where you are on your feeding journey 🥰

I’ll also have Boscov’s fundraiser tickets available for just $5 each — these coupons are for that same day (Wednesday)! Perfect chance to come to café ☕️ , shop, support a great cause, and give back to the work we’re doing in our community 💜

Hope to see you there Mamas!

-Cat Xx

Today we light a candle for infant and pregnancy loss awareness day 🕯️ While today is a hard day and month for me person...
10/15/2025

Today we light a candle for infant and pregnancy loss awareness day 🕯️ While today is a hard day and month for me personally, I am still standing with and grieving alongside you too Mama 💔

Baby McMullen was conceived this month 3 years ago and should have been born July 2023 ❤️‍🩹

Yes, it still hurts. But it has been so healing to be able to sit together and make space for each other’s pregnancy loss stories. The next Coffee and Grief support group will be Monday October 20th from 7-8 pm in Clinton 💜

Please feel free to comment below or private message me anything you’d like to share about your sweet babe who was gone too soon 💔🫶🏼

Much love to you always,
Cat Xx

✨ Flow & Grow is BACK — and registration is open! ✨If you’re pregnant and looking for a way to feel more confident, calm...
10/15/2025

✨ Flow & Grow is BACK — and registration is open! ✨

If you’re pregnant and looking for a way to feel more confident, calm, and connected during this season, our 5-week Prenatal Yoga + Childbirth Ed Series is for you. 💕

Here’s what past mommas are saying:

“I was feeling really overwhelmed… now I feel much more at ease after this experience.”
“The series helped me build more confidence with myself and my baby!”

Join a supportive, small group of moms each Monday night and prepare your mind, body, and heart for birth—with yoga, real-life info, and real-life connection. 🧘‍♀️💫

📅 Mondays | 11/10-12/8 | 6–8 PM
📍 Yoga Shala, Clinton, NY
🔗 Register now at www.cnyborn.com/events
— space is limited!

Yayyy!!! We’re back for another Flow+Grow! 🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜 October is filled with SOOOO many amazing classes Mamas!!!
10/09/2025

Yayyy!!! We’re back for another Flow+Grow! 🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜 October is filled with SOOOO many amazing classes Mamas!!!

Thank you for rebranding my practice friend! You are absolutely amazing 🔥 ❤️💪🏼
10/04/2025

Thank you for rebranding my practice friend! You are absolutely amazing 🔥 ❤️💪🏼

🍂 October Gatherings 🍂 Hey Mamas, this month I’m holding space for connection, learning, and healing. Each gathering is ...
10/03/2025

🍂 October Gatherings 🍂

Hey Mamas, this month I’m holding space for connection, learning, and healing. Each gathering is created with love and intention — whether you’re seeking lactation support, guidance in your baby’s first months, or a place to honor your grief, you are welcome here 🫶🏼

💜Mama Milk Talk
📅 Saturday, October 11th
🕰️ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
A free lactation support group for those needing extra encouragement, a listening ear, or a gentle reminder that you are not alone on this journey. Come as you are — with your questions, your worries, and your wins. Cohosting with my girl pediatric and maternal chiropractic Dr Ashley Climb Chiropractic Sports Health

💜Milk & Milestones: 4 week series
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕰️ 10:00 AM - 11: 00 AM
Cohosted with my friend O'Brien Wellness LLC Andrea, OT specializing in craniosacral and myofunctional therapy. Together, we’ll talk about what to expect during the first 3 months with your newborn — feeding, growth, and those tender milestones that shape the early days. It’s a time for both learning and community.

☕️ 💜Coffee & Grief
📅 Monday, October 20th
🕰️ 7:00–8:15 PM
An evening gathering to sit with one another in our stories of loss. Whether your grief is recent or has lived with you for years, there is a place for you here. With a cup of coffee or tea in hand, we’ll share, listen, and hold space for the tender ache of love and loss ❤️‍🩹

These offerings are here for you — for support, for connection, for the reminder that you don’t have to walk any of this alone.

Message me to sign up for any one! 🫶🏼

Love,
Cat Xx
315-316-2977
Catherine@TheGoodLatchCat.com

💜 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month From Ronald Reagan’s proclamation in 1988…“Each year, approximately...
10/01/2025

💜 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

From Ronald Reagan’s proclamation in 1988…

“Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child. National observance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, 1988, offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn and newborn babies. It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members and work to prevent causes of these problems.” – Ronald Reagan

This quote still feels painfully relevant today. After my third consecutive loss, (a “missed miscarriage”) I remember sitting in an exam room, devastated, and being met with a quick response that offered me options to speed up the process of miscarrying— and then being sent home. No resources. No guidance. No support.

NO ONE told me where to go for grief support. No one handed me a list of counselors, support groups, or even a pamphlet to help me process the loss. It was an isolating and traumatic experience at a time when my heart was already breaking…

This is why advocacy matters. Parents deserve compassionate care, clear resources, and emotional support in these moments of devastating loss. Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers should not only address the medical side of miscarriage and infant loss, but also the emotional, mental, and spiritual weight that parents carry afterward.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month reminds us that:
• No parent should leave the hospital or doctor’s office without resources in hand.
• Healthcare teams must be trained in compassionate communication and bereavement care.
• Communities can play a role by offering support groups, remembrance opportunities, and acknowledgment of these precious lives.

I invite hospitals, clinics, and community leaders to partner with local pregnancy loss groups like “Coffee+Grief” so families in our region are not left to walk this road alone. I currently offer a free local pregnancy loss support group Coffee+Grief and resources, and I would love to connect with anyone interested in learning more about these offerings and how we can collaborate to support grieving families. Please reach out to me directly to start the conversation: BecomingMamaCat@Gmail.com

Our next meet up will be October 20th from 7-8:15 in Clinton ☕️❤️‍🩹

To the parents who have experienced this grief: your baby’s life matters. Your story matters. And your voice is part of the change we need 💜

Love always,
Cat Xx

“Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of October 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.” Ronald Reagan

We still have such a long way to go…🙏

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