Rosemary Ragusa, IBCLC - Inclusive and Holistic Lactation Care

05/23/2025

I love Janet Lansbury!

04/22/2025

2 client gifts in one day! Making a gal feel loved. I have to best job ever!

03/24/2025

Awww, this is so sweet.

Do you know that feeling when you wake up in the middle of the night and it’s cold and your diaper feels heavy. And there are so many strange sounds all around you, and it’s dark and scary. And you get a hit in your head and it’s your hand that’s on its own adventure. And you can’t control it at all and it flings itself around and scratches your face and pulls at your hair.
And your legs start kicking off the duvet, even though you’re cold as it is and you try to make it stop but they have their own will.
And so you’re lying there completely helpless with flailing limbs that want to do everything, but none of the things you want.

And you can’t find mom. And you call for her and you find yourself feeling really scared. What if your beloved mom doesn’t come for you. You can’t imagine anything worse and you start to cry because you miss her so terribly. You have never felt as alone as this very moment.

And then she is suddenly there. Standing right by your bed and looking at you with worry and love. And she is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. And you grin up at her with happiness and relief. You don’t think you’ve ever felt as happy as this very moment.

And she picks you up and holds you close. And she smells like herself, and also a bit like you. Like milk and safety and love. And it’s the best smell in the whole entire world.

And she is warm and safe and soft and her hands caress you and she feeds you and hums your favourite tune. And you love her voice. You’ve known it far longer than you’ve really known her. It has lulled you to sleep and made you laugh and calmed you when you were distressed. It is the most beautiful voice in the whole entire world.

And you get to lie right up against her and you feel your entire body start to warm up again. And your still cold hand starts stroking her and moves up towards her neck and accidentally scratches her. Stupid uncontrollable hand. But mom doesn’t get angry. She takes your stupid hand in hers and it turns all warm again. And this is the best feeling in the world. Right here in mommy’s arms, with your hand in hers. Even the diaper doesn’t feel as horrible anymore.

And you feel your eyes getting heavy and you know that everything is okay now cause mommy is here. Your mom. Your wonderful, incredible mom who always looks after you. Night and day.

You look up at her one last time before you fall asleep. She looks tired and her eyes are closed, and yet she is still the most magnificent thing you know. How amazing that she wants to sit here with you in this moment. How amazing that she will always sit with you for a bit when you need her to.

You smile to yourself. How lucky you were that she became your mom. The most perfect mom anyone could have asked for.
You knew, even before you saw her, that she would be the best thing in the world.

Oh how you love her. Your mom.💖

( ✍️ Nicolas Geusens )

Photo credit : Sara Trickett

12/29/2023

Hello beautiful people! 2023 was a wonderful year for my business! I helped hundreds of parents feed there babies, unlock lactation mysteries and helped folks feel empowered to achieve their feeding hopes and dreams. I finished my 75 hrs of continuing education credits and recertified as an IBCLC for another 5 years! Thank you for your support over the years. I have the best job in the world. Xoxo

10/02/2023

Baby cuddles are the best!

09/21/2023

What a beautiful portrait of these three humans!

Inuit woman nursing her twins
Alaska
early 1900s

07/30/2023

“Dearest Mama,

Thank you for giving me your milk, it was my favourite thing.
I loved to be near you, I felt calm and safe and happy.
I loved when you stroked my face and we looked at each other for hours.
I’m sorry sometimes I was a bit pinchy, or would fidget, I didn’t mean to hurt you, it’s just that your milk was so magical it made me sleepy.
The dreams I had that started with your milk were the sweetest.

Thank you for stopping your world to feed me, I’m so little that I won’t really remember,
but I hope that you do

for always x”

Beautiful words and image from

07/26/2022

07/26/2022

02/04/2019

https://medium.com/s/story/everyones-missing-the-obvious-when-it-comes-to-the-declining-u-s-birth-rate-679abebb854b?fbclid=IwAR3GpLz1JktjtMri2bi9_cUOqjn7cbAzXeAPh2ebNZvFQnUy8G9iSFSD7Rc

The Center for Disease Control recently reported that the U.S. birth rate is at a record low. In an economy where babies cost a lot and paid leave is scarce, this should be no surprise.

07/10/2018

Good information. When something doesn’t make sense - check to see who’s profiting.

It comes down to public health abroad could hurt American companies’ profits.

06/13/2018

A nice, simple video for those of you who are mystified by swaddling: https://youtu.be/lQWWxWMLt-M

Learn three simple swaddling techniques to wrap your newborn baby. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ☆ Now that you know...