Greater Love Birth and Community Care

02/22/2026

Hey friends! I am so close to finishing my training, and with that comes turning in paperwork and taking my boards. Despite working multiple jobs throughout my training, saving up money has not been a real possibility. If you’re able and feel called to, I would so appreciate help with this last push to licensure. And if you’re not able to donate, sharing is also so appreciated! ♥️

If you've worked with Transitions: Birth Services for Every Body in the la… Lucky Tomaszek needs your support for Community Support for Tori’s Midwife Journey

02/18/2026

📣 An announcement and class schedule update!

I’m excited to share that I’ll be expanding my class from 6 weeks to 8 weeks beginning in May! I thought long and hard about this, but have decided that this feels like the right next step. I want to make sure I always have enough time for discussion, hands-on practice, and questions and that just doesn’t feel like it’s been the case with my current class structure. We’ve always made it work, but why do that when we can just spread out a little more and give ourselves the time and space we need to move at a better pace for everyone?

Check out the updated schedule and let me know if you have any questions! My inbox is always open 📨

02/10/2026

Intermittent Monitoring in Labor👂🏻

During your birth, we’ll come to you (wherever you are) and ask to listen to baby. We do this every 30 minutes during active labor, listening for at least 60 seconds. Occasionally, we’ll also ask to listen for longer periods of time so we can listen to baby before, during, and after a contraction. This kind of intermittent monitoring all throughout your labor gives us a good idea of how baby is handling labor. You also rarely have to stop what you’re doing or change positions! I’ve listened to babies while swaying, with someone on the toilet, in the tub and shower — you name it, we’ve done it!

As you begin to push, we begin to listen more often (usually at least every 15 minutes, but sometimes more often if needed). We can usually also do this without having to ask you to move or change what you’re doing. This may sound like a lot, but I’ve honestly heard from quite a few clients that they didn’t even notice how often we were listening. Our goal is to get the information we need with as little disturbance as possible whenever possible.

Do you have any questions about intermittent monitoring? I’d love to answer them!

02/05/2026

It’s new sign day! 🤩

02/04/2026

Don’t get my candy for Valentine’s Day, get me… 💝

While this one was midwife-specific, I’d love to know - what do you want instead of candy for Valentine’s Day?

I definitely had enough to keep going, so don’t be surprised if another one of these pops up 👀

02/02/2026

Anyone else watching season two of The Pitt? 🩺

01/27/2026

2026 Childbirth Ed Schedule 🗓️

I’ve decided to give scheduling out the rest of this year’s classes in one go a try! We’ll see how it goes 😅

If you’re looking for an in-person childbirth ed class in the Milwaukee area, I’ve got you covered! From unmedicated home birth to planned cesarean and everything in between, everyone deserves access to all the information they’ll need to have a positive birth experience. My goal is to help you feel mentally and emotionally prepared for labor, birth, those first few hours after birth, and those first few weeks with your new baby and your new role as their parent.

My class is offered on a sliding scale to help make it more accessible. No proof of income or justification required - I trust you to make the choice that works best for you. I am also open to bartering for all or part of tuition, just ask and we’ll see what works :)

Classes are taught at the office in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. This space does double as a birth suite so occasionally class needs to be rescheduled or relocated due to a birth.

If you have any questions, please feel free to DM or email me! ♥️

01/15/2026

✨Nitrous Oxide Gas✨

Nitrous oxide gas, sometimes called “laughing gas”, is a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen that’s used as an inhaled pain management tool during labor. If you’ve ever had laughing gas for a dental procedure, then you know how it works (and feels)!

Unlike with dental procedures, it’s not something that you are continuously inhaling while you’re in labor. Instead, you time breathing in the gas with your contractions. Ideally, you’re already breathing it in 30-45 seconds before a contraction begins and continuing to breathe it in through the contraction.

Nitrous oxide gas can help ease anxiety, promote the ability relax and rest, and sometimes avoid an epidural if that is part of someone’s goals. It also allows you to still be able to move, change positions, get in and out of the bed, etc. which is really beneficial for labor progression. I’ve worked with several clients who’ve used nitrous oxide gas during their labor and a handful of them used it as their primary method of pain management.

In the Milwaukee area, Aurora Sinai is the only hospital that offers nitrous oxide gas as an option. If you’re elsewhere in Wisconsin, do you have a hospital near you that offers it? Is this an option you’d like to have?

12/31/2025

✨2025 Highlights✨

It was quite the year, y’all.
• started off slow with recovering from top surgery
• spent a lot of time in and building community (very excited to do more of that next year!)
• thought I was going to finish my numbers but ended the year with 7 births left
• started attending more clinic and births with other midwives (s/o )
• drove to New Hampshire and back and even though I didn’t catch any babies, taught me so much
• worked with several repeat clients, both as a student and a doula! And there are more coming up in 2026!

I can’t thank my students, clients, partners, community, and enough seeing me through another year ♥️

Some of my goals for 2026:
• finish my numbers, take and pass the NARM exam, become licensed 💪🏻
• expand my childbirth ed and train a teaching assistant 🤓
• continue learning and expand my skills as a midwife 🩺
• continue reading for fun and pursuing joy and rest outside of work (I read 53 books this year!) 📚
• take a vacation with my partners 🛣️

See ya 2025! ✌🏻

12/28/2025

We’ve got some last minute openings!

Transitions Birth Services is a welcoming, inclusive midwifery practice providing out-of-hospital care for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period in Milwaukee, WI. Lucky Tomaszek, LM, CPM, has spent more than 20 years as a birthworker and more than

12/13/2025

It’s about to get absolutely frigid, so let’s go over some winter safety tips! 🥶

🧊 Layers are your friend! This goes for everyone - babies to adults. Layering up can help you stay warm and quickly adjust your temp as needed to avoid overheating.
🧊 Choose your grippiest shoes or boots with the best ankle support for walking outside. Balance changes with pregnancy and it’s also much easier for your joints to shift due to the increase of relaxin in your body, so take it slow.
🧊 No shoveling, please! Between the balance changes, easier moving joints, and heavy lifting, enlist someone else to do the major snow removal.
🧊 Stay hydrated — water, broths and soups, fruit, tea, anything that suits your fancy! Maybe even a little hot chocolate? 👀
🧊 Speaking of hydration, dry and itchy skin can be really irritating while you’re pregnant. You can support and protect your skin with lotion, oils, and chapstick.
🧊 Avoid winter activities with a high risk of falling — sledding, skiing, ice skating, etc. Going for leisurely walks, building a snowman, baking holiday treats, and snuggling up with a good book while the snow falls are all great options, though!

Have you been pregnant over the winter before? What are your best tips and tricks? ❄️

11/28/2025

Hey friends! 👋🏻

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Use code GREATERLOVE10 at checkout for 10% off your entire order between now and Monday, December 1st! ♥️

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