Traditional Midwifery Services
Toni Kimpel, CPM, LM 979-251-7377
Nikolas’s Birth
We had a beautiful birth. Our son joined us on my mom's birthday, on a Friday evening at the same time of day, to the minute, as his big sister had been born on a Monday morning 3 years ago. Labor started on Thursday afternoon, after I took our daughter for a pedicure. Our midwife, Toni, came in the evening and stayed with u ... Read More
Hugo’s Birth Story
Hugo is my second child, and being my second pregnancy I found myself thinking I was more prepared for his birth than I really was. For instance, I didn’t think to sign up for birthing classes until it was too close to my due date to join any of the group classes, so I ended up hiring a private instructor on Toni’s recommendation. We scheduled the classes for a ... Read More
Our Birth Journey
For almost 6 months now I have been formulating just the right story to share about our births. There are so many fabulous & detailed birth stories written by other moms on Toni's website that I wanted to share a different angle of our birth journeys especially for those of you who are at the cross roads: wholesome birth with an awesome Midwife - Toni or hospita ... Read More
My Birth Story for Trinity
It is pretty long, but this is one of the best stories of my life! The whole pregnancy, I felt like my "theme" was "Let go and let God," and that is exactly what I did for the birth too! :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ December 3, 2009 Around 2 AM, I heard/felt a "pop/thump" in my abd ... Read More
The Birth Story Of Hayden Dwayne Oneil Griggers
This birth story starts off with the birth of our oldest daughter Skylar. She was born at the hospital with nearly every intervention possible except for a c-section. She then spent a week in the NICU. With my newborn laying there I vowed to never again have a baby at a hospital. On September 3, 2008, just 10 days before my 22 birthday, I had a strange hunch and to ... Read More
