Traditional Midwifery Services
Toni Kimpel, CPM, LM 979-251-7377
Kathryn’s Birth
I began my first pregnancy with a doctor in the BCS area. She was a great doctor but her office staff was not so great. We moved to Fort Worth in the middle of the pregnancy and I switched to midwifery care because I thought it would be more personal and thorough. My husband and I began to learn about natural childbirth and became passionate about it. Our first birth ... Read More
3 Time’s the Charm
I’m a mom of three girls. My first two were born in the hospital. My stays in the hospital were distasteful and difficult due to the distance of the hospital. Also because of some of the situations that arose while I was there. These factors lead me to conduct a search online. I looked up midwives in my area and found Toni. After reading over what she had to offe ... Read More
Olivia’s Arrival
Our path to Toni began when I couldn’t find a doctor who would help me have a VBAC for our third child. I had already decided that I simply would not be having an unnecessary surgery and so it began with simple research into natural and home birth and it ended with a total change of attitude and worldview. Contractions began at about 11:20 pm on Friday the 11th o ... Read More
“Stopwatch Labor & Delivery” – Timothy’s birth story
I was just about to fall asleep, the night our son came, when about 11:30 pm, I felt the slow trickle of my water breaking. I bolted out of bed and ran to our bathroom to see what was going on to discover that my mucous plug had also come undone. I hadn't felt any consistent contractions so I went back to bed to see if any happened. And sure enough not long after ... Read More
Ehren’s Birth Story
After a disappointing hospital birth with my first child, Lily, Idecided that there must be a better way for me to have a baby. I talked to other home birth mamas and did hours and hours of research. I started researching home birth when Lily wasn't even a year old. When I got pregnant with Ehren I decided to see a midwife and have a home birth. My second pr ... Read More
