Positive Birth Stories
Read real, positive birth stories from our community. From inductions, C-sections, twin births, vbac, homebirths, water birth, elective c-sections, second time mum births and more there’s hundred’s of birth stories for you to read. Looking for a particular kind of birth story? You can use our search bar or filter below to find it. If you would like to submit your own birth story, please do so here.
Birth type
- Birth Centre
- Group B Strep
- Home Birth
- Second Time Mum
- VBAC
- breech
- fifth time mum
- first time mum
- fourth time mum
- gentle cesarean
- gestational diabetes
- home birth
- hospital birth
- induction
- midwife led unit
- natural twin birth
- obstetric cholestasis
- planned cesarean
- pre-eclampsia
- second time mum
- third time mum
- twin pregnancy
- unplanned cesarean
- vaginal birth
- water birth
Shirin’s 9 Day Labour Positive Birth Story
My labour started on 20th December and my baby was born on 29th December -9 full days of powerful surges.
Birth story - Jess and baby Jamie
Jess is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 1 day, following PROM at 38 weeks. She says, ‘Once again this birth was not as I had ‘planned’ but being educated through the PBC course helped me to stay in control and feel empowered.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jess and baby Mack
Jess is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘I was really worried about having an induced labour but honestly, I am so thankful with how it went, I enjoyed it.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This second time mum was induced in hospital, at 40 weeks. She says, ‘I am so proud that I was able to use my breathing and trust my body to birth my baby. It was an amazing experience to feel the power of what we can achieve.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby girl
Jessica is a second time mum who was induced in hospital, at 42 weeks + 3 days. She used BRAIN to make decisions during pregnancy and labour and says, ‘thanks to the PBC I understood the physiological side of birth and was able to advocate for myself as needed.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Holly and babies Daphne and Rose
Holly is a second time mum who was induced in hospital and had her twins at 36 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘I'd had quite a lot of intervention, things that I know a lot of people get very worried about such as an induction and the hormone drip and honestly I couldn't have had a better experience. I felt totally in control, none of it felt beyond me.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cathy and baby Elliott
Cathy is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital, in France, at 41 weeks + 6 days. She was induced and was able to use hypnobirthing to stay, ‘calm and relaxed the whole time.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Milly and baby Isabella
Milly says, ‘Thank you to the Positive Birth Company for educating and empowering me to remain calm, focused and enjoy every moment of my birthing experience,’ after having her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days, following an induction. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Aneurin
Charlotte is a second time mum who had a VBAC, following induction in hospital, at 42 weeks + 3 days. ‘Despite not being the home birth [she’d] planned, the knowledge gained from the course and this group allowed [her] to navigate change in circumstances and make informed choices throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Solveig
Amy is a first time mum who had her rainbow baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 4 days. Hypnobirthing gave her the tools to navigate her pregnancy and birth and to make informed decisions. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Precious and baby Havana
Precious is a second time mum who was inducted in hospital and had her baby at 41 weeks + 5 days. Her birth did not go as she had hoped but, with help from the PBC and FIVEXMORE , she still had a positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Mia
Hannah is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks, by gentle cesarean. Using hypnobirthing tools she used BRAIN to make decisions before and during labour which she describes as a, ‘Perfectly imperfect birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jacqueline and baby Neo
Jacqueline is a first time mum who was induced at 41 weeks + 2 days. She used hypnobirthing to stay positive, calm and focused throughout labour and ended up feeling ‘elated.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This first time mum was induced, due to cholestasis, and had her baby at 38 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I was so pleased that I managed an induction without any drip/intervention/epidural and I do think a lot of this was due to being in a positive mindset.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Delilah
Olivia is a first time mum who was induced at 38 weeks + 3 days due to reduced movements. It didn’t work as planned but she says, ‘What started as a rough process of inductions turned out to be the most beautiful labour.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lee-Ann and baby Shalev
Lee-Ann is a second time mum who has PPROM and had her baby at 34 weeks + 1 day. She had a turbulent time leading up to her birth and says, ‘without the skills I learned from the PBC; to breathe, to remain in green, to use our BRAIN, all to keep ourselves calm - I have no idea how I would have gotten through the crazy whirlwind of October 2022 and beyond.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Holly and baby Darby
Holly is a first time mum who was induced and had a cesarean at 37 weeks + 1 day due. She says, ‘Thank you to PBC for this community of self love, determination and just the beauty of pregnancy and birth, I felt so prepared and so in control yet still excited, frightened and vulnerable.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Georgia
Lauren is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 39 weeks + 2 days. She was able to use hypnobirthing techniques to prepare and stay calm and says, ‘despite my birth going pretty much oppositely to how I wanted it too, it was an overall positive experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Brea and baby Xy
Brea is a first time mum who was induced and had her rainbow baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. After a rocky start to trying to conceive and a pregnancy that was anything but smooth, she made sure she was fully prepared for birth and says, ‘[I] Couldn’t recommend PBC more!!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Willow
Claire is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 37 weeks + 1 day. She says, ‘Even though my birth wasn’t how I planned it, the course allowed me to feel empowered and have knowledge around the stages of birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…