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
Birth story - Debbie and baby Mabel
Debbie is a fourth time mum who had her rainbow baby in a pool, at home, at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I’m so thankful for this course! I understood the science of my body birthing, what my baby was equipped to do, just so much more knowledge which gave me confidence in my abilities.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bryony and baby Christopher
Bryony is a fourth time mum who had a planned cesarean at 39 weeks. The hospital staff all kept her calm and relaxed throughout, when she was very unsure about it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sugar and baby Pharaoh
Sugar is a fourth time mum who was induced, in hospital, at 39 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘I am so proud of myself for pushing through this but I COULD NOT have done it without the Positive Birth Community.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rhiannon and baby Adalyn
Rhiannon is a fourth time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. Read her rather speedy, positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tracey and baby Louise
Tracey is a fourth time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks. She completed the digital pack and was able to regain focus and get ‘back to green’ when she had wavered from it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Ripley
Sarah is a fourth time mum who had a planned cesarean at 40 weeks due to her baby being breech. She was able to make informed decisions about what she felt was best for her and her baby and she was happy with her choices. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Erica and baby Isaac
Erica is a fourth time mum who was induced at 39 weeks + 3 days due to pelvic girdle pain. She worked through the digital pack with her husband and felt they really bonded over the experience. The tools that they gained really came in to play in their (unexpectedly) long labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Dani and baby Cash
Dani is a fourth time mum who gave birth at 40 week + 11 days at home in the birth pool. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to remain calm knowing the science behind what her body was doing during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - May and baby Redmond
May is a fourth time mum who had a positive VBAC induction at 38 weeks due to gestational diabetes and obstetric cholestasis. She completed the digital pack and used techniques from it to help during her labour. Read her positive, high risk, birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Felix
Claire is a fourth time mum who was induced in hospital at 37 weeks + 6 days due to a number of reasons. She ‘felt emowered to make decisions’ during her labour due to the information she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Poppy
Hannah is a fourth time mum who gave birth at home at 40 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive and speedy birth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Toby
Claire is a fourth time mum who planned a vaginal breech delivery in her local hospital, but ended up having an unplanned cesarean. She says, our ‘bodies are amazing, it doesn’t matter what type of birth you end up having.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Aimee and Baby Girl
Aimee is a fourth time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive and speedy birth! Read her story here…