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
LGBTQIA Birth Story - Kate and Baby Jude
Kate is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 4 days. She found the support of the positive birth community and her midwife helped her to have a ‘beautiful’ birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ho-Yun and baby Felix
Ho-Yun is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 40 weeks. She was prepared and well informed by completing the digital pack and she describes her birth as a ‘healing’ experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Thea and baby Noola
Thea is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She found reading positive birth stories, ‘really helped [her] feel prepared, supported, and powerful.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Paris and baby Dela
Paris is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and says that she felt, ‘able to deal with anything that happened {during birth} using the skills I've learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gwen and baby Hugo
Gwen is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘Hypnobirthing allowed us to have the positive birth experience we longed for and will hold in our hearts forever.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Domanique and baby Lena
Domanique is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and kept herself going through labour by focussing on positive thoughts. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Poppy
Charlotte is a first time mum who had a planned cesarean, due to baby being breech, at 39 weeks + 4 days. She says the PBC helped to stop her fearing birth and says, ‘I actually became exited to give birth.’ Charlotte says, ‘The whole experience of the C-section was lovely.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lupita and baby Hekate
Lupita is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 9 days. She was surrounded by a lot of negative birth stories when she was pregnant but she stuck to her birth plan and kept thinking, “This is Amazing,” throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lara and baby Lottie
Lara is a second time mum who had her baby by planned cesarean in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. She used hypnobirthing techniques to have a calm and relaxed experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Owen
Hannah is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. She found positive birth stories and education about birth really helpful and she describes her birth as, ‘pure magic and absolutely incredible!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bethany and baby Florence
Bethany is a second time mum who had her rainbow baby by planned cesarean at 39 weeks + 3 days due to baby being breech. Of hypnobirthing she says, ‘The science and knowledge empowered me and I soon began to feel excited for the birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kelly and baby Sophie
Kelly is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 6 days. Using hypnobirthing techniques, gained from the digital pack, she remained calm and in control throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Paris and baby Rue
Paris is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks. She used hypnobirthing tools to remain calm and in control during labour, making choices which were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cheryl and baby Grace
Cheryl is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 39 weeks + 56 days. After her experience, she wants people to know that, ‘birth is beautiful and to be enjoyed and embraced.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caren and baby boy
Caren is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack and gained tools to make informed decisions during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Steph and baby Oliver
Steph is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home, during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing empowered both Steph and her birthing partners with the knowledge they needed to help them through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Marnie
Elizabeth had her baby in the pool at a midwife led unit. She was able to use BRAIN to make decisions in the lead up to birth and found that hypnobirthing helped her to achieve the birth she had always ‘dreamed of.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Ottilie
Lucy is a third time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 5 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was grieving the loss of her mum when she gave birth but was able to breathe her baby into the world surrounded by those closest to her. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leanda and baby Robyn
Leanda is a second time mum who had a vbac in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to advocate for herself, using information gained from the digital pack, to help her achieve her healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Lily
Louisa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks. She had confidence to make decisions, using knowledge she had gained through hypnobirthing, to have the best birth for her and baby. Read her positive birth story here…