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 - Remmi and baby Rex
Remmi is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing for both of her births and says that it has, ‘changed my life for the better.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby Beatrix
Kate is a second time mum who had a natural waterbirth at her local midwife led unit. She attended a weekend hypnobirthing course in Devon at the same midwife led unit so she already had positive feelings towards the setting before she began. She describes her birth as ‘a dream fulfilled’. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - The beautiful birth of Ailbe Fox
Siobhan is a third time mum who gave birth in the birth pool at her local birth centre and finally got the water birth she wanted! Read her beautiful, positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Paige and baby Jeconah
Paige is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby boy in the birth pool at her local birth centre. Her birth was quick and very comfortable and she needed no intervention or pain relief. Read her positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Terianne and baby Dorothy
Teri is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby completely naturally with no interventions or pain relief, with the support of her husband at her local hospital. Here she shares her incredible and very positive birth story....
Birth Story - Lizzie and baby Mabel
Lizzie is a second time mum who gave birth to her baby girl at home in the birth pool, as planned. This is was her second home birth. Read her amazing and positive birth story....
Birth Story - Eshere and baby Penelope
Eshere is a second time mum who gave birth to her baby girl at home in the birth pool. Eshere had a more difficult birth with her first child in hospital and found this birth very healing. Read her story here...
Birth Story - Angelique and baby Ayla
Angelique is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby at home, naturally in the birth pool, as planned. She shares her very positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Katie and baby Digby
Katie is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby boy at home in the birth pool as planned. Here she shares her amazing story....
Birth Story - Kate and baby Sonny
Kate gave birth to her second baby by planned gentle c-section, due to developing gestational diabetes. Here she shares how she used everything she learnt on the hypnobirthing course to ensure a calm, gentle and very positive birth for herself and her baby boy....
Birth Story - Jen and baby Bram
Jen is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby boy within 20 minutes of arriving at her local hospital. She birthed her baby quickly, naturally and without any intervention or pain relief. Read her story here...