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 - Siân and baby Noah
Sian is a second time mum who had a gentle cesarean at 36 weeks + 3 days due to baby being undiagnosed breech. She had a calm and enjoyable birth as she was able to use BRAIN to make informed decisions that would be best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charli and baby Daphne
Charli is a third time mum who had a cesarean at 38 weeks + 4 days, due to preeclampsia. She says, ‘cannot recommend the PBC enough. I don’t think I’d have ever had the bravery or strength to get through this without the knowledge and tools of the course.’ Read her story here…
Birth story - Gemma and baby Vida
Gemma is a first time mum who had her baby by planned cesarean at 39 weeks + 2 days, due to baby being breech. She says, ‘I can 100% say that my birth experience was positive and empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah-Jayne and baby Noa
Sarah-Jayne is a first time mum who had an elective cesarean at 39 weeks + 1 day, due to baby being breech. She completed the digital pack and found it empowered her to make informed decisions during pregnancy and birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Margot
Zoe is a first time mum who had a gentle elective cesarean at 41 weeks + 2 days. She says, ’I had the most perfect birth and I am so grateful to PBC as I would not have known about any of my options or been informed without it.’ 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 - 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 - Mum and baby Boy
This second time Mum had a cesarean at 41 weeks + 6 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She feels the digital pack gave her the courage and mindset to be her own advocate and to be in control of her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bea and baby boy
Bea is a first time mum who had an elective cesarean , due to her baby being breech, at 41 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She found hypnobirthing gave her tool to use BRAIN and stay calm in a situation where she would normally find it very hard to do so! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Pegah and baby Tiam
Pegah is a first time mum who had a planned, gentle cesarean. She used the digital pack to enable herself to make informed decisions and to create a birth plan to let the doctors know her preferences. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bonnie and baby Ezra
Bonnie is a first time mum who had a planned caesarean at 39 weeks due to her baby being breech. She completed the digital pack and found that the course enabled her to enter her caesarean with a positive mindset even though it was not how she had imagined her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Kit
Anna is a second time mum who gave birth via planned, gentle caesarean after holding out for a VBAC for as long as she could. Although it was not her preferred method of delivery, with the help of the digital pack, she remained positive and made a plan for her caesarean, which was followed to the letter by the medical team, and resulted in an amazing experience for all involved. Read her story here…
Birth story - Julia and baby Beatrice
Julia gave birth by planned caesarean due to a few different reasons. She completed the digital pack and was able to make informed decisions which helped to make her ‘gentle’ caesarean a positive experience. Read her story here…
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....