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 - Chloe and baby Freddie
Chloe is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 42 weeks. Using BRAIN she planned a freebirth but she changed her mind during labour as it didn’t progress as she had hoped. Despite this, she describes the feeling immediately afterbirth as, ‘AMAZING. I felt like I was glowing from the inside out.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby girl
Louise is a second time mum who had a rather speedy home delivery at 39 weeks + 6 days. She had an unintentional free birth but still describes her birth as, ‘a wonderful experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leanne and baby Charlie
Leanne is a second time mum who had an unintended free birth at home, at 41 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and, ‘read so many positive overdue and speedy birth stories, including lots of accidental free births, which helped [her] to remain calm and in control once [she'] realised [they] were going to be doing it alone.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby girl
Sophie is a second time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks + 6 days at home. Her baby arrived before the midwives and Sophie says, ‘while it wasn’t quite the leisurely water birth surrounded by tea lights that I had planned, it was an incredible experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alice and baby Poppy
Alice is a second time mum who had an unplanned freebirth, at home, at 37 weeks + 2 days. Although it was not quite the birth she had planned she describes it as, ‘an amazingly powerful experience and I am SO proud of myself and my body for delivering my own baby at home!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Mabel
Sarah is a second time mum who had an unplanned, unassisted home birth at 40 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I feel the positive birth company gave me the tools to make what could have been a traumatic labour experience, a positive one.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Positive birth story - Samantha’s unplanned freebirth
Samantha is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. Her body knew exactly what to do and she birthed her baby at home, five minutes before the midwife arrived!
Birth story - Raena and baby boy
Raena is a second time mum who had her baby at home, at 38 weeks + 3 days, before the midwifes arrived! Her labour progressed quicker than she had anticipated and she ended up giving birth at home, alone, just before her husband arrived. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Daisy
Emma is a second time mum whose planned homebirth happened a lot quicker than she had imagined! Emma remained calm throughout which she attributes to the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…