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 - Gail and baby Aria
Gail is a first time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 40 weeks. She says, ‘Our birth was our ideal outcome and thanks to the PBC hypnobirthing course it gave us the tools to be able to achieve that.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Runa
Amy is a second time mum who had a home water birth at 41 weeks + 5 days. She managed to have the birth she had hoped for and says, ‘It really couldn't have gone much better!’ 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 - Kriszti and baby Emma
Kriszti is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. Her labour progressed quickly and caused her to panic but she says, ‘amidst all the panic, in the back of my mind I did have breathing techniques and birth stages memorised and they did help! What a great birth, and a story to tell 😊’ Read her positive birth story here…
Positive birth story - Clare and baby girl
Clare is a first time mum who had a home water birth at 39 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘A big thanks to Siobhan and the positive birth company for helping me to have the most amazing birth experience.’ 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 - Annabelle and baby Perrie
Annabelle is a third time mum who had a mermaid birth at home at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘I felt truly empowered to make decisions that were right for me and my baby and ultimately trust my body.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Jesse
Katie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks. She says, ‘My birth experience was magical, powerful, life affirming and I'm so so grateful for the Positive Birth Company Course and my incredible NHS midwives.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leina and baby boy
Leina is a third time mum who had her baby in the pool, at home, at 38 weeks + 1 day. Of her birth she says, ‘I feel empowered, excited, and more in touch with my mama gut/intuition than I ever have before 💪’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby boy
Laura is a second time mum who had a HBAC at 42 weeks, in Canada. Her labour progressed quickly but she remained calm and describes her birth as, ‘by far the most healing and powerful experience [she’s] ever had [her] life.’ 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 - Alexandria and baby Theodore
Alexandria is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 41 weeks + 1 day. She had a positive first birth but says that, ‘overall was even more positive than my last birth and I had no idea that was possible. I am so grateful for hypnobirthing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Jessie
Anna is a second time mum who had an unassisted home birth at 40 weeks. She says, ‘We never expected our birth to unfold in this way but the basics of breathing techniques and staying calm was what got us through this crazy situation.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Ziggy
Sophie is a third time mum who had her baby in a pool at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘As far as giving birth goes… this was pretty perfect ♥️ hypnobirthing definitely helped me to understand what my body was doing and to stay calm through my birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
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 - Lauren and baby Luna
Lauren is a second time mum who had a vbac at home, in New Zealand, at 40 weeks + 5 days. Despite her it not being ‘straightforward’ she still describes her birth as being, ‘healing and empowering.’ 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…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Patrick
Hannah is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 42 weeks. She laboured at home and used the pool for relief but ended up switching to a different position, outside of the pool, to help birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…