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 - Kellie and baby Indie
Kelly is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 3 days. She loved the science side of hypnobirthing as she knew it all made sense. Read her positive birth story here…
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 - Becs and baby Elsie
Becs is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 42 weeks + 1 day. She was induced and found the tools she gained from the hypnobirthing course invaluable in keeping her focussed and calm. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jo and baby Hugo
Jo is a first time mum who was induced in hospital. She gained hypnobirthing tools from a local course and the digital pack and put them to good use during her labour and afterwards to help manage her anxiety and panic attacks. She was able to trust her instinct and to use BRAIN when necessary to help her achieve her best birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby Alice
This second time Mum had an enjoyable home birth experience. She completed as hypnobirthing course for her first birth and then topped up her ‘tool box’ by reading the book and using the Freya App. Read her positive, waterbirth, story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby boy
Louise is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 42 weeks + 1 day. She attended a hypnobirthing weekend in Birmingham and found she was able to use her new found knowledge to make decisions and take control of her own pregnancy and birth which led to a very positive experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Felix
Claire is a fourth time mum who was induced in hospital at 37 weeks + 6 days due to a number of reasons. She ‘felt emowered to make decisions’ during her labour due to the information she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby boy
Lucy is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit. She attended a hypnobirthing course, with her husband, and she used techniques gained from it to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Naomi and baby Thomas
Naomi gave birth following an induction and assisted delivery in hospital. Despite the intervention she still felt in control and is very positive about her birth. 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 - Hollie and baby Arlo
Hollie is a second time mum who birthed her baby at home and made good use of the ‘positive affirmations’ from the digital pack. She describes her birth as ‘one of the most intense and amazing experiences of my life!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebekah and baby Bella
Rebekah is a second time mum who gave birth to her baby girl at her local hospital. She found the digital pack and used the skills she gained from it to help her have a positive birth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Jolande and baby Jönah
Jolande is a second time mum who achieved a positive VBAC at her local hospital after induction at 42 weeks. She attended a hypnobirthing course in Birmingham and used the information and techniques gained from it during her labour. Read her story here…
Birth story - Keri and baby Rosie
Keri is a first time mum who had a natural home birth at 41 weeks + 1 day. She found the experience empowering and used hypnobirthing techniques gained from the digital pack to help her remain calm and focussed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Westley and baby William
‘My baby will come when my baby is ready’ was never more true than for Westley, a first time mum, whose baby came at 40 weeks + 15 days. She attended a Positive Birth Company weekend hypnobirthing course which helped her to prepare for and manage her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bex and baby Phoenix
Bex is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 8 days. She attended the hypnobirthing course in Birmingham and described it as ‘life changing’ as it has helped her to cope with her anxiety as well as her birth! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Liz and baby boy
Liz is a first time mum that had an incredible birth at her local midwife led unit. She attended one of our in person courses along with her husband, who left as a hypnobirthing convert! She then went on to labour calmly at home and the midwives couldn’t believe how far along she was upon arrival as she was so calm and focussed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Lucy and baby Jessica
Lucy is a second time mum who gave birth at her local birth centre. She had an incredibly healing second birth using her learnt hypnobirthing techniques and it was a very calm and empowering experience! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Michelle and baby Elena
Michelle is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Elena at the midwife led birth unit at her local hospital. She had an amazing, calm and empowering birth using all she had learnt from the Digital Pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Jessica and baby Alonzo
Jessica is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Alonzo in the water. She had a quick, calm and empowering labour through using techniques learnt from the digital pack. This left her feeling in control and having a very positive birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…