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 - Emma and baby Ruby
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth at home in her bath, before any medical professionals arrived! She stayed calm and in control because she knew what her body was doing from the hypnobirthing book she had read. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Orla
Katie gave birth at home, rather than in a midwife led unit, as she had planned. She had a very speedy birth and found that the knowledge she had gained from the book and digital pack were essential in helping her to remain calm throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby boy
Jade is a first time mum who had her baby at home in a pool at 38 weeks + 4 days. She didn’t finish the digital pack by the time she went into labour but was still able to use the breathing techniques to help during her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kirsty and baby Freya
Kirst is a first time mum who gave birth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days in a birthing pool. She completed the digital pack and felt it contained everything she needed to prepare for birth. Kirsty describes her birth as ‘one of the most beautiful moments of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Juliet and baby girl
Juliet is a second time mum who had her baby in a birth pool at home at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack with her husband and found it helped by giving him a ‘role’ during labour and enabled them to work together as a team. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alex and baby Lauren
Alex is a first time mum who had her baby at home in a pool at 40 weeks + 4 days. Completing the digital pack helped to convince her that a homebirth would be right for her and she went on to have a very positive experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Clementine
Rebecca is a first time mum who had a natural, water birth at home. She completed the digital pack and found that it gave her the confidence to trust her own instincs and to go with what she felt was best. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby girl
Sophie is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack and was left wondering why women are not all told the science behind birth and how positive an experience birth can be. Read her positive, water birth story here…
Birth story - Phoebe and baby Roman
Phoebe is a third time mum who had her baby in a pool in her own home. She recalls her birth as a ‘beautiful dream’ which made her feel like ‘superwoman.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katy and baby Clara
Katy is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She found that the digital pack empowered her to have a ‘dream labour and birth’ as well as teaching her what happened in her first birth and enabling her to heal from it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lydia and baby Sadie
Lydia is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 38 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack with her husband and said it gave them ‘confidence to go for a home birth and the skills to birth their baby calmly and positively.’ Read their 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 - Imogen and baby Saraya
Imogen is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 39 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack which helped her to remain calm and comfortable during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachel and baby Wilfred
Rachel is a second time mum who had a VBAC at home at 39 weeks + 3 days. She was able to use knowledge gained from the digital pack to give her confidence to go for a home birth and she went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Clementine
Emily is a second time mum who had a calm waterbirth at home. She completed the digital pack and combined information from it with her yoga knowledge and her belief that women’s bodies are made to birth babies, which all contributed to her having a wonderful, gentle birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tania and baby Evie
Tania is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and was amazed at how much sense it made and, as a result, she approached labour with a feeling of excitement. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mellissa and baby Frankie
Mellissa is a first time mum who had an ‘unplanned’ home birth which she had always dreamt about but never believed she would actually have! She completed the digital pack which helped her to remain calm and relaxed throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Dani and baby Cash
Dani is a fourth time mum who gave birth at 40 week + 11 days at home in the birth pool. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to remain calm knowing the science behind what her body was doing during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Frances
Chloe is a second time mum who had a home birth at 41 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack which gave her the confidence to birth at home and she was so pleased that she did. Read her positive and speedy birth story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby Remmi
Kate is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 38 weeks. She completed the digital pack and knew that she would feel most calm giving birth at home due to her anxiety of all things medical. Read her positive birth story here…