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 - Livia and baby Fridanna
Livia is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 6 days. She prepared both body and soul for labour and ensured she made mindful choices throughout pregnancy and labour. She says that hypnobirthing, ‘really helped me feel in control.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Eloise
Rebecca is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 1 day. Her birth didn’t quite go ‘to plan’ but she remained in control and says, ‘I couldn't have done this without my hypnobirthing tools, keeping me calm, focused and trusting my body.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hayley and baby R
Hayley is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing gave her tools to navigate labour as she says, ‘I felt more in control and knew what my body was doing, and why, all thanks to hypnobirthing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rosie and baby Rae
Rosie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack, with her husband, and was amazed at how it helped to train her mind to trust her body. She was left, ‘feeling like an absolute superwoman,’ after birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gabriella and baby Corinne
Gabriella is a first time mum who, unexpectedly, had her baby at home. Her birth did not go as planned but she, and her husband, were able to feel empowered and in control and say, ‘hypnobirthing really helped us to stay calm and support each other.’ Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Ofelia
Elizabeth is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She found positive affirmations helped to ground her during labour, and recalling the stages of labour and the many positive birth stories she had read during pregnancy also helped her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zahirah and baby Celestia
Zahirah is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 5 days. She describes her birth as a, ‘Super amazing quick positive birth story.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kat and baby Octavia
Kat is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 40 weeks. She used hypnobirthing to re-ignite her trust in her body’s ability to birth her baby and she says of her birth, ‘it was intense and powerful but I felt in control the whole way through.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alina and baby Lévie
Alina is a third time mum who had her baby at home, in America, at 41 weeks. She says birth affirmations, ‘really helped me to feel strong and calm and in control,’ and she describes her experience as, ‘the most empowering, peaceful and beautiful birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Molly and baby girl
Molly is a first time mum who had her baby at home, unexpectedly, less than 5 hours after her water went! She credits the digital pack with helping her to remain calm and in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Yvonne and baby Jorja
Yvonne is a third time mum who had her baby at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing gave her the right mindset and confidence to have a home birth and she is really pleased that she did. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Neso and baby Elonna
Neso is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 41 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘the Positive Birth Company helped demystify labour and birth and gave me the empowerment to ensure I got the birth I wanted.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shonagh and baby girl
Shonagh is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I always thought that birth was something that happened to you, but with this course I realised that it's a journey that you can very much be part of and even enjoy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Naomi and baby Lark
Naomi is a second time mum who had a home, water birth. She says, ‘I’m so grateful to all the wisdom shared by the Positive Birth Company,’ as she found it helped her make informed decisions and helped to comfort her during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Rosie
Olivia is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool, at home, at 41 weeks + 3 days. She prepared for pregnancy and labour by reading our book and thanks the PBC for, ‘equipping [her] with the mindset to have the best birth possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbié and baby girl
Abbie is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. She was so relaxed and fully trusted her bodies ability to birth her baby, she says, ‘I was surprised at how calm and present I stayed throughout, I felt so in control.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Krissy and baby boy
Krissy is a fifth time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 42 weeks + 1 day. She was able to listen to her body and trust in its ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Piper Roux
Chloe is a second time mum who had her baby in a pool at home. She says, ‘ Hypnobirthing is for every birth.’ ‘I had full control, I was in the zone, doing my up breathing and remembering everything I had learnt in my hypnobirthing videos.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Christina and baby Avgi
Christina is a second time mum who had her baby in a pool at home, at 40 weeks + 3 days. She was able to listen to her body and follow its rhythm, she describes birth as, ‘one of the most powerful experiences!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Yemima and baby Zack
Yemima is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says that hypnobirthing helped her so much and that she was able to trust in her body to birth her baby. Read her rather speedy, positive birth story here…