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 - Hayley and baby Fraser
Hayley is a second time mum who had a waterbirth after being induced at 42 weeks + 3 days. She was able to use BRAIN and make informed decisions that were the best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Clair and baby Edwin
Clair is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at home. She was able to use BRAIN and advocate for herself and her baby and opt for a home birth, despite being advised otherwise, as she knew it would be best for them both. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jen and baby Edward
Jen is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. As a result of reading the book Jen was able to take control and trust in her bodies ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth stories - Megan and baby Olive
Megan is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She found that hypnobirthing helped her to feel ‘empowered and excited’ during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby boy
Zoe is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at home. Using hypnobirthing techniques she was able to understand what was happening and to bring herself back to ‘green’ when she had lost concentration. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Naeve
Emma is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital. She completed the digital pack and gained tools from it which enabled her to keep calm and trust her instincts. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chess and baby Ella
Chess is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, during the coronavirus pandemic. She used what she learnt from hypnobirthing to set up her environment to create a calm space to labour in. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Leo
Charlotte is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. She gained skills from hypnobirthing which helped her to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Ellen and baby Luca
Ellen is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing helped her to make informed decisions and to go for a VBAC, which she is really pleased that she did. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mirain and baby Silyn
Mirain is a second time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 39 weeks. She thanks the digital pack, ‘for educating and empowering’ her, to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Kirsty and baby Orla
Kirsty is a second time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She found hypnobirthing invaluable as it helped her to remain calm and in control of her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jordan and baby Jessica
Jordan is a second time mum who was induced at 39 weeks + 2 days, due to gestational diabetes, during the coronavirus pandemic. With knowledge gained from the digital pack, she was able to be in control of her birth and to have a healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby Evelyn
Jade is a second time mum whose baby arrived a little faster than anticipated and was born in the back of an ambulance in the hospital carpark. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Lexi
Laura is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 6 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. The knowledge she gained from the digital pack enabled her to make decisions and feel in control of her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby Boy
This second time Mum had a cesarean at 41 weeks + 6 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She feels the digital pack gave her the courage and mindset to be her own advocate and to be in control of her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Libby and baby Theophilus
Libby is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 6 days. She was able to stay calm and focused throughout labour with thanks to hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elle and baby Finlay
Elle is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 8 days. She felt that the digital pack was invaluable and enabled her to use BRAIN to make the best decisions for her an baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Callie
Anna is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 4 days. This time, with the help of the digital pack, she was in control of her birth and had a positive experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - R and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby at home, in the pool, at 41 weeks. The digital pack helped her to understand the stages of birth and gave her confidence in her body’s ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
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…