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 - Alia and baby boy
Alia is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. After her first, speedy birth, she was prepared for this one to follow suit, which it did! 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 - Emily and baby girl
Emily is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 6 days, due to baby being ‘unstable lie.’ She was able to maintain an air of calm throughout labour and when things took a turn after giving birth, due to techniques she learn from PBC. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Eva and baby Frida
Eva is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit, in Spain, at 40 weeks + 5 days. She prepared her mind and body thoroughly for birth and found she was able to trust her body and instincts to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachael and baby Theo
Rachael is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 1 day, in Portugal. She was faced with a rather pushy doctor but hypnobirthing enabled her to advocate for herself and make informed decisions. Read her 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 - Rebecca and baby Beatrice
Rebecca is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘the hypnobirthing course gave me the confidence to recognise that my body was built for this process and that my feelings during birth [were] my natural instincts.’ 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 - Nikki and baby Robyn
Nikki is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing tools to help her during labour and says, ‘My VBAC was the most empowering experience of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Mila
Amy is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing to help change her mindset about pregnancy, after her previous traumatic experience. 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 - 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…
(STILL) Birth story - Charlotte and baby Jasmine
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This is the positive birth story of baby Jasmine who was still born at 26 weeks. It is a beautiful but heartbreaking read and may not be suitable for all.
Birth story - Sophie and baby Ozzy
Sophie is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 37 weeks. Due to her baby having Gastroschisis she was unable to have her preferred home birth but, she was able to use tools gained from the digital pack to help her make her hospital birth as positive as possible. Read her 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 - Kayla and baby Jace
Kayla is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 41 weeks + 3 days. She stayed focused and used breathing techniques to help with labour. She says, ‘It was a quick and amazing experience.’ 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…
Birth story - Grace and baby Moira
Grace is a second time mum who gave birth at home, during rather turbulent circumstances. After contracting Covid-19 at 38 weeks and with storm Darcy whirling in, Grace managed a calm and speedy birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Kenji
Lauren is a second time mum who had a VBAC in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She says the PBC gave her the confidence to go for a VBAC and make informed decisions, whilst also being open to that ‘plan’ changing. Read her positive birth story here…