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 - Karine and baby Milena
Karine is a second time mum who had her baby at 39 weeks + 4 days in hospital. She describes it as, ‘an incredible experience and I am so grateful for all the hypnobirthing tools that helped me stay in control throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jeni and baby Ruby
Jeni is a second time mum whose baby decided to make an unexpectedly speedy arrival at home before the midwives arrived. Although this was not planned, it was a positive experience nonetheless. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chrissy and baby boy
Chrissy is a second time mum who was induced at 41 weeks + 4 days. She describes her birth as, ‘the most empowering, incredible experience of my life,’ and says, ‘I’m so grateful for the hypnobirthing techniques that I learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natasha and baby Cosima
Natasha is a second time mum who had her baby at home. Using hypnobirthing breathing techniques she stayed calm and focused and delivered her baby herself. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Rubie
Chloe is a second time mum who had a fast but calm homebirth, after her more distressing first birth. She says, ‘I feel truly blessed to have had a wonderful birthing experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jacqueline and baby Quinton
Jacqueline is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 38 weeks + 6 days. Using the Freya App, she, ‘guided him out, alone, under the watchful eyes and supportive words of my birthing partners and midwives.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Bodhi
Lucy is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘It was such a dream being at home,’ and that the whole process was relaxed and calm even though she progressed quickly. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charley and baby Reg
Charley is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I used the tools from PBC and my gut told me this was the right choice for me.’ She also found Freya helped her to stay calm and focused throughout labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tara and baby Poppy
Tara is a second time mum who had a planned cesarean, due to her baby being breech, at 39 weeks + 5 days. She remained calm and relaxed as she underwent her cesarean. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natasha and baby Ottilie
Natasha is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I could not have asked for a more empowering birth and it’s all down to the PBC course, I feel like an absolute super woman!!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Luanne and baby Maxon
Luanne is a second time mum whose baby seemed in a hurry to arrive and was born at home just before the midwives arrived. She says, ‘Educating myself on birth physiology, stages of labour and hypnobirthing really helped to keep me calm and confident during this experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Maya
Jessica is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack and felt empowered to have a homebirth, afterwards she said, ‘The feeling was euphoric.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Bowie
Sophie is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘Using hypnobirthing & the Freya app was absolutely the best thing I could have done & definitely helped me have the positive birth I had hoped for!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Thea and baby Henry
Thea is a second time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 4 days. She says, Overall this induced birth was so beautiful, so “relaxed” and I felt empowered and in control the whole time.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nôno and baby boy
Nôno is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She used hypnobirthing techniques to ‘stay in the zone,’ to stay calm and in control during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘I was so empowered during this birth and I am taken aback by how confidently I advocated for myself and my daughter and how much I really trusted my body to do what it needs to do.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Freddie
Anna is a second time mum who had her baby at a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing tools to help her through labour and birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This second time mum was induced at 40 weeks + 3 days and had a positive VBAC delivery. She says, ‘Despite not being the home birth I’d planned, the knowledge gained from the course allowed me to navigate my change in circumstances and make informed choices throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becca and baby girl
Becca is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 2 days. She kept calm and in control as her baby made a rather speedy arrival. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natalie and baby Finlay
Natalie is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 5 days. She thanks the Positive birth Company for, ‘equipping us with the confidence and knowledge to make our birth experience such a positive one.’ Read her positive birth story here…