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 - Lizzie and baby
Lizzie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a beautiful, natural homebirth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ciara and baby girl
Ciara is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 12 days. She completed the digital pack and, as a result, felt in control and well informed throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kelly and baby Callum
Kelly is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. She believes that the digital pack helped by giving her partner a clear role and by ensuring they were informed and knowledgeable about what was happening at each stage during labour, enabling them to feel in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Meggy and baby Wolfie
Meggy is a first time mum who had a natural birth at her local midwife led unit. After completing the digital pack she felt educated and empowered which enabled her to remain calm during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jules and baby Callie
Jules is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks + 13 days and ended up having an unplanned caesarean in hospital. She completed the digital pack and felt informed and empowered during her labour and able to make decisions which were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Rosie
Hannah is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 42 weeks. Using techniques gained from the digital pack she was able to remain focussed and in control during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Aimee and baby Emma
Aimee is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She found that the digital pack helped her to achieve her ‘amazing,’ natural birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Isabelle
Megan is a first time mum who had a natural birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and was able to use tools she gained from it to help make her birth better. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sal and baby girl
Sal is a first time mum who had a wonderful birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. After completing the digital pack she felt better informed about the birth process and prepared for what was to come. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rhiannon and baby Ivy
Rhiannon is a first time mum who had a natural birth at her local hospital at 40 weeks + 1 day. She believes the digital pack helped her to have a calm birth, surrounded by positivity. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Elise
Claire is a first time mum who had a natural, waterbirth at home. Although she had been classed as high risk, Claire did a lot of research and decided that a home birth would be best for her and her baby. She gained valuable information from the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Verity and baby Piper
Verity is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 42 weeks. As a result of completing the digital pack she went into labour knowing that her body was made to birth her baby so she was able to keep calm when things became more complicated than envisioned. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Callum
Emma is a first time mum who was induced at 38 weeks + 4 days. Her birth took a few unpredictable turns which ended in an unplanned cesarean, Emma remained calm and measured thought as she was able to make informed decisions, which was helped greatly by the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Ivy
Hannah is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Victoria and baby Clara
Victoria is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital on her due date. She benefitted greatly from the digital pack as her birth did not progress as she had imagined but she was be able to use BRAIN and make informed decisions and feel in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Marian and baby Piper
Marian is a first time mum who gave birth at home at 41 weeks + 1 day. She felt that the digital pack helped her to mentally prepare for labour and she went on to have an amazingly positive birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Theo
Megan is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience, aided significantly by her partner Nick. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby girl
Claire is a first time mum who gave birth in her local hospital at 40 weeks + 12 days. Her birth plan went out the window but she found techniques, such as breathing, from the digital pack still helped her during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Paige and baby Fraser
Paige is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby at home at 38 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a natural waterbirth at home. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Jessie
Rebecca is a first time mum who gave birth in the water at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She was able to use the BRAIN acronym, from the digital pack, throughout, to help make her birth experience best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…