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 - Kim and baby Maria
Kim is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘Hypnobirthing taught me to follow my instincts during birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lupita and baby Hekate
Lupita is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 9 days. She was surrounded by a lot of negative birth stories when she was pregnant but she stuck to her birth plan and kept thinking, “This is Amazing,” throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jen and baby Phoenix
Jen is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 38 weeks + 5 days. She says, “I fully believe that the hypnobirthing techniques worked wonders” and helped her to have the birth she had hoped for. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amber and baby Solo
Amber is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘The breathing technique was the most effective form of pain relief.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Barbra and baby Lorelai
Barbra is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She practised hypnobirthing and found, ‘the breathing techniques and affirmations kept me feeling in control and very relaxed.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lillybet and baby Eileen
Lillybet is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 1 day. She says of her birth, “It was such an incredible experience and I feel so lucky and proud it worked out this way!” Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hayley and baby Elijah
Hayley is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 6 days, during coronavirus restrictions. She and her husband used hypnobirthing tools to make their surroundings as comfortable as possible in a clinical situation. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Lyra
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to use BRAIN to make decisions that were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mollie and baby Scarlett
Mollie is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing breathing techniques to help her during and after labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Frances and baby Oscar
Frances is a first time mum who was induced, due to obstetric cholestasis, at 38 weeks + 4 days and ended up having an unplanned cesarean. She gained tools from the Positive Birth Company which enabled her to feel calm and in control throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Seeräuber Jenny and baby Kalika
Seeräuber Jenny is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 3 days, during coronavirus restrictions. She completed the digital pack with her husband and they found it helpful to be able to formulate their opinions on their birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amelia and baby Milo
Amelia is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She practised hypnobirthing and found it helped her though labour. She says, “I felt like superwoman afterwards,” and “I certainly cannot wait to experience it again.” Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This first time mum had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. Through hypnobirthing she was able to believe things were, ‘working out perfectly and just how they are meant to.’ She says, ‘I felt like a true lioness,’ during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Paloma and baby Drew
Paloma is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 37 weeks + 4 days. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to use BRAIN and make informed decisions during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Miracle
Elizabeth is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 41 weeks + 1 day. She found that hypnobirthing helped her to listen to her body and gave her and her husband tools to use to help them through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shipra and baby boy
Shipra is a first time mum who had and unplanned cesarean at 39 weeks. Her birth did not go as she had ‘hoped’ but she thanks the PBC for, “preparing both me and my husband & for helping us remain positive in difficult situations and helping us to stay calm in a global pandemic.” Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jennifer and baby Pip
Jennifer is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She says that, '“The hypnobirthing course was amazing for learning how the body works during labour and birth, I felt calm and in control at every step and loved it.” Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Giulia and baby Abigal
Giulia is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. Her environment was not perfect for giving birth but she was able to find focus and remember, ‘I could do it as my body and I were strong and not afraid of anything.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abby and baby boy
Abby is a first time mum who had her baby at 41 weeks + 2 days at her local midwife led unit. She says, ‘The PBC book and digital pack helped us both massively prepare for labour.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Izzie and baby Felix
Izzie is a first time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks at home in the pool. During labour she says, ‘my absolute life saver was up breathing and staying calm and as relaxed as possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…