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 - Ella and baby Bodhi
Ella is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 38 weeks + 6 days. She found the scientific part of the digital pack most useful and using her new knowledge and birthing tools she went on to have an ‘amazing’ birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Samantha and baby boy
Samantha is a first time mum whose birth took a turn when they realised baby was undiagnosed breech. Hypnobirthing enabled her to see the positives in her birth which she had at 38 weeks + 4 days in hospital. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Mila
Charlotte is a first time mum who conceived via IVF and was induced in hospital, at 39 weeks + 6 days. After a tricky pregnancy and a rocky start to labour it was decided a cesarean was the best option and she says, ‘my caesarean delivery was so peaceful and enjoyable.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becci and baby Maxime
Becci is a first time mum who says, ‘the PBC course gave me and my birth partners the tools and knowledge to manage birth ourselves, and gave me the confidence to bring my first baby into the world at home.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ella and baby boy
Ella is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 35 weeks. She says, ‘hypnobirthing gave me the confidence I needed to remain calm and enjoy my birth experience to the fullest.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Georgia and baby Monroe
Georgia is a first time mum who was induced and went on to have an unplanned cesarean in hospital, at 38 weeks. She had a birth ‘plan’ and was able to stay calm and focused throughout, thanks to hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Oriane and baby Luka
Oriane is a first time mum who had a home, water birth at 41 weeks + 3 days. Hypnobirthing gave her tools to remain calm and focused and to have a positive birth experience that was, ‘positive, empowering, and so rewarding.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Katy and baby Mason
Katy is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital, by unplanned cesarean. She was able to make the best decisions for her and her baby when things did not go ‘as planned'.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Luca
Rebecca is a first time mum who had a home, water birth at 41 weeks + 2 days. With tools from the digital pack she was able to trust herself to use BRAIN and, ‘to make informed decisions with information that is current and up to date.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Maria and baby girl
Maria is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. Despite not being able to have the water birth she wanted she still feels, ‘my birth experience was very positive and I'd definitely do it again!’
Birth story - Sophie and baby Toby
Sophie is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital, by induction, at 40 weeks + 13 days. She was calm about birth and able to cope with the many challenges she faced, including giving birth whilst Covid positive! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alkmini and baby Zoi
Alkmini is a first time mum who was induced in hospital, at 40 weeks + 11 days. She says, ‘the PBC definitely helped me stay in a positive mind set, managing induction without an epidural and having the best possible labour!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Annabel and baby girl
Annabel is a first time mum who had a cesarean due to her baby being breech. She completed the digital pack and says she, ‘enjoyed learning about the mental aspect of birth and the breathing,’ which she utilised during her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rosie and baby Ivy
Rosie is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘The PBC changed our mindset on labour and birth and I went into it positively and excited.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Demi-Leigh and baby Poppy
Demi-Leigh is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool at home, at 40 weeks + 1 day. She needed medical assistance immediately after birth and she says, ‘people call my labour traumatic and I correct them and say my labour was amazing and I enjoyed every moment.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rose and baby Louie
Rose is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. She relied on her birth plan to inform her midwives of her preferences so she could focus on birth. Rose says, birth has, ‘transformed the way I look at myself.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jodie and baby Joshua
Jodie is a first time mum who had an eventful birth which ended in an unplanned cesarean. Contrary to the ‘horror’ people responded with when told her story she says, ‘It was unlike anything I've experienced before, but it was amazing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby boy
Megan is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 2 days. She trusted her gut and made decisions during pregnancy and labour which were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby boy
Emma is a first time mum who was induced, in hospital, at 37 weeks + 3 days, due to Gestational diabetes and reduced foetal growth rate. Thanks to hypnobirthing she was able to advocate for herself and help to ‘make her birth better.’ Read her positive birth story here…