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 - Bryanne and baby Benjamin
Shortly after being sent home from the birth centre Bryanne had her baby at home, unassisted, at 37 weeks. Despite this abrupt arrival she says, ‘the birth of my son Benjamin was exactly what it needed to be. Beautiful, wonderful, blissful.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lara-Clare and baby Kiara
Lara-Clare is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in Gran Canaria, at 39 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘I felt that the PBC course had equipped me with the very knowledge that made the labour go so fast. I used the breathing techniques to stay in the zone and channel oxytocin.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Niamh and baby Sienna
Niamh is a second time mum who unexpectedly, had her baby at home at 38 weeks + 1 day. She says the knowledge she gained from the digital pack helped her massively and, ‘Thank you Siobhan and the team for making both my babies entrances into the world beautiful and positive despite both being completely the opposite of what had been planned.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Caragh and baby Cove
Caragh is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘The PBC course, Freya app & affirmations as well as all the stories here (thank you) and YouTube videos I watched really set me up well to work with my body and my baby to bring him earthside.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Raena and baby boy
Raena is a second time mum who had her baby at home, at 38 weeks + 3 days, before the midwifes arrived! Her labour progressed quicker than she had anticipated and she ended up giving birth at home, alone, just before her husband arrived. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Zachary
Amy is a fourth time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says the digital pack, ‘helped me make the decision to plan for a homebirth and when it came to the labour and delivery it proved an absolute game changer.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tuesday and baby Dylan
Tuesday is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks. She relied on her partner and the Freya App to help her breathe through her labour and stay calm and focused.
Birth story - Sabrina and baby Sadie
Sabrina is a second time mum who had a home waterbirth at 39 weeks + 4 days. She achieved her ‘ideal birth’ with the help of the Freya App and said, ‘The Freya app was awesome, saved me through the labour from getting scared & losing my breathing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Rowan
Elizabeth is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool at home, at 41 weeks + 1 day. She used hypnobirthing to make the best decisions for her and her baby before and during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby River
Sophie is a first time mum who had a water birth, at home, at 38 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘The PBC was fundamental in making my birth the most incredible, positive, and proudest night of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Poppy and baby Jonah
Poppy is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, at home, at 38 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I honestly cannot believe my luck to have had the most euphoric, empowering, and healing birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…