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 - Joanne and baby Frankie
Joanne is a second time mum who had gestational diabetes and gave birth in hospital. She completed the digital pack and found the information enabled her to use BRAIN, to remain calm and to trust her instincts. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Feefs and baby Avery
Feefs is a second time mum who had a natural birth in hospital at 39 weeks + 6 days. She says that the digital pack helped her to feel prepared and ready for labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Eva and baby boy
Eva is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days. She started the digital pack just 2 weeks before her due date and still managed to watch all of the videos and benefit hugely from it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Clare and baby boy
Clare is a second time mum who was induced at 37 weeks. She found that the digital pack helped to make her birth experience easier and more positive than her first. Read her positive birth 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 - Daisy and baby Arthur
Daisy gave birth to her baby boy in hospital after 32 hours in latent labour at home! She completed the digital pack which helped her to feel informed and positive about her labour. 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 - Hester and baby Euan
Hester had an unexpected surprise when she went into hospital after her waters broke at 40 weeks + 4 days. Hester was able to remain calm and deal with her situation as she understood what was happening and felt in control due to completing the digital pack during pregnancy. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Felicity and baby Noah
Felicity is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 37 weeks + 1 day. She was able to use BRAIN when deciding to be induced and other techniques from the digital pack during labour, with the help of her husband to keep her focused. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby April
Jade is a second time mum who was induced in hospital by oxytocin drip. She found the digital pack invaluable as it helped her to gain a deeper connection with her body and gave her husband greater purpose as ‘keeper of the cave’ during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bryony and baby boy
Bryony went into labour at 31 weeks + 4 days and ended up having an unplanned caesarean. As a naturally anxious person she found that hypnobirthing helped to keep her calm throughout her birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kayleigh and baby Felix
Kayleigh is a second time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 40 weeks + 13 days. She completed the digital pack which empowered her to use BRAIN to make decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ashley and baby Amelie
Ashley is a second time mum with Group B Strep who gave birth in hospital. She completed the digital pack and even used some of the techniques at 33 weeks when she had a small set back. During labour she was able to listen to her body and she knew when she was ready to push. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Deki and baby Brieuc
Deki is a second time mum who gave birth to her son in a natural birthing room. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Chelsey and baby Pippa
Chelsey is a first time mum who was induced in hospital due to pre-eclampsia. She completed the digital pack and found the breathing techniques really helped in her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby boy
Becky is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack which helped her to listen to her body and to get her through her birth journey. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Westley and baby William
‘My baby will come when my baby is ready’ was never more true than for Westley, a first time mum, whose baby came at 40 weeks + 15 days. She attended a Positive Birth Company weekend hypnobirthing course which helped her to prepare for and manage her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rhian and baby Rowan
Rhian is a first time mum who was diagnosed with Group B Strep just 2 days before she gave birth. She had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 12 days. Rhian found the digital pack at 30 weeks and managed to surround herself with positivity at home helping her to feel excited and calm about giving birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mollie and baby boy
Mollie is a first time mum who was induced at 39 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and was able to go into labour with a positive mindset even when it was not the scenario she had hoped for. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jo and baby Poppy
Jo is a second time mum who gave birth in her local hospital at 38 weeks + 5 days. She found that the digital pack helped her to remain calm and in control and able to make decisions that she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…