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 - Linzie and baby Maeve
Linzie is a third time mum who had her baby in her local hospital at 42 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found that it enabled her to have a very calm and more relaxed birth than either of her first two experiences. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Charlotte
Megan is a second time mum who had an impromptu water birth at her local hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. Megan and her husband completed the digital pack together which gave them both tools to help guide them through their calm, relaxing labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ami and baby Reggie
Ami is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. He labour was not as she had imagined but she felt in control throughout by using tools she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Seth
Hannah is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks. The digital pack helped to educate her on her choices and she was able to exercise these choices during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anika and baby twin girls
Anika’s twins were ready to arrive before their ‘planned cesarean’ and therefore were delivered in hospital by unplanned cesarean. She found the digital pack helped her to remain calm and in control, in what could have been a difficult situation. Read hewr positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cara and baby Charlie
Cara is a first time mum who was induced in hospital due to the presence of meconium in her waters when they broke. Her birth took many turns away from what she had imagined but she was able to remain calm and deal with this using her knowledge gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ling and baby girl
Ling is a second time mum who birthed her baby naturally at 35 weeks in hospital. She accessed the Youtube videos and MP3’s and used these to help her have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Fox
Chloe’s baby was born at 33 weeks by unplanned cesarean. Due to him being 7 weeks early she had not yet actually undertaken the hypnotbirthing course but the information she gained from researching it was enough to help see her through an unpredictable birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Adele and baby Conor
Adele is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. Adele and her husband used techniques from the digital pack to help during labour and worked as a team throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby boy
Louise is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 42 weeks + 1 day. She attended a hypnobirthing weekend in Birmingham and found she was able to use her new found knowledge to make decisions and take control of her own pregnancy and birth which led to a very positive experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Demelza and baby Elowen
Demelza is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and found the breathing techniques really helped her. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alys and baby Mali
Ayls is a first time mum who had a planned caesarean due to her baby being breech. She was initially afraid of any intervention but ‘tools’ gained from the digital pack helped her to accept that a caesarean was the best option for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shannon and baby Conlaoch
Shannon is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool in hospital at 42 weeks. She describes her birth as beautiful and empowering and credits the digital pack with giving her the tools and knowledge to have a safe and calm birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby boy
Emma is a first time mum who had an unplanned caesarean at 37 weeks + 7 days due to babies low heart rate. She found that the digital pack helped her to feel less anxious about birth, it also enabled her to use BRAIN to make the best decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Rory
Louise is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to remain calm and relaxed in her own home for as long as possible before heading into hospital for her positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Erica and baby Isaac
Erica is a fourth time mum who was induced at 39 weeks + 3 days due to pelvic girdle pain. She worked through the digital pack with her husband and felt they really bonded over the experience. The tools that they gained really came in to play in their (unexpectedly) long labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Freya
Jessica is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 13 days. She was initially concerned about the prospect of being induced but when the time came she felt excited and prepared with thanks to the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jennifer and baby boy
Jennifer is a third time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local hospital. She completed the digital pack and found that the information became so ingrained that her body knew what to do. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - May and baby Redmond
May is a fourth time mum who had a positive VBAC induction at 38 weeks due to gestational diabetes and obstetric cholestasis. She completed the digital pack and used techniques from it to help during her labour. Read her positive, high risk, birth story here…
Birth story - Emz and baby Isaac
Emz was anxious during pregnancy so downloaded the digital pack to help her with this. She found the phrase ‘my body, my baby, my birth’ particularly reassuring and although she didn’t have a birth anything like she had planned she still felt it was a positive experience. Read her story here…