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 - Nesha and baby girl
Nesha is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks + 2 days. She was able to use BRAIN to make decisions during her labour which enabled her to labour naturally after being kick started. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Grayson
Emily is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local labour ward. Hypnobirthing gave her the knowledge and tools to overcome her prior uncertainties about giving birth and enabled her to have the most wonderful experience! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becca and baby boy
Becca is a first time mum who had a planned caesarean due to her baby being breech. She went into labour naturally and was able to use hypnobirthing techniques through early labour and during her caesarean. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Clara
Emily is a second time mum who had a positive hospital birth. She completed the digital pack and was able to use BRAIN to make decisions that were best for her and her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Isla
Becky is a second time mum who was induced in hospital and had a VBAC at 38 weeks + 6 days. She managed with her birth beautifully and describes the digital pack as her ‘birth armour.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beatrice and baby boy
Beatrice is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and felt informed and able to ask questions and have more of a handle over her own birth than she did the first time around. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ying and baby Finley
Ying is a second time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks + 4 days in hospital. She was eager to have a more positive birth this time around and, with the help of the digital pack, she did! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Grace and baby girl
Grace is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 3 days. She gained so much from the digital pack that she was able to identify the stages of labour as she progressed and to use BRAIN to make decisions when needed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby girl
Anna is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 12 days. She feels that her baby was born at the perfect time and that the digital pack gave her the confidence and courage to give birth naturally. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Poppy and baby Jacob
Poppy is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 34 weeks. The knowledge and techniques that she gained from the digital pack enabled her to stay calm and remain positive despite her labour not going as she had imagined. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - MOM and baby GIRL
Kat is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 1 day. She found the breathing techniques invaluable during labour and was able to have her Mum, who is a midwife, deliver her baby! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This first time mum gave birth in hospital at 38 weeks + 3 days. She was able to be in control of her birth choices and credits this to the knowledge she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alexandra and baby Theodore
Alexandra is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital 38 weeks + 5 days. She views her birth as 100% positive despite it not going as originally planned and she credits this to everything she gained from the digital pack. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Helen and baby Ardyn
Helen is a second time mum who gave birth at 42 weeks + 3 days in hospital. She used BRAIN to delay induction to give her baby longer to come naturally. Her labour had the potential to become more medicalised at times but she remained calm, in control and positive throughout. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Neave and baby Eleanor
Neave is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. She feels that the digital pack helped her to prepare emotionally and physically for birth and ultimately enabled her to cope with her very long labour as she felt in control and able to make informed decisions. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natalie and baby Ella
Natalie is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She was induced due to having group B strep and gestational diabetes but, with the help of the digital pack, she remained focussed and calm and had an amazing birth. Read her positive birth experience here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Rupert
Emily is a first time mum who started labouring in a midwife led unit but was transferred to hospital to have her baby at 39 weeks + 4. She sees her birth as a positive experience as she was in control and was able to use BRAIN to make decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 3 days due to being a high risk pregnancy. She found the breathing techniques and a supportive biorth partner the most useful tools during her labour.
Birth story - Harriet and baby Nancy
Harriet is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. She learnt a lot from the digital pack and believes it helped her to progress so far at home before they went to hospital. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Ripley
Sarah is a fourth time mum who had a planned cesarean at 40 weeks due to her baby being breech. She was able to make informed decisions about what she felt was best for her and her baby and she was happy with her choices. Read her positive birth story here…