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 - Kimberley and baby Mya
Kimberley is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She describes her birth as the ‘most amazing birth’ and believes that she coped so well with it as a result of hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Satnam and baby Akaal
Satnam is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit. She describes feeling safe, in control and fearless during her labour, which she accredits to the digital pack and hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Rory
Sarah is a second time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit. She read the book and completed the digital pack and used tools gained from them to help her have a much more positive birth experience this time around. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rachel and baby Angus
Rachel is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She found the traffic light analogy of ‘coming back to green,’ learnt from the digital pack, very helpful during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Madeline and baby Edith
Madeline is a second time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. She read up on hypnobirthing for her first birth but gained even more from the digital pack, she says it really helped her to remain calm during birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kerry and baby Olivia
Kerry is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 8 days. She was worried about birth after her first and found that hypnobirthing helped her to overcome this and to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Ivy
Louise is a second time Mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She felt empowered after completing the digital pack and was able to use BRAIN to ask for alternatives to induction which gave her time to go into labour naturally. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lizzie and baby Marnie
Lizzie is a first time mum who gave birth at 40 weeks + 4 days in a midwife led unit. She used hypnobirthing techniques to help make her birth better. read her story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Maeve
Louise is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack which gave her the confidence to believe in herself and to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Aleisha and baby Harper
Aleshia is a second time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She had her baby in the water and relied on breathing techniques to remain calm throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Carla and baby Amelie
Carla is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. After completing the digital pack she felt relaxed and even excited about labour. Read her speedy birth story here…
Birth story - Kimberley and baby Ayla
Kimberley is a second time mum who had a water birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and used it to help her have her ‘dream birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Riley
Beth is a second time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit. She found that knowledge really is power, when she was able to understand what her body was going through during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anne-Lise and baby Isaac
Anne-Lise is a second time Mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She used the Freya App during labour and found it to be very useful at keeping her on track with her up breathing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Brodie and baby boy
Brodie is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She found that hypnobirthing gave her the tools to experience her best possible birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Vicky and baby Alfie
Vicky laboured at home to 9cm and then had her baby in the water at her local midwife led unit. She says she has ‘never felt so powerful’ as she did on the day she gave birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Darcey
Zoe had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She is thankful for the book and digital pack as they enabled her to give her daughter ‘a wonderful entry into the world!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Frankie
Lauren is a first time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit in the pool. She completed the digital pack and used it to empower her to use her knowledge to make decisions, which often went against her midwives views, but turned out to be best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Rona
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. The digital pack helped her to feel calm and controlled during late pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Albie
Charlotte is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She states that the digital pack gave her the knowledge and confidence to tackle labour on her own terms. Read her positive birth story here…