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 - Vicky and baby boy
Vicky is a first time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks. She describes feeling like ‘superwoman’ after labour and credits her strength and attitude to hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Edith
Amy is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and says it was the ‘best thing I did in my pregnancy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Minnie
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She was able to recognise the stages of labour and stay in control of her body, as a result of what she learnt from the digital pack. She believes this is how she managed to have such a positive birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Freddie
Amy is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She watched the Youtube videos and learnt about the breathing techniques which she used to guide her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Farley
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit. The digital pack helped both Laura and her husband prepare for birth and to recognise what was happening at each stage of labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Roseanna and baby Bobby
Roseanna is a first time mum who was so relaxed and calm about labour that the midwives did not believe that she was progressing as fast as she was. She had her baby in a midwife led unit, on the wrong side of the birthing pool! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cassie and baby Freyja
Cassie is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. Hypnobirthing helped her to prepare mentally for birth and to cement her knowledge that her body is made to birth her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Emilie
Lauren is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She enjoyed the science section of the digital pack and found it really helped her to understand what was happening during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby boy
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She was able to trust her body to birth her baby naturally as a result of what she learnt from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby girl
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit in the birth pool. Completing the digital pack meant that she was able to listen to her body and know what stage of labour she was at despite the midwives not believing her! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Arthur
Lucy is a second time mum who gave birth at ‘The Bluebell’ midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 10 days. She completed the digital pack and found that it offered her ‘the knowledge and mental preparation to enjoy the most positive birth experience.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby girl
Lauren is a second time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. Her labour did not progress as she had imagined but she was able to use BRAIN and make decisions which were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chiara and baby Luca
Chiara is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. Chiara and her husband completed the digital pack and were well prepared for labour, they had clear birth preferences which were followed by the midwives, helping them to have a very positive experience. Read their birth story here…
Birth story - Clare and baby boy
Clare is a first time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She was able to rely on breathing techniques and positive affirmations and her partners support to see her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Barney
Emily is a first time mum who gave birth in a pool at her local midwife led unit. She was able to use breathing techniques, gained from the digital pack, to help her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Carrie and baby Marco
Carrie is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks. She found her second birth immeasurably better than her first and credits this to the knowledge and tools that she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Patricia and baby Sano
Patricia is a first time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 9 days. She found that making a ‘plan’ was very helpful in getting her mind around what could happen in labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby boy
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She enjoyed learning about the science of labour in the digital pack and was able to stay calm and focussed in labour. Read her very speedy, positive birth story here…
Birth story - Keya and baby Daxleigh
Keya is a third time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. Completing the digital pack enabled her to control her thoughts and gave her knowledge of what her body was doing and how she could help it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Frank
Sarah is a third time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 2 days. She found that hypnobirthing helped her to stay calm and focussed throughout labour. Read her positive birth story here…