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 - Ani and baby Charles
Ani is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing breathing techniques helped her through her very long labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gemma and baby Dawson
Gemma is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She and her partner completed the digital pack and they worked as a team to keep calm and focused throughout labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Hazel
Megan is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 11 days. She was able to use BRAIN to make decisions pre labour which gave her time to go into labour naturally and avoid induction. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leanda and baby Robyn
Leanda is a second time mum who had a vbac in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to advocate for herself, using information gained from the digital pack, to help her achieve her healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Saamia and baby Irha
Saamia is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The knowledge she gained form the digital pack empowered her to understand and control her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rochelle and baby boy
Rochelle is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The digital pack gave her knowledge and confidence to birth her baby calmly, using breathing techniques. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Mairi
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to use BRAIN when needed and gain the ‘life skill’ of up-breathing, which helped her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Astrid
Elizabeth is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She describes her experience as a ‘birth of dreams.’ Read her positive birth experience here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Axel
Louisa is a second time mum who had a VBAC at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She was able to stay calm and in control by focussing on her breathing and using tools she gained form the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby Boy
This second time mum had her baby in the pool of her local midwife led unit. She describes her birth as a healing experience. Hypnobirthing enabled her to be informed, active and confident to be part of her birth process. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Robyn and baby Nova
Robyn is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She found the digital pack completely changed her mindset on birth and gave her the confidence that her body was designed to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lakhvinder and baby Kirpa
Lakhvinder is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She used the breathing techniques she gained from the digital pack to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stephanie and baby boy
Stephanie is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing helped her to focus and to trust her body to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Heidi and baby Hudson
Heidi is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day, during the coronavirus pandemic. She credits her ‘amazing positive birth experience’ to hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbie and baby Enzo
Abbie is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 6 days. Hypnobirthing taught her the science of birth and included her partner in the birth process which helped her to experience a positive birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Christine and baby Olav
Christine is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at full term. She found that the TENS machine and up breathing worked wonders for her and helped her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leanne and baby Ida
Leanne is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack with her husband who was then able to advocate for her during labour, he was able to make informed decisions that were best for his wife and baby! Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Maxwell
Katie is a second time mum who had a natural breech birth at 38 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack which enabled her to feel in control during her labour which she says she ‘wouldn’t change for the world.’ Read her posiotive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby in a midwife led unit during the coronavirus pandemic. She found listening to positive affirmations helped her to focus during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby boy
Amy is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit in the pool. She wanted to have a positive birth experience and found that hypnobirthing helped her to do that. Read her positive birth experience here…