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 - Nôno and baby boy
Nôno is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She used hypnobirthing techniques to ‘stay in the zone,’ to stay calm and in control during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Freddie
Anna is a second time mum who had her baby at a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing tools to help her through labour and birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jo and baby Sophia
Jo is a first time mum who had a water birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. Hypnobirthing helped to change her mindset about birth and gave her tools to use to make the best decisions for her and her baby during labour. She says, ‘I feel so empowered and will look back at my birth with so much happiness.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rose and baby girl
Rose is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing tools to advocate for herself and to have the best birth for herself and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nina and baby Ezekiel
Nina is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She surprised herself by using visualisation during labour and she drew on positive thoughts to give her the power to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natalia and baby Frank
Natalia is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She read the book and says it, ‘helped us to experience the most beautiful birth,’ which she says, ‘was the best experience in my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rita and baby Kayla
Rita is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks. She wishes all women would be able to experience a labour like hers where she was treated like a, ‘human and not just a number.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Nova
Laura is a first time mum who was induced and then had her baby in a midwife led unit at 42 weeks. Laura used hypnobirthing to help her feel calm during labour and she says, ‘I can honestly say that I enjoyed labour and birth and that in itself is so empowering. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charli and baby Freyja
Charli is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I can't describe quite how much the PBC did for me, but all I can say is without it, I wouldn't have had the tools to make my second and final birth the incredible experience that it was.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Natalie and baby Beatrix
Natalie is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I believe that the digital pack is what helped me have such a positive experience.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Paris and baby Dela
Paris is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and says that she felt, ‘able to deal with anything that happened {during birth} using the skills I've learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Dani and baby boy
Dani is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit, in Israel, at 41weeks. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘I learned so much and had the tools I needed to surf the waves and make sound decisions that were best for me and my baby.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby girl
Kate is a second time mum who had a VBAC in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She describes it as, ‘the best, most positive experience I’ve ever had.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Joelle and baby boy
Joelle is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 6 days. She found reading other positive birth stories helped her to prepare for all eventualities. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caroline and baby Digby
Caroline is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, at her local midwife led unit, at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing techniques during her rather speedy birth and says, ‘hypnobirthing is AMAZING and teaches you to cope with anything.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby Theodore
Jade is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit. Hypnobirthing gave her the, ‘tools to have the most wonderful experience,’ and changed her mindset about labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Mila
Chloe is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘a big thank you is in order to the positive birth company, I wouldn’t have felt so confident if it wasn’t for the amazing hypnobirthing course.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Earleesha and baby Enastazia
Earleesha is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. After completing the digital pack she says, ‘I felt prepared to give birth in a way I never thought was possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Harriet and baby Sienna
Harriet is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She credits her positive birth experience on all of the hypnobirthing preparation she did whilst pregnant and on her amazing support team during birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Alia and baby boy
Alia is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. After her first, speedy birth, she was prepared for this one to follow suit, which it did! Read her positive birth story here…