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 - Vijoleta and baby Gabriel
Vijoleta is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She credits the digital pack with helping her to get into a positive mindset before birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Deborah and baby Cara
Deborah is a second time mum who was induced and had a water birth at her local midwife led unit, at 42 weeks. She had to advocate for herself during labour so as to get the best for her and her baby and used hypnobirthing techniques to help her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Bonnie
Beth is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘Thinking about my birth experience makes me well up. It was truly the most positive and beautiful experience of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Amber
Hannah is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘The course was invaluable to us to teach us what labour actually is and how to make informed decisions.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Latiesha and baby Amelia
Latiesha is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit. Before completing the digital pack she was ‘terrified’ of giving birth but the course helped her to realise that her body is made to birth her baby and helped her to think positively about birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Averie and baby Robin
Averie is a first time mum who had her baby in the water, at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks + 1 day. She says, ‘I am forever grateful to the entire PBC team and Siobhan for the digital pack that allowed this Texan to learn how to enjoy her birth and trust her body.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mackenzie and baby Teddy
Mackenzie is a second time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘I am so grateful to this course for giving me the tools to do what I did and for giving both me and my husband so much confidence for labor.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Teisia and baby Eleanor
Teisia is a first time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks. She describes her birth as ‘the most empowering experience of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becca and baby Kit
Becca is a first time mum who conceived baby by IVF and birthed him in a pool at her local midwife led unit. She used hypnobirthing during labour and says, ‘I used my BRAIN and was able to make my own decisions that ultimately worked out for me and I'll always be forever grateful that I felt empowered to do that.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Daniel
Emma is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She found that most of what she ‘planned’ for her birth went ‘out of the window’ but she was able to make decisions during labour using hypnobirthing tools. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Foxx
Beth is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She had not planned having a baby but says, ‘I feel very blessed that our birth went to plan and am truly fascinated by what our bodies are capable of.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tash and baby Ruel
Tash is a first time mum who had a water birth at 41 weeks + 1 day in a midwife led unit. She read our book and says, ‘Thank you to PBC for transforming how I view pregnancy and birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Krew
Emily is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I can honestly say the Freya app and this group got me through this labour and helped me to stay in control and feeling safe throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nicola and baby Callie
Nicola is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. Her birth progressed as she had pictured it and she says, ‘We were both prepared and relaxed throughout and I felt empowered to make decisions that felt right to me.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Maria and baby Alexander
Maria is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby In a midwife led unit, in hospital, at 39 weeks + 3 days. Her labour was not straightforward but ultimately she, ‘felt empowered in [her] decisions through [her] prep with PBC and [she is] so happy that [she] had some tools to work with along the way.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Frances and baby Hugo
Frances is a second time mum who had her baby, in the pool, in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. This labour was very different to her fist and she found it harder to remain in control but managed to and as a result says, ‘I have never felt so empowered in my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Linh and baby Jayden
Linh is a first time mum who had a water birth in her local midwife led unit, at 39 weeks. She and her husband worked as a team during labour with breathing techniques being their most useful tool. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hollie and baby Tommy
Hollie is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local hospital, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She found the course most useful for breathing techniques and for helping her partner to know what to do during birth. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Julieta and baby K
Julieta is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I loved my birth so much, It was the most incredible moment of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Bowie
Sophie is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘Using hypnobirthing & the Freya app was absolutely the best thing I could have done & definitely helped me have the positive birth I had hoped for!’ Read her positive birth story here…