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 - Rachel and baby Peggy
Rachel is a first time mum who had a birth where ‘absolutely nothing went to plan.’ She had an emergency caesarean in hospital at 41 weeks + 6 days. Sher used up breathing and BRAIN throughout her labour to stay calm and in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lee and baby Leonard
Lee is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 week + 14 days. Her labour progressed well until it took an unexpected turn which resulted in an emergency caesarean. Lee requested a gentle caesarean and was able to rely on her inner strength gained from the digital pack to see her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hayley and baby twins
Hayley twins decided to make an early appearance at 31 weeks + 4 days. She birthed the first using hypnobirthing breathing techniques and then agreed to a caesarean for the second which had moved into a tricky position. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jess and baby Tala
Jess is a second time mum who gave birth by unplanned cesarean in hospital. She found that the digital pack gave her knowledge and understanding and helped her to ‘embrace the unpredictability of birth’ and to feel in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Georgie and baby Noah
Georgie is a first time mum who purchased the digital pack at 40 weeks and used it to help manage her birth and to make informed decisions and choices. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Toby
Claire is a fourth time mum who planned a vaginal breech delivery in her local hospital, but ended up having an unplanned cesarean. She says, our ‘bodies are amazing, it doesn’t matter what type of birth you end up having.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Susan and baby Sam
Susan is a second time mum who is able to find positives in her birth even though it ended up being so far removed from her ‘dream’ birth plan, with thanks to the tools she gained from the digital pack. She was able to use her BRAIN and to make informed decisions on what was best for both her and her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Viki and baby Timothy
Viki is a first time mum who gave birth by unplanned cesarean at her local hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She used the digital pack to help her make informed decisions and to deal with the uniqueness of birth and the many twists and turns it can sometimes take! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lisa and baby Brody
Lisa is a second time mum who had an unplanned caesarean at her local hospital. She completed the digital pack which helped her to feel empowered and able to deal with situations which arose during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charlii and baby Primrose
Charlii was induced and then ended up having an unplanned cesarian at her local hospital. She coped with the turn of events, with the help of the digital pack, she remained calm because she was informed and could use BRAIN. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Phoebe and baby Cleo
Phoebe is a first time mum who gave birth at her local hospital at 40 weeks. She discovered the digital pack at 36 weeks and studied it with her boyfriend, which equipped her with the appropriate ‘tools’ to remain calm and focused when her labour took an unexpected turn. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Erica and baby Rowan
Erica is a first time Mum who was induced at her local hospital and ended up delivering her baby by unplanned caesarean. She completed the digital pack and used it to help keep in control by using BRAIN to get the best out of her birth. Read her positive birth experience here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Edison
Laura is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 42 weeks. She completed the digital pack which helped her and her husband to remain calm and focused when they ended up having to have an unplanned cesarean. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jules and baby Callie
Jules is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks + 13 days and ended up having an unplanned caesarean in hospital. She completed the digital pack and felt informed and empowered during her labour and able to make decisions which were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stacey and baby Milo
Stacey is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 13 days. She describes the circumstances surrounding her birth as unexpected but she felt in control and confident in the decisions she made, with thanks to information from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Callum
Emma is a first time mum who was induced at 38 weeks + 4 days. Her birth took a few unpredictable turns which ended in an unplanned cesarean, Emma remained calm and measured thought as she was able to make informed decisions, which was helped greatly by the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hester and baby Euan
Hester had an unexpected surprise when she went into hospital after her waters broke at 40 weeks + 4 days. Hester was able to remain calm and deal with her situation as she understood what was happening and felt in control due to completing the digital pack during pregnancy. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bryony and baby boy
Bryony went into labour at 31 weeks + 4 days and ended up having an unplanned caesarean. As a naturally anxious person she found that hypnobirthing helped to keep her calm throughout her birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kayleigh and baby Felix
Kayleigh is a second time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 40 weeks + 13 days. She completed the digital pack which empowered her to use BRAIN to make decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Natalie and baby Jesse
Natalie is a first time mum who gave birth to baby Jesse via unplanned c-section at her local hospital. She used everything she had learnt from the Digital Pack to calmly navigate the change to her birth preferences and felt informed and able to make the right decisions at each stage. She remained calm and focussed and worked together with her boyfriend to use her hypnobirthing tools and have a very positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…