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 - Aimee and Baby Girl
Aimee is a fourth time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive and speedy birth! Read her story here…
The magical home birth of Arlo Bear - my Christmas Baby!
Siobhan is a mum of three boys, founder of The Positive Birth Company and author of ‘Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better’. This is the birth story of her second child who was born at home on the sofa, under the lights of the Christmas Tree.
Although it was her second birth experience, it was her first baby born using hypnobirthing techniques and was an incredibly powerful and healing experience after a difficult birth first time round.
Birth Story - Sophie and baby
Sophie is a first time mum who gave birth at her local hospital. She used the digital pack to help her feel prepared for her positive birth experience. She worked together with her partner like a dream team to bring their baby in to the world. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Ruth and baby Lauren
Ruth is a third time mum who gave birth to her daughter at her local hospital. She had a very calm and controlled labour, breathing her baby down using her hypnobirthing tools. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Jen and baby Evelyn
Jen is a first time mum who had an amazing water birth at her local birth centre. She worked with her husband and her hypnobirthing tools to remain in control whilst using her breathing to focus. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Kat and baby Milo
Kat is a second time mum who gave birth at home (well just outside of!!) after using everything she had learnt to make informed decisions that felt right for her and her baby. She used her up breathing during her surges and proved that things can not go to plan but you can still feel happy at the end! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Liz and baby boy
Liz is a first time mum that had an incredible birth at her local midwife led unit. She attended one of our in person courses along with her husband, who left as a hypnobirthing convert! She then went on to labour calmly at home and the midwives couldn’t believe how far along she was upon arrival as she was so calm and focussed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Lucy and baby Jessica
Lucy is a second time mum who gave birth at her local birth centre. She had an incredibly healing second birth using her learnt hypnobirthing techniques and it was a very calm and empowering experience! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Michelle and baby Elena
Michelle is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Elena at the midwife led birth unit at her local hospital. She had an amazing, calm and empowering birth using all she had learnt from the Digital Pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Jessica and baby Alonzo
Jessica is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Alonzo in the water. She had a quick, calm and empowering labour through using techniques learnt from the digital pack. This left her feeling in control and having a very positive birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Elizabeth and baby Rufus
Elizabeth is a second time mum who had a speedy birth to baby Rufus at 35 weeks! After getting the digital pack and not quite completing it she still found that just taking a few things away from it really improved her confidence and birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Lucy and baby boy
Lucy is a second time mum who gave birth at her local hospital. She had an extremely positive birth on the labour ward to her baby boy. After originally planning for a water birth her story shows that as long as you are well informed, when things don’t go the way you plan you can still have an amazing birth! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Kristel and baby Thomas
Kristel is a first time mum who had a super speedy birth at her local birth centre. She started using our Digital Pack only 1 week prior to giving birth to her baby boy, showing us that it's never too late to start practicing! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Rachel and baby Rufus
Rachel is a second time mum who wanted to feel more in control for her second birth. After completing the digital pack she used her toolbox of techniques to have a calm and relaxed labour for almost the whole time at home and then had her baby boy 8 minutes after arriving at hospital! Read her incredible birth story here…
Birth Story - Carly and baby Blossom
Carly is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby girl in the water at her local midwife-led birthing unit. She used all the tools learnt from the digital pack and had an incredibly empowering birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Kate and baby Dylan
Kate is a first time mum who had planned a home birth but for a number of reasons ended up on the labour ward. Despite this, she and her husband worked together like a dream team, using all they had learnt on the course, and she gave birth to her little boy naturally, just as she wanted. Read her beautiful birth story here…
Birth Story - The beautiful birth of Ailbe Fox
Siobhan is a third time mum who gave birth in the birth pool at her local birth centre and finally got the water birth she wanted! Read her beautiful, positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Sophie and baby Indigo
Sophie is a second time mum who gave birth at home (unplanned) after her baby girl decided to come sooner rather than later! After a difficult experience with her first, Sophie found her second birth an incredibly healing and empowering experience. Read her positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Terianne and baby Dorothy
Teri is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby completely naturally with no interventions or pain relief, with the support of her husband at her local hospital. Here she shares her incredible and very positive birth story....
Birth Story - Lucy and baby Ezra
Lucy gave birth to her baby at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack as she was nervous of labour and she found it helped her immensely, giving her the tools to help her experience a calm and natural, waterbirth. Read her positive birth story here…