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 - Eleanor and baby Sidney
Eleanor’s birth did not necessarily go to plan but she made the most of her situation and used her BRAIN to do what was best for both her and her baby. Read her story here…
Birth story - Kat and baby Sienna Rose
Kat is a first time Mum who used the digital pack to help her experience a calm and natural water birth at her local midwife led unit. Read her story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Daniel
Catherine had a water birth at her local hospital. She purchased the digital pack and used it to help her achieve a calm and gentle birth. Read her ‘dream come true’ birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Jessica Ivy
Becky is a second time Mum who discovered the digital pack at around 34 weeks. She found that it helped her to achieve a positive water birth in hospital. Read her story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This amazing first time mum trusted her instinct and waited until her baby was ready to come. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lois and baby boy
Lois is a second time Mum who gave birth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. She used hypnobirthing to help her visualise what her body was doing as her labour progressed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Danielle and baby Chloe
Danielle was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 2 days. Her birth was not what she had envisaged but she still felt she had a positive birth experience. From the digital pack she gained knowledge and insight into the different things that could happen and so she felt prepared and able to deal with them when they did. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby Beatrix
Kate is a second time mum who had a natural waterbirth at her local midwife led unit. She attended a weekend hypnobirthing course in Devon at the same midwife led unit so she already had positive feelings towards the setting before she began. She describes her birth as ‘a dream fulfilled’. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kelley and baby Orlaith
Kelley is a third time mum who gave birth in hospital after having her waters broken at 39 weeks + 1 day. She used hypnobirthing to help her make decisions and to guide her through her speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Danielle and baby Ottilie
Danielle is a first time mum who gave birth at 41 week + 1 day. Her birth plan went out of the window but she says she ‘wouldn’t have changed her birth experience for the world’. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hollie and baby Arlo
Hollie is a second time mum who birthed her baby at home and made good use of the ‘positive affirmations’ from the digital pack. She describes her birth as ‘one of the most intense and amazing experiences of my life!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ellie and baby Frankie
Ellie is a first time mum who was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 30 weeks. Her baby was measuring ‘big’ and she used ‘BRAIN’ to make decisions that she believed were right for her and her baby. She was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She and her husband worked as a team throughout using techniques they had gained form the digital pack . Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sian and baby Ellis
Sian is a second time mum who started to feel out of control during her pregnancy so decided to try out hypnobirthing. She bought the digital pack and used it to help improve her mindset and to use BRAIN when discussing options with her consultant. She was induced in hospital. Read her speedy birth story here…
Birth story - Sammy and baby Jacob
Sammy is a second time mum who downloaded the digital pack and used it to make informed decisions and to help guide her through her birth experience. She had a positive VBAC after being induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days and she is a total advocate of hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth stories - Faye and baby Luna
Faye describes her labour as one of two halves. She started in a pool, calm and relaxed, but after 5 hours of labouring she was not progressing fast enough and she needed intervention. Faye believed the digital pack helped her through her ‘challenging’ labour and that the outcome was ‘amazing!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Darcey
Emma is a second time mum who had her baby in the water at home whilst her daughter slept soundly upstairs. She admits to thinking that hypnobirthing was a bit ‘hippy’ but after completing the digital pack she completely changes her opinion! Read her calm and positive b irth story here…
Birth story - Miranda and baby boy
Miranda was induced in hospital at 38 weeks + 6 days. She describes the experience as a healing birth after her more medicalised first birth. She says the closeness of her husband and the up breathing techniques especially helped her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Samuel
Claire is a second time mum who used the digital pack to help prepare herself for birthing her baby. She found the breathing techniques invaluable during her water birth at home. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Holly and baby Seth
Holly is a second time mum who had a positive hospital water birth. She found the information and ‘tools’ gained from the digital pack invaluable, they empowered her to trust her instincts and allow her body to ‘do its thing’. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Hugo
Amy is a second time Mum who had a positive VBAC in hospital. She used the digital pack to help her make informed decisions and remain in control. Read her positive birth story here…