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 - Andrea and baby Cameron
Andrea is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Ruby
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth at home in her bath, before any medical professionals arrived! She stayed calm and in control because she knew what her body was doing from the hypnobirthing book she had read. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bridey and baby Cove
Bridey is a first time mum who gave birth in her local hospital. She knew her body was made to birth her baby and the hypnobirthing videos backed this up nicely. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Alfie
Jessica is a second time mum who was induced in hospital due to a number of reasons. She says, ‘Labour was amazing, the whole day was amazing!’ Find out more about her birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Darcey
Zoe had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She is thankful for the book and digital pack as they enabled her to give her daughter ‘a wonderful entry into the world!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Frankie
Lauren is a first time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit in the pool. She completed the digital pack and used it to empower her to use her knowledge to make decisions, which often went against her midwives views, but turned out to be best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Martha and baby Severn
Martha is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital on his due date. She ended up making different decisions to those she imagined making during her labour and the hypnobirthing book helped to empower her to do so. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Quinn
Claire is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She has always had a fear of birth and the unknown and found the Positive Birth Company hypnobirthing book really helped her to combat this. Her husband knew how to help her immensely during labour as he had also followed the course. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Rona
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. The digital pack helped her to feel calm and controlled during late pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hattie and baby boy
Hattie is a first time mum who was induced in hospital. As a midwife she was aware of the physiological process of labour but wanted to prepare mentally for it also. She found that the digital pack was just what she needed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Isaac
Louise is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found it helped to calm he fears remembering that her ‘body and baby knew what they were doing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Vicki and baby Elsie
Vicki is a first time mum who had her bnaby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She read Siobhan’s hypnobirthing book and found it helped her to process and cope with labour. Read her positive b irth story here…
Birth story - Daniella and baby girl
Daniella is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital. She read Siobhan’s book and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Lizzie and baby Olivia
Lizzie is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital at 42 weeks. She found the digital pack informative and easy to follow and believes it really helped her to have a more positive birth experience this time around. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Orla
Katie gave birth at home, rather than in a midwife led unit, as she had planned. She had a very speedy birth and found that the knowledge she had gained from the book and digital pack were essential in helping her to remain calm throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and babies Lewis and Imogen
Lauren gave birth to her twins in hospital at 36 weeks + 2 days. She knew that her birth would likely be medicalised but used the digital pack to arm herself with tools, such as breathing techniques, to help during labour. She went on to have a very positive and speedy birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and babies Freya and Olive
Rebecca is a second time mum who gave birth to her twins in hospital at 37 weeks + 5 days. She found that completing the digital pack enabled her to make informed decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Colette and baby boy
Colette is a second time mum who had her b aby in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and found that it was ‘invaluable’ in helping her to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Albie
Charlotte is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She states that the digital pack gave her the knowledge and confidence to tackle labour on her own terms. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gemma and baby Annabel
Gemma is a third time mum who had her baby in hopsital at 40 weeks + 9 days. She completed the digital pack and found it enabled her to stay calm at home longer than she had imagined in early labour. Read her positive birth story here…