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.

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Birth story - Suzie and baby Sephina

Suzie is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 + 6 days. She read the hypnobirthing book and was able to understand her feelings about her first birth and prepare herself for a more positive birth this time around. Read her birth story here…

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Birth story - Libby and baby Effie

Libby is a first time mum who was induced in hospital . She read the book and found the section about breathing techniques invaluable. Libby and her husband felt the book helped them to prepare for all eventualities and therefore cope with their induction even though it was not their preferred labour. Read their positive birth story here…

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Birth story - Imogen and baby Otto

Imogen is a first time mum who started to labour in a midwife unit but then transferred to hospital at 42 weeks. She stayed calm by closing her eyes and ‘getting in the zone’ focussing wholly on what her body needed to do during labour. Read her positive birth story here…

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Birth story - Rachel and baby Angus

Rachel is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She found the traffic light analogy of ‘coming back to green,’ learnt from the digital pack, very helpful during labour. Read her positive birth story here…

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Birth story - Madeline and baby Edith

Madeline is a second time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. She read up on hypnobirthing for her first birth but gained even more from the digital pack, she says it really helped her to remain calm during birth. Read her positive birth story here…

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Birth story - Kerry and baby Olivia

Kerry is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 8 days. She was worried about birth after her first and found that hypnobirthing helped her to overcome this and to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…

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