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 - Sarah and baby Thea
Sarah is a first time mum who had a water birth in hospital. She completed the digital pack with her husband and they were able to work as a team to stay focused and positive. Read their birth story here…
Birth story - Shauna and baby boy
Shauna is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks due to eclampsia. The digital pack provided Shauna with the tools to face obstacles and to make decisions during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Edith
Amy is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and says it was the ‘best thing I did in my pregnancy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Aisling and baby Ollie
Aisling is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 10 days. She completed the digital pack and felt informed, her midwives followed her birth preferences which helped her to feel fully supported during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Minnie
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She was able to recognise the stages of labour and stay in control of her body, as a result of what she learnt from the digital pack. She believes this is how she managed to have such a positive birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Nicole and baby Josephine
Nicola is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks. She had a lovely, calm and controlled water birth using hypnobirthing techniques gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nesha and baby girl
Nesha is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks + 2 days. She was able to use BRAIN to make decisions during her labour which enabled her to labour naturally after being kick started. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Grayson
Emily is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local labour ward. Hypnobirthing gave her the knowledge and tools to overcome her prior uncertainties about giving birth and enabled her to have the most wonderful experience! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Freddie
Amy is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She watched the Youtube videos and learnt about the breathing techniques which she used to guide her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Farley
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit. The digital pack helped both Laura and her husband prepare for birth and to recognise what was happening at each stage of labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Clara
Emily is a second time mum who had a positive hospital birth. She completed the digital pack and was able to use BRAIN to make decisions that were best for her and her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Roseanna and baby Bobby
Roseanna is a first time mum who was so relaxed and calm about labour that the midwives did not believe that she was progressing as fast as she was. She had her baby in a midwife led unit, on the wrong side of the birthing pool! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Isla
Becky is a second time mum who was induced in hospital and had a VBAC at 38 weeks + 6 days. She managed with her birth beautifully and describes the digital pack as her ‘birth armour.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beatrice and baby boy
Beatrice is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and felt informed and able to ask questions and have more of a handle over her own birth than she did the first time around. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Melissa and baby Henry
Melissa is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 38 weeks + 6 days. The digital pack gave her a tool kit which she was able to use to help her deal with her very speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ying and baby Finley
Ying is a second time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks + 4 days in hospital. She was eager to have a more positive birth this time around and, with the help of the digital pack, she did! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Grace and baby girl
Grace is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 3 days. She gained so much from the digital pack that she was able to identify the stages of labour as she progressed and to use BRAIN to make decisions when needed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cassie and baby Freyja
Cassie is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. Hypnobirthing helped her to prepare mentally for birth and to cement her knowledge that her body is made to birth her baby. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Emilie
Lauren is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She enjoyed the science section of the digital pack and found it really helped her to understand what was happening during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby boy
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She was able to trust her body to birth her baby naturally as a result of what she learnt from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…