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 - Kerry and baby boy
Kerry is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 36 weeks. She had a positive vaginal breech delivery with the support of her husband and excellent medical team. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Angharad and baby girl
Angharad is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. Armed with ‘facts, knowledge and confidence,’ from the digital pack, she was able to have a healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Yessenia and baby Castiel
Yessenia is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 1 day, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby in the pool at home. She felt the digital pack was invaluable for helping her have the birth she wanted. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarina and baby Rocco
Sarina is a third time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She found that hypnobirthing gave her tools to birth her baby her way and left her feeling empowered. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Lily
Louisa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks. She had confidence to make decisions, using knowledge she had gained through hypnobirthing, to have the best birth for her and baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rochelle and baby boy
Rochelle is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The digital pack gave her knowledge and confidence to birth her baby calmly, using breathing techniques. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and babies Amelia and Jasmine
Jessica is a second time mum who had her twins in hospital at 37 weeks + 5 days. She concentrated on her breathing and stayed calm and focussed during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caylee and baby Birdy
Caylee is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. She gained most from learning about the science of birth, in the digital pack. She felt safe and unafraid during labour as she knew her body was designed to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Frankie and baby Milo
Frankie is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks. She was able to listen to her body during labour and stay calm and in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Mairi
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to use BRAIN when needed and gain the ‘life skill’ of up-breathing, which helped her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Astrid
Elizabeth is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She describes her experience as a ‘birth of dreams.’ Read her positive birth experience here…
Birth story - Sadie and baby girl
Sadie is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says she learnt a lot about herself through completing the digital pack and the birth of her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Axel
Louisa is a second time mum who had a VBAC at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She was able to stay calm and in control by focussing on her breathing and using tools she gained form the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby Boy
This second time mum had her baby in the pool of her local midwife led unit. She describes her birth as a healing experience. Hypnobirthing enabled her to be informed, active and confident to be part of her birth process. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Isabel and baby Zoey
Isabel is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She feels she benefited greatly from hypnobirthing and went on to have a better birth than she ever expected. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Robyn and baby Nova
Robyn is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She found the digital pack completely changed her mindset on birth and gave her the confidence that her body was designed to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Niall
Jessica was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. After completing the digital pack, she felt prepared for anything this labour might throw at her, which ended up being a positive and empowering experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lakhvinder and baby Kirpa
Lakhvinder is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She used the breathing techniques she gained from the digital pack to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Ethan
Emma is a first time mum who had her baby at home. She focused on positivity and used hypnobirthing techniques to help her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…