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 - Emma and baby Daniel
Emma is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She found that most of what she ‘planned’ for her birth went ‘out of the window’ but she was able to make decisions during labour using hypnobirthing tools. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This first time mum had her baby in a pool, at home, at 38 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and said, ‘I really do think the hypnobirthing techniques were indispensable.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Eve
Catherine is a second time mum who was induced in hospital, due to reduced movements, at 39 weeks. She was able to use BRAIN during labour to make the best decisions for her and her baby, despite it not going as she had hoped she still felt ‘euphoric’ when baby was born. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Foxx
Beth is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She had not planned having a baby but says, ‘I feel very blessed that our birth went to plan and am truly fascinated by what our bodies are capable of.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Fernanda and baby Philip
Fernanda is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 6 days. She says it is her cultural norm to have a cesarean but that the PBC, ‘totally changed my mind and made me realise how beautiful and natural the delivery can and should be!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Virginie and baby Cassiopée
Virginie is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks. She found positive affirmations a great help to her during labour and she said after birth, ‘I felt so much power, so much primitive strength.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lily and baby Poppy
Lily is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 41 weeks + 1 day. She says, ‘I highly recommend hypnobirthing to anyone wanting an empowering birth. I can’t stop smiling. I’m so proud of myself. What a healing experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tash and baby Ruel
Tash is a first time mum who had a water birth at 41 weeks + 1 day in a midwife led unit. She read our book and says, ‘Thank you to PBC for transforming how I view pregnancy and birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby boy
Hannah is a first time mum who was induced at 40 weeks + 4 days, in hospital. She practised hypnobirthing and says, ‘The breathing skills we learnt enabled my husband to know how to support me from the very beginning all the way through.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nata and baby Luna
Nata is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She remained calm and focused throughout and says, ‘The experience was amazing. So empowering and euphoric.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby boy
Amy is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 36 weeks. She kept calm and as mobile as she could whilst she navigated her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Krew
Emily is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I can honestly say the Freya app and this group got me through this labour and helped me to stay in control and feeling safe throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Poppy
Chloe is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She used breathing techniques and different birthing positions to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ho-Yun and baby Felix
Ho-Yun is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 40 weeks. She was prepared and well informed by completing the digital pack and she describes her birth as a ‘healing’ experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Florence
Louise is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 6 days. She practiced hypnobirthing and says that, ‘knowledge is power. It kept me so, so calm and when things happened, instead of worrying or feeling out of control, I recognized where I was in the process of labour and felt excited and informed. I just felt calm the whole way through .’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Huey
Becky is a second time mum who had her baby at 41 weeks + 1 day at home. She thanks the PBC for, ‘helping me to become educated & empowered in my birth preferences & wishes.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alaa and baby Mya
Alaa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She wrote down her birth preferences and found these useful during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Crystal and baby boy
Crystal is a third time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘giving birth at home was the best option for me and I couldn’t have done it without the course. I’m so over joyed with the impact the hypnobirthing course had on my labour, delivery and post natal recovery.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Debbie and baby Spencer
Debbie is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. Her labour did not progress as she had hoped but she looks back on it as a positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time Mum had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She was able to make decisions during labour and says, ‘I was so grateful to feel empowered with knowledge to make these decisions thanks to the PBC course.’ Read her positive birth story here…