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 - Saffron and baby Eric
Saffron is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 2 days. This was not her original plan but she says, ‘Every decision that was made was perfect for us and the hypnobirthing course really helped with keeping me in the right mindset throughout my whole labour and delivery.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Luna
Lauren is a second time mum who had a vbac at home, in New Zealand, at 40 weeks + 5 days. Despite her it not being ‘straightforward’ she still describes her birth as being, ‘healing and empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Mabel
Sarah is a second time mum who had an unplanned, unassisted home birth at 40 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I feel the positive birth company gave me the tools to make what could have been a traumatic labour experience, a positive one.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jess and baby Mack
Jess is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘I was really worried about having an induced labour but honestly, I am so thankful with how it went, I enjoyed it.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Patrick
Hannah is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 42 weeks. She laboured at home and used the pool for relief but ended up switching to a different position, outside of the pool, to help birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nicole and baby girl
Nicole is a second time mum who had a healing birth at a midwife led unit, at 38 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I had the unmedicated VBAC I worked my butt off for. I am not broken as I feared I was from my first birth experience. I am strong and powerful.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby boy twins
Katie is a second time mu who had her twins in hospital at 34 weeks + 3 days. Her labour was less than straightforward with twin 1 being back to back and twin 2 being breech, but she remained calm and focused throughout! Read her positive birth story here
Positive birth story - Samantha’s unplanned freebirth
Samantha is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. Her body knew exactly what to do and she birthed her baby at home, five minutes before the midwife arrived!
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This second time mum was induced in hospital, at 40 weeks. She says, ‘I am so proud that I was able to use my breathing and trust my body to birth my baby. It was an amazing experience to feel the power of what we can achieve.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby girl
Jessica is a second time mum who was induced in hospital, at 42 weeks + 3 days. She used BRAIN to make decisions during pregnancy and labour and says, ‘thanks to the PBC I understood the physiological side of birth and was able to advocate for myself as needed.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Heidi
Lauren is a first time mum who had a water birth at 42 weeks + 3 days. She trusted her instincts and used BRAIN to allow her baby time to arrive of their own accord; using hypnobirthing breathing exercises, she birthed her baby at home. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Jude
Sarah is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 36 weeks + 3 days. Hypnobirthing enabled her to use BRAIN to make the best decisions for her and her baby during pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Henry
Emma is a second time mum who had her rainbow baby at 34 weeks + 5 days, in hospital. After losing her first baby she was understandably anxious throughout this pregnancy and birth but used hypnobirthing to help her stay calm and in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tayo and baby Jonah
Tayo is a first time mum who had a water birth in hospital, at 40 weeks + 4 days. Hypnobirthing empowered her, ‘to have exactly the birth [she] wanted and also to feel prepared for all eventualities.’ Her husband helped her to feel safe and in control throughout labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbey and baby Rowan
Abbey is a second time mum who had her rainbow baby in hospital, in Cambodia, at 41 weeks + 3 days. Hypnobirthing enabled her to recognise when she was in transition and empowered her to note that, ‘The power of birth is immense, but like I said when my daughter was born, not as powerful as me.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Singapore Birth story - Valarie and baby Maya
Valerie is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital, in Singapore, at 37 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing to educate and empower herself to advocate for the birth she wanted in a country where medicalised births are the norm. Read her positive birth story here…
New Zealand Birth story - Lizzie and baby Oscar
Lizzie is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital, at 38 weeks + 3 days. She says she, ‘Can’t advocate for hypnobirthing enough and all the info in the PBC course is so so valuable. Would recommend it to everyone!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sara and baby girl
Sara is a third time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 1 day. After her birth she said, ‘I felt confident and empowered after educating myself on birth and watching the hypnobirthing videos from the Positive Birth Company.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alexis and baby Minerva
Alexis is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at a midwife led unit, in California, at 39 weeks + 6 weeks. She armed herself with knowledge and tools which empowered her to have the birth she dreamed of. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amelia and baby girl
Amelia is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘Thank you to the PBC for making me not worry about labour with both my children, especially feeling super relaxed about this second one.’ Read her positive birth story here…