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 - Nadine and baby Nico
Nadine is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 3 days. She said, ‘Listening to and reading positive birth stories were the most helpful in empowering me for my natural birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tammy and baby Henry
Tammy is a first time mum who had her baby in the car on the way to hospital, at 38 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘It gave me and my partner the tools to make this birth special,’ even though it was not how she envisioned giving birth! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Annabelle and baby Perrie
Annabelle is a third time mum who had a mermaid birth at home at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘I felt truly empowered to make decisions that were right for me and my baby and ultimately trust my body.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Jesse
Katie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks. She says, ‘My birth experience was magical, powerful, life affirming and I'm so so grateful for the Positive Birth Company Course and my incredible NHS midwives.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Thea
Emma is a second time mum who had her baby at 39 weeks + 6 days in hospital. She experienced a long latent phase of labour but despite her frustrations she says it was also so positive and she was able to remain calm and relaxed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stephannie and baby girl
Stephannie is a second time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks in the car! She thanks the PBC, ‘helping with my first baby and providing me with the tools for delivering my second baby. I know, without doing this course and learning the breathing… I wouldn’t have been able do it!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leina and baby boy
Leina is a third time mum who had her baby in the pool, at home, at 38 weeks + 1 day. Of her birth she says, ‘I feel empowered, excited, and more in touch with my mama gut/intuition than I ever have before 💪’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Coco and baby boy
Coco is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 6 days. Her birth did not progress as she hd hoped but she says, ‘the hypnobirthing course helped me make the best of it and it meant I remained calm and informed about my choices throughout the birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby boy
Laura is a second time mum who had a HBAC at 42 weeks, in Canada. Her labour progressed quickly but she remained calm and describes her birth as, ‘by far the most healing and powerful experience [she’s] ever had [her] life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alice and baby Poppy
Alice is a second time mum who had an unplanned freebirth, at home, at 37 weeks + 2 days. Although it was not quite the birth she had planned she describes it as, ‘an amazingly powerful experience and I am SO proud of myself and my body for delivering my own baby at home!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby girl
Becky is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 41 weeks + 1 day. She is a midwife who has done hypnobirthing training and also completed the digital pack, tools from which she used during birth, after which she, ‘felt so POWERFUL!💪’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack and was able to use hypnobirthing tools to advocate for herself. She says, My labor and delivery experience was a dream come true. It was hard, but I did it. I felt so empowered.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alexandria and baby Theodore
Alexandria is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 41 weeks + 1 day. She had a positive first birth but says that, ‘overall was even more positive than my last birth and I had no idea that was possible. I am so grateful for hypnobirthing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bianca and baby Maya
Bianca is a second time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I didn't at any point feel out of control, I felt fully supported and listened to by my mum, my husband, my midwife and my student midwife.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Rafe
Sarah is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She used hypnobirthing techniques and found focussing on her breathing and having a positive mindset helped make her birth better. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Jessie
Anna is a second time mum who had an unassisted home birth at 40 weeks. She says, ‘We never expected our birth to unfold in this way but the basics of breathing techniques and staying calm was what got us through this crazy situation.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Ziggy
Sophie is a third time mum who had her baby in a pool at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘As far as giving birth goes… this was pretty perfect ♥️ hypnobirthing definitely helped me to understand what my body was doing and to stay calm through my birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Fiona and baby girl
Fiona is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital, at 41 weeks + 6 days. Using BRAIN she declined induction and went on to labour spontaneously. |Of her birth she, ‘can truly say my birth was extremely positive!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hayley and baby Elsie
Hayley is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks. She says, ‘I have to thank the PBC for giving me the tools I needed to breathe well, believe I could do it and for remembering to use B.R.A.I.N & UFO positions.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Debbie and baby Mabel
Debbie is a fourth time mum who had her rainbow baby in a pool, at home, at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I’m so thankful for this course! I understood the science of my body birthing, what my baby was equipped to do, just so much more knowledge which gave me confidence in my abilities.’ Read her positive birth story here…