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 - Bex and baby Phoenix
Bex is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 8 days. She attended the hypnobirthing course in Birmingham and described it as ‘life changing’ as it has helped her to cope with her anxiety as well as her birth! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum gave birth to her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 2 days. She used hypnobirthing techniques from the digital pack to help her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Pippa
Emily is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks. She found the digital pack and used up breathing to help during labour. She had a negative experience with her first birth and has gone on this time to have a very positive and controlled birth. Read her story here…
The magical home birth of Arlo Bear - my Christmas Baby!
Siobhan is a mum of three boys, founder of The Positive Birth Company and author of ‘Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better’. This is the birth story of her second child who was born at home on the sofa, under the lights of the Christmas Tree.
Although it was her second birth experience, it was her first baby born using hypnobirthing techniques and was an incredibly powerful and healing experience after a difficult birth first time round.
Birth Story - Gemma and baby Harrison
Gemma is a first time mum who gave birth to baby Harrison in the water at her local birth centre. She found the Digital Pack at 38 weeks and used it to overcome her fears and have an amazing, empowering birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Beth and baby Alfred
Beth is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Alfred in the pool at her local midwife led unit. She navigated the changes to her birth plan with ease and used her hypnobirthing tools to remain focussed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Zoe and baby Fox
Zoe is a second time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local birth centre. She used everything she had learnt from the Digital Pack to help her with her labour and the birth of baby Fox. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Chloe and baby Wolfie
Chloe is a first time mum who gave birth in the water at home. She used her hypnobirthing toolbox to labour confidently and calmly at home and had an amazing and empowering birth! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Nicola and baby Rosie
Nicola is first time mum who had an induction and gave birth to her daughter Rosie in the water at her local hospital. Herself and her husband worked together as a dream team using everything they had learnt from the digital pack to have an amazing, positive birth experience. Read her positive induction story here…
Birth Story - Jen and baby Evelyn
Jen is a first time mum who had an amazing water birth at her local birth centre. She worked with her husband and her hypnobirthing tools to remain in control whilst using her breathing to focus. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Liz and baby boy
Liz is a first time mum that had an incredible birth at her local midwife led unit. She attended one of our in person courses along with her husband, who left as a hypnobirthing convert! She then went on to labour calmly at home and the midwives couldn’t believe how far along she was upon arrival as she was so calm and focussed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Jessica and baby Alonzo
Jessica is a second time mum who gave birth to baby Alonzo in the water. She had a quick, calm and empowering labour through using techniques learnt from the digital pack. This left her feeling in control and having a very positive birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Paige and baby Ivy Rose
Paige is a second time mum who was induced at 42 weeks. She gave birth to her baby girl calmly in the birth pool, just as she wanted, at 42 weeks plus 1 day. Paige also had a birth photographer present so shares lots of her gorgeous photos capturing the whole amazing story…
Birth Story - Jenny and baby Robyn
Jenny is a first time mum who gave birth in the water at the midwife led unit of her local hospital. After attending a course with her husband she used all of the tools she had learnt to labour calmly and confidently and had an incredibly empowering birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Charlene and baby Frankie
Charlene is a second time mum who gave birth in the water at her local birth centre. She used the tools learnt from the digital pack to calm her anxiety following a tricky first birth and had a truly magical birth with no intervention or pain relief, read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Carly and baby Blossom
Carly is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby girl in the water at her local midwife-led birthing unit. She used all the tools learnt from the digital pack and had an incredibly empowering birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - The beautiful birth of Ailbe Fox
Siobhan is a third time mum who gave birth in the birth pool at her local birth centre and finally got the water birth she wanted! Read her beautiful, positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Paige and baby Jeconah
Paige is a first time mum who gave birth to her baby boy in the birth pool at her local birth centre. Her birth was quick and very comfortable and she needed no intervention or pain relief. Read her positive birth story here...
Birth Story - Lucy and baby Ezra
Lucy gave birth to her baby at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack as she was nervous of labour and she found it helped her immensely, giving her the tools to help her experience a calm and natural, waterbirth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Lizzie and baby Mabel
Lizzie is a second time mum who gave birth to her baby girl at home in the birth pool, as planned. This is was her second home birth. Read her amazing and positive birth story....