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 - Megan and baby Charlotte
Megan is a second time mum who had an impromptu water birth at her local hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. Megan and her husband completed the digital pack together which gave them both tools to help guide them through their calm, relaxing labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Imogen and baby Saraya
Imogen is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 39 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack which helped her to remain calm and comfortable during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amrei and baby Tobin
Amrei is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found it helped to guide her through her birth experience. Read her positive water birth story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Milo
Catherine is a third time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. She found the digital pack and used it to help with her pretty speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachel and baby Wilfred
Rachel is a second time mum who had a VBAC at home at 39 weeks + 3 days. She was able to use knowledge gained from the digital pack to give her confidence to go for a home birth and she went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby Clementine
Emily is a second time mum who had a calm waterbirth at home. She completed the digital pack and combined information from it with her yoga knowledge and her belief that women’s bodies are made to birth babies, which all contributed to her having a wonderful, gentle birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shannon and baby Conlaoch
Shannon is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool in hospital at 42 weeks. She describes her birth as beautiful and empowering and credits the digital pack with giving her the tools and knowledge to have a safe and calm birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Rory
Louise is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to remain calm and relaxed in her own home for as long as possible before heading into hospital for her positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Tania and baby Evie
Tania is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and was amazed at how much sense it made and, as a result, she approached labour with a feeling of excitement. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Dani and baby Cash
Dani is a fourth time mum who gave birth at 40 week + 11 days at home in the birth pool. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to remain calm knowing the science behind what her body was doing during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby girl
Laura is a second time mum who gave birth, in the pool, at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and describes it as ‘life changing’. She had a birth that was everything she could have wanted and more. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caroline and baby Finley
Caroline is a first time mum who gave birth at 39 weeks + 4 days in her local midwife led unit. She found that Freya and the digital pack helped her to have a positive, water birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Jennifer and baby boy
Jennifer is a third time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local hospital. She completed the digital pack and found that the information became so ingrained that her body knew what to do. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sian and baby Luna
Sian had her rainbow baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack to help her have a positive experience and it did not disappoint. Read her positive b irth story here…
Birth story - Bree and baby Bella
Bree is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 8 days. She felt that the digital pack empowered her to manage her birth in a calm and relaxed way. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby
Emma is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 10 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive waterbirth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Harry
Claire is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She managed her labour at home using techniques she learned from the digital pack and was found to be 8cm dilated by the time she got to the midwife led unit. Read her positive water birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby boy
Amy is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Abigail and baby Roux
Abigail is a third time mum who was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 6 days. The digital pack helped her to remain calm and relaxed despite her not being able to have the homebirth she would have liked. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alice and baby Alfie
Alice is a first time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local hospital. She completed the digital pack and describes her birth as ‘incredible’. Read her positive birth story here…