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 - Rachel and baby Angus
Rachel is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She found the traffic light analogy of ‘coming back to green,’ learnt from the digital pack, very helpful during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kerry and baby Olivia
Kerry is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 8 days. She was worried about birth after her first and found that hypnobirthing helped her to overcome this and to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jenan and baby Neda
Jenan is a first time mum who had her baby at home in the water. She describes her birth as a ‘beautiful experience, intense and hard work but so amazing!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lizzie and baby Marnie
Lizzie is a first time mum who gave birth at 40 weeks + 4 days in a midwife led unit. She used hypnobirthing techniques to help make her birth better. read her story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Maeve
Louise is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack which gave her the confidence to believe in herself and to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Aleisha and baby Harper
Aleshia is a second time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 6 days. She had her baby in the water and relied on breathing techniques to remain calm throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kimberley and baby Ayla
Kimberley is a second time mum who had a water birth in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and used it to help her have her ‘dream birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Riley
Beth is a second time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit. She found that knowledge really is power, when she was able to understand what her body was going through during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Maya and baby girl
Maya is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. She found the ‘straight forward, evidence based, information’ in the digital pack a great help. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Brodie and baby boy
Brodie is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She found that hypnobirthing gave her the tools to experience her best possible birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Vicky and baby Alfie
Vicky laboured at home to 9cm and then had her baby in the water at her local midwife led unit. She says she has ‘never felt so powerful’ as she did on the day she gave birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Darcey
Zoe had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She is thankful for the book and digital pack as they enabled her to give her daughter ‘a wonderful entry into the world!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Frankie
Lauren is a first time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit in the pool. She completed the digital pack and used it to empower her to use her knowledge to make decisions, which often went against her midwives views, but turned out to be best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Rona
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. The digital pack helped her to feel calm and controlled during late pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lizzie and baby Olivia
Lizzie is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital at 42 weeks. She found the digital pack informative and easy to follow and believes it really helped her to have a more positive birth experience this time around. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby Albie
Charlotte is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She states that the digital pack gave her the knowledge and confidence to tackle labour on her own terms. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby boy
Jade is a first time mum who had her baby at home in a pool at 38 weeks + 4 days. She didn’t finish the digital pack by the time she went into labour but was still able to use the breathing techniques to help during her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cara and baby Rupert
Cara is a second time mum who had a VBAC in the pool at her local hospital. Cara and her husband found that the digital pack enabled them to make informed decisions and to work as a team to birth their baby. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kirsty and baby Freya
Kirst is a first time mum who gave birth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days in a birthing pool. She completed the digital pack and felt it contained everything she needed to prepare for birth. Kirsty describes her birth as ‘one of the most beautiful moments of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Juliet and baby girl
Juliet is a second time mum who had her baby in a birth pool at home at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack with her husband and found it helped by giving him a ‘role’ during labour and enabled them to work together as a team. Read their positive birth story here…