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 - Leanda and baby Robyn
Leanda is a second time mum who had a vbac in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to advocate for herself, using information gained from the digital pack, to help her achieve her healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby boy
Sophie is a second time mum who had a vbac at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. Completing the digital pack gave her ‘confidence to trust in my body and birth at home.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Saamia and baby Irha
Saamia is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The knowledge she gained form the digital pack empowered her to understand and control her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby in the pool at home. She felt the digital pack was invaluable for helping her have the birth she wanted. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rochelle and baby boy
Rochelle is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The digital pack gave her knowledge and confidence to birth her baby calmly, using breathing techniques. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Mairi
Sophie is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to use BRAIN when needed and gain the ‘life skill’ of up-breathing, which helped her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby Astrid
Elizabeth is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She describes her experience as a ‘birth of dreams.’ Read her positive birth experience here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Axel
Louisa is a second time mum who had a VBAC at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days. She was able to stay calm and in control by focussing on her breathing and using tools she gained form the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby Boy
This second time mum had her baby in the pool of her local midwife led unit. She describes her birth as a healing experience. Hypnobirthing enabled her to be informed, active and confident to be part of her birth process. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Robyn and baby Nova
Robyn is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She found the digital pack completely changed her mindset on birth and gave her the confidence that her body was designed to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stephanie and baby boy
Stephanie is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing helped her to focus and to trust her body to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Pearl
Amy is a third time mum who was induced in hospital at 37 weeks. She managed to have her ‘dream birth’ with thanks to the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbie and baby Enzo
Abbie is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 6 days. Hypnobirthing taught her the science of birth and included her partner in the birth process which helped her to experience a positive birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Erika and Giuseppe
Erika is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks. The information gained form the digital pack enabled her and her husband to work together through her rather speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Michelle and baby Arlo
Michelle is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 41 weeks. She believes the knowledge she and her partner gained from hypnobirthing gave her the confidence to go for, and achieve, the home birth she wanted. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Jamie
Anna is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She found reading positive birth stories and affirmations helped her to prepare for her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alison and baby Noah
Alison welcomed her rainbow baby into the world in hospital in the birth pool, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack and found the positive affirmations and breathing techniques very helpful. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rhiannon and baby Adalyn
Rhiannon is a fourth time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. Read her rather speedy, positive birth story here…
Birth story - Remmi and baby Rex
Remmi is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She used hypnobirthing for both of her births and says that it has, ‘changed my life for the better.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elisha and baby Maeva
Elisha is a second time Mum who had a water birth at home at 42 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to make full use of the digital pack and even used the breathing techniques after her birth to help her stay calm and relaxed. Read her positive birth story here…