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 - Jayli and baby boy
Jayli is a first time mum who had a water birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days. She advocated for herself before and during labour to ensure she had the best birth for her and baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Ari
Megan is a first time mum who had a water birth, in hospital, at 39 weeks + 3 days. Before finding the digital pack she had been afraid of birth but this all changed once she completed the course. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Virginie and baby Robin
Virginie is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘the course not only helped my husband and I have an extremely positive experience, it also helped me process and make peace with my first birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chelsea and baby Della
Chelsea is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. When talking of her birth she says, ‘I was on a complete high for about a week after she was born and felt like the strongest person in the world which I truly believe is down to the positive birth company.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Earleesha and baby Enastazia
Earleesha is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. After completing the digital pack she says, ‘I felt prepared to give birth in a way I never thought was possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Harriet and baby Sienna
Harriet is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She credits her positive birth experience on all of the hypnobirthing preparation she did whilst pregnant and on her amazing support team during birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rosie and baby Rae
Rosie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack, with her husband, and was amazed at how it helped to train her mind to trust her body. She was left, ‘feeling like an absolute superwoman,’ after birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kat and baby Octavia
Kat is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 40 weeks. She used hypnobirthing to re-ignite her trust in her body’s ability to birth her baby and she says of her birth, ‘it was intense and powerful but I felt in control the whole way through.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sonja and baby girl
Sonja is a first time mum who had a waterbirth, in hospital, at 39 weeks. She prepared for birth by reading positive birth stories and listening to hypnobirthing podcasts. She describes her labour as, ‘the most empowering moment in my entire life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Camila and baby Marcus
Camila is a first time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks in the pool at her local midwife led unit. Hypnobirthing helped her to understand the science of birth which helped her to visualise what was happening during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 2 days. The digital pack changed her mindset and attitude about giving birth and helped her to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Domanique and baby Lena
Domanique is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and kept herself going through labour by focussing on positive thoughts. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kareen and baby girl
Kareen is a first time mum who had a water birth in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 meant that her local hypnobirthing classes were cancelled, she found the PBC online and found it very useful. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Neso and baby Elonna
Neso is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 41 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘the Positive Birth Company helped demystify labour and birth and gave me the empowerment to ensure I got the birth I wanted.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cassie and baby Ameline
Cassie is a first time mum who had her baby at 39 weeks + 3 days in hospital. She found positive affirmations and breathing techniques were invaluable during labour and says, ‘I found the whole experience of birth incredibly empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shonagh and baby girl
Shonagh is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I always thought that birth was something that happened to you, but with this course I realised that it's a journey that you can very much be part of and even enjoy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Naomi and baby Lark
Naomi is a second time mum who had a home, water birth. She says, ‘I’m so grateful to all the wisdom shared by the Positive Birth Company,’ as she found it helped her make informed decisions and helped to comfort her during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Rosie
Olivia is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool, at home, at 41 weeks + 3 days. She prepared for pregnancy and labour by reading our book and thanks the PBC for, ‘equipping [her] with the mindset to have the best birth possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Martha and baby Sebastien
Martha is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital. She ensured she was well informed about labour and used the digital pack to help her prepare for and navigate birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbié and baby girl
Abbie is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. She was so relaxed and fully trusted her bodies ability to birth her baby, she says, ‘I was surprised at how calm and present I stayed throughout, I felt so in control.’ Read her positive birth story here…