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 - Abby and baby Ruben
Abby is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘Once again hypnobirthing gave me the tools for an incredible birth, I would recommend it to anyone.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natalia and baby Frank
Natalia is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. She read the book and says it, ‘helped us to experience the most beautiful birth,’ which she says, ‘was the best experience in my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Samantha and baby Olivia
Samantha is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 40 weeks + 2 days. Hypnobirthing helped her to trust her body and to focus on her breathing and relaxing between contractions. She says, ‘It was the most intense and empowering experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rita and baby Kayla
Rita is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit, at 40 weeks. She wishes all women would be able to experience a labour like hers where she was treated like a, ‘human and not just a number.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nancy and baby Milad
Nancy is a third time mum who had her baby in a pool, at home, at 41 weeks. She thanks the PBC for, ‘stewarding me in and through my most magical and embodied birth experience yet.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Paris and baby Dela
Paris is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and says that she felt, ‘able to deal with anything that happened {during birth} using the skills I've learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becci and baby Maxime
Becci is a first time mum who says, ‘the PBC course gave me and my birth partners the tools and knowledge to manage birth ourselves, and gave me the confidence to bring my first baby into the world at home.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stacie and baby Cooper
Stacie is a second time mum who was induced in hospital and went on to have a water birth. She says, ‘My birth was amazing, it was such a positive experience...actually a beautiful experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Joelle and baby boy
Joelle is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 6 days. She found reading other positive birth stories helped her to prepare for all eventualities. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Isaac
Becky is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 39 weeks + 6 days. The digital pack helped her to prepare for and navigate birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Camille and baby T
Camille is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, at home, at 40 weeks + 5 days. She describes her birth as a healing experience and says, ‘through empowering myself with knowledge, working on my past and training my mind to believe I could achieve it... I did it!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Marisa and baby Marni
Marisa is a second time mum who had her baby a the pool, in hospital, at 38 weeks + 5 days. She remained calm, focusing on positive affirmations and says, ‘I truly had a dream birth and the most amazing experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Oriane and baby Luka
Oriane is a first time mum who had a home, water birth at 41 weeks + 3 days. Hypnobirthing gave her tools to remain calm and focused and to have a positive birth experience that was, ‘positive, empowering, and so rewarding.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Luca
Rebecca is a first time mum who had a home, water birth at 41 weeks + 2 days. With tools from the digital pack she was able to trust herself to use BRAIN and, ‘to make informed decisions with information that is current and up to date.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caroline and baby Digby
Caroline is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, at her local midwife led unit, at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing techniques during her rather speedy birth and says, ‘hypnobirthing is AMAZING and teaches you to cope with anything.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Demi-Leigh and baby Poppy
Demi-Leigh is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool at home, at 40 weeks + 1 day. She needed medical assistance immediately after birth and she says, ‘people call my labour traumatic and I correct them and say my labour was amazing and I enjoyed every moment.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Meri and baby Alpi
Meri is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital, following induction. The digital pack enhanced her birth experience, she says, ‘I have never been more in tune with my body and felt more powerful and confident as I felt during this birth.’
Birth story - Jade and baby Theodore
Jade is a first time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit. Hypnobirthing gave her the, ‘tools to have the most wonderful experience,’ and changed her mindset about labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This mum was induced in hospital at 38 weeks + 2 days, due to Gestational diabetes. She was in control, using BRAIN, to make decisions as to where she wanted to birth and says, ‘I can honestly say that was one of the best experiences of my life and I’m so proud of myself.’
Birth story - Sophie and baby boy
Sophie is a second time mum who had her baby in a pool at home at 40 weeks. She says, ‘I have learnt so much from doing the course twice and have highly recommended it to friends and family that have then gone on to have positive births.’ Read her positive birth story here…