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 - Mona and baby James
Mona is a first time mum who was induced in hopsital at 39 week + 1 day and ended up having an unplanned cesarean. Despite her birth not going ‘to plan’ she still describes it as ‘the best day of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Vicki and baby Elsie
Vicki is a first time mum who had her bnaby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She read Siobhan’s hypnobirthing book and found it helped her to process and cope with labour. Read her positive b irth story here…
Birth story - Daniella and baby girl
Daniella is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital. She read Siobhan’s book and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her 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 - Sam and baby Henry
Sam is a first time mum who was induced in hospital and ended up having an unplanned caesarean. She feared the prospect of pregnancy and birth, due to stories she had been told, until she discovered the Positive Birth Company and everything changed! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Orla
Katie gave birth at home, rather than in a midwife led unit, as she had planned. She had a very speedy birth and found that the knowledge she had gained from the book and digital pack were essential in helping her to remain calm throughout. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tara and baby Henry
Tara is a first time mum who decided a caesarean would be her best option for delivering her breech baby. She gave birth at 39 weeks + 5 days in hospital and found hypnobirthing techniques useful throughout her experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Rufus
Lucy is a first time mum who laboured at home to 9cm in the pool, when it was found her baby was undiagnosed breech. She transferred to hospital and gave birth by caesarean at 39 weeks + 6 days. She found the breathing techniques and science of the birth process, from the digital pack, helped her to remain calm. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and babies Lewis and Imogen
Lauren gave birth to her twins in hospital at 36 weeks + 2 days. She knew that her birth would likely be medicalised but used the digital pack to arm herself with tools, such as breathing techniques, to help during labour. She went on to have a very positive and speedy birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and babies Freya and Olive
Rebecca is a second time mum who gave birth to her twins in hospital at 37 weeks + 5 days. She found that completing the digital pack enabled her to make informed decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Colette and baby boy
Colette is a second time mum who had her b aby in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and found that it was ‘invaluable’ in helping her to have a positive birth experience. 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 - Gemma and baby Annabel
Gemma is a third time mum who had her baby in hopsital at 40 weeks + 9 days. She completed the digital pack and found it enabled her to stay calm at home longer than she had imagined in early labour. 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 - Sophie and baby Frederick
Sophie is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 4 days. Her birth took many turns but she found that knowing what was going on helped her to remain calm and to focus on the positive outcome of birthing her baby. Read her story here…
Birth story - Suzanne and baby Emma
Suzanne is a first time mum who gave birth by unplanned caesarean in hospital due to failure to progress at her local midwife led unit. Her birth did not go ‘to plan’ but the digital pack helped her to feel empowered, remain calm and to make informed decisions during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cristine and baby Freya
Cristina is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 39 weeks + 1 day. She found the in-depth information in the science section of the digital pack invaluable and went on to have a very positive first birth experience. Read her 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…