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 - Victoria and baby Phoebe
Victoria is a second time mum who had an induction at 39 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Charlotte and baby girl
Charlotte is a first time mum who had an unplanned caesarean when her babies heart rate was low during labour. She says that the digital pack enabled her to have a positive experience of a birth that didn’t go to plan. Read her positive birth experience 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 - Claire and baby Freddie
Claire is a second time mum who had a planned caesarean in hospital at 40 weeks + 12 days. She found the digital pack helped her to process her first birth and enabled her to have more control over her second. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Daisy
Laura is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean in hospital at 37 weeks + 2 days due to baby’s reduced movement. Although she didnt get to practice hypnobirthing during her labour she was thankful for it putting her in a positive mindset before birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Paisley and baby A
Paisley is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital. She found that hypnobirthing gave her the tools and reassurance to have a positive and enjoyable birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Christi and baby Theo
Christi is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital. She read the book and downloaded the digital pack and made good use of the information she gained from them during her speedy labour. 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 - Andrea and baby Cameron
Andrea is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a very positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Ruby
Emma is a second time mum who gave birth at home in her bath, before any medical professionals arrived! She stayed calm and in control because she knew what her body was doing from the hypnobirthing book she had read. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bridey and baby Cove
Bridey is a first time mum who gave birth in her local hospital. She knew her body was made to birth her baby and the hypnobirthing videos backed this up nicely. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Alfie
Jessica is a second time mum who was induced in hospital due to a number of reasons. She says, ‘Labour was amazing, the whole day was amazing!’ Find out more about her 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 - Martha and baby Severn
Martha is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital on his due date. She ended up making different decisions to those she imagined making during her labour and the hypnobirthing book helped to empower her to do so. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Quinn
Claire is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She has always had a fear of birth and the unknown and found the Positive Birth Company hypnobirthing book really helped her to combat this. Her husband knew how to help her immensely during labour as he had also followed the course. Read their 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 - Hattie and baby boy
Hattie is a first time mum who was induced in hospital. As a midwife she was aware of the physiological process of labour but wanted to prepare mentally for it also. She found that the digital pack was just what she needed. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Isaac
Louise is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital at 40 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found it helped to calm he fears remembering that her ‘body and baby knew what they were doing.’ Read her positive birth story here…