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 - Kylie and baby Koa
Kylie is a fifth time mum who had her baby in the water at home at 37 weeks. She was very calm throughout, she was able to trust in her body to do what it is designed to do. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Blake
Rebecca is a second time mum who had an unplanned home birth. She found that the information she gained from the digital pack helped her to manage the situation she found herself in and enabled her to have a positive experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Cass
Lucy is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. Her experience this time around was significantly more relaxed and controlled than the first which she credits to the digital pack and Freya app. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rowie and baby Arlo
Rowie is a first time mum who gave birth in hospital at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack and states that ‘the course gave me the toolset to deal with the unexpected in a calm and collected way.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sian and baby Freya
Sian is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks. She found that the digital pack gave her all the tools she needed to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Sherrie and baby Ayda
Sherrie is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks + 1 day. She was so calm and relaxed in her home environment and she describes her birth as ‘such a magical experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Edward
Olivia is a first time mum who had her baby at home at 38 weeks + 1 day. Olivia and her husband completed the digital pack together which enabled them to work as an effective team during their labour. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Victoria and baby Luna
Victoria is a third time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 39 weeks + 5 days. It was her first hypnobirthing experience and it went so well, and fast, that she is excited at the prospect of getting to try it another time! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Carrie and baby Marco
Carrie is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks. She found her second birth immeasurably better than her first and credits this to the knowledge and tools that she gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Liz and baby William
Liz is a first time mum who had an unplanned caesarean at 40 weeks + 6 days. She gained tools from the digital pack which enabled her to understand what her body was doing and to use BRAIN when things didn’t seem right. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Naomi and baby Ottilie
Naomi is a second time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks + 1 day. She read the book and completed the digital pack and went on to have the ‘best birth she could have imagined.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kittie and baby twins
Kittie was induced in hospital with her twins and had them by unplanned cesarean. She says that hypnobirthing changed her mindset about labour and helped her to have a positive experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Fred
Rebecca is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 37 weeks + 3 days. She completed the digital pack and was then able to prepare for birth and go on to have a ‘magical birth experience.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jen and baby Daisy
Jen is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks. She gained many useful tools from the digital pack but she found the science section particularly helpful during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Marie and baby Finley
Marie is a second time mum who gave birth in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. She gained ‘tools’ from the digital pack which enabled her to set a calming scene for birth and to also be in control of her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Patricia and baby Sano
Patricia is a first time mum who gave birth in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 9 days. She found that making a ‘plan’ was very helpful in getting her mind around what could happen in labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Margot
Lucy is a first time mum who had a planned caesarean at 37 weeks + 5 days due to low amniotic fluid level and baby being breech. She was able to use the skills gained from the digital pack to reassess her thinking and create a new birth ‘plan’ which enabled her to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jo and baby Sofia
Jo is a second time mum who had an unexpected home birth at 38 weeks + 5days. She found that the digital pack had prepared her for all eventualities so she was able to cope with the slight change in plan and birth her baby calmly at home. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kirsty and baby Leo
Kirsty is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. She gained tools from the digital pack that helped her to stay calm and relaxed during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby boy
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She enjoyed learning about the science of labour in the digital pack and was able to stay calm and focussed in labour. Read her very speedy, positive birth story here…