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 - Heather and baby Caroline
Heather is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natalie and baby Kai
Natalie is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in the pool, at 38 weeks + 1 day. She found the digital pack and reading positive stories helped her immeasurably. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rumaysa and baby boy
Rumaysa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Her baby was known to be breech and Rumaysa was able to use BRAIN and advocate for herself using the knowledge she had gained from the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becki and baby Emilie
Becki is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. She found the breathing techniques and positive thinking helped her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lisa and baby Eleanor
Lisa is a second time mum who had a waterbirth in hospital at 40 weeks. With thanks to hypnobirthing she was able to be calm and positive throughout pregnancy and birth. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jenny and baby Finlay
Jenny is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 38 weeks. She took time to mentally prepare before birth and felt informed and in control during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby Hazel
Megan is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 11 days. She was able to use BRAIN to make decisions pre labour which gave her time to go into labour naturally and avoid induction. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Farhana and baby girl
Farhana is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 42 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The digital pack gave her tools to help during labour and she was able to use BRAIN to make the best decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Diane and baby Alice
Diane is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 5 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Her birth did not go to ‘plan’ but she was proud of how calm and focused she had been getting to fully dilated before arriving in hospital. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Leanda and baby Robyn
Leanda is a second time mum who had a vbac in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to advocate for herself, using information gained from the digital pack, to help her achieve her healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby boy
Sophie is a second time mum who had a vbac at home at 40 weeks + 2 days. Completing the digital pack gave her ‘confidence to trust in my body and birth at home.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Saamia and baby Irha
Saamia is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. The knowledge she gained form the digital pack empowered her to understand and control her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby George
Hannah is a first time mum who was induced at 41 weeks + 1 day due to pre-eclampsia. She gained tools from the digital pack and was able to use them, before and during labour, to make the best decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katya and baby Taemin
Katya is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 39 weeks + 4 days. She found the positive birth community and positive birth stories were invaluable in helping her to have her own positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Kerry and baby boy
Kerry is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 36 weeks. She had a positive vaginal breech delivery with the support of her husband and excellent medical team. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Angharad and baby girl
Angharad is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. Armed with ‘facts, knowledge and confidence,’ from the digital pack, she was able to have a healing birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Yessenia and baby Castiel
Yessenia is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 1 day, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This second time mum had her baby in the pool at home. She felt the digital pack was invaluable for helping her have the birth she wanted. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarina and baby Rocco
Sarina is a third time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She found that hypnobirthing gave her tools to birth her baby her way and left her feeling empowered. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louisa and baby Lily
Louisa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks. She had confidence to make decisions, using knowledge she had gained through hypnobirthing, to have the best birth for her and baby. Read her positive birth story here…