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 - Kareen and baby girl
Kareen is a first time mum who had a water birth in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 meant that her local hypnobirthing classes were cancelled, she found the PBC online and found it very useful. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rosario and baby Amalia
Rosario is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital, in El Salvador, at 38 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing empowered her to make decisions whilst pregnant about how she would like to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nikki and baby Robyn
Nikki is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing tools to help her during labour and says, ‘My VBAC was the most empowering experience of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Neso and baby Elonna
Neso is a first time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 41 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘the Positive Birth Company helped demystify labour and birth and gave me the empowerment to ensure I got the birth I wanted.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Mila
Amy is a second time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She used hypnobirthing to help change her mindset about pregnancy, after her previous traumatic experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cassie and baby Ameline
Cassie is a first time mum who had her baby at 39 weeks + 3 days in hospital. She found positive affirmations and breathing techniques were invaluable during labour and says, ‘I found the whole experience of birth incredibly empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kay and baby Anais
Kay is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 38 weeks + 3 days. She had an open birthing plan and was happy to follow the midwifes advice and felt it worked well for her. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebekah and baby Remi
Rebekah is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 4 days. Her birth did not go as she hoped but due to her preparation with the PBC it was a positive experience nonetheless. She says, ‘I truly believe that the positive birth company have made something magical.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Shonagh and baby girl
Shonagh is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I always thought that birth was something that happened to you, but with this course I realised that it's a journey that you can very much be part of and even enjoy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Cassie
Claire is a first time mum who had her baby by unplanned cesarean at 41 weeks + 2 days. She has a phobia of blood tests, injections and cannulas and used hypnobirthing to help guide her through labour and to help her remain calm when needing medical intervention. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Naomi and baby Lark
Naomi is a second time mum who had a home, water birth. She says, ‘I’m so grateful to all the wisdom shared by the Positive Birth Company,’ as she found it helped her make informed decisions and helped to comfort her during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Rosie
Olivia is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool, at home, at 41 weeks + 3 days. She prepared for pregnancy and labour by reading our book and thanks the PBC for, ‘equipping [her] with the mindset to have the best birth possible.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Martha and baby Sebastien
Martha is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital. She ensured she was well informed about labour and used the digital pack to help her prepare for and navigate birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbié and baby girl
Abbie is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. She was so relaxed and fully trusted her bodies ability to birth her baby, she says, ‘I was surprised at how calm and present I stayed throughout, I felt so in control.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Richie
Hannah is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 38 weeks + 5 days, due to Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). She went into labour well prepared and informed and had a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rhea and baby Albert
Rhea is a first time mum who had her baby in a pool at her local hospital. She says, “I’ve always suffered with anxiety,” but that hypnobirthing and the Freya App meant she, “wasn’t afraid of birth and went into it feeling really calm and relaxed.” Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Krissy and baby boy
Krissy is a fifth time mum who had her baby in the pool at home at 42 weeks + 1 day. She was able to listen to her body and trust in its ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - A and baby E
A is a first time mum who was induced at 37 weeks + 5 days due to Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Despite being far from how she had imagined her birth to be, her partner says, ‘[we} will forever remember the experience as some of the most intense, exciting, and happy hours of our lives.’ Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Filiz and baby Mila
Filiz is a first time mum who had a water birth at 39 weeks + 6 days at a midwife led unit. She did a lot of preparation for birth, including reading positive birth stories and practising breathing techniques. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Piper Roux
Chloe is a second time mum who had her baby in a pool at home. She says, ‘ Hypnobirthing is for every birth.’ ‘I had full control, I was in the zone, doing my up breathing and remembering everything I had learnt in my hypnobirthing videos.’ Read her positive birth story here…