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 - Codi and baby Harbor
Codi is a third time mum who had a water birth at home, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘Home birth was the most amazing thing I’ve ever done in my life and I would do it over and over.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hollie and baby Tommy
Hollie is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local hospital, at 40 weeks + 2 days. She found the course most useful for breathing techniques and for helping her partner to know what to do during birth. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
These first time parents had their baby in hospital at 33 weeks + 2 days. They used hypnobirthing to make the best choices for mum and baby during pregnancy and labour and describe it as, ‘magical!’ Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby Oscar
Jessica is a first time mum who had her baby at 31 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘While our birth was much sooner than anticipated, it was still the most incredible, calm and unforgettable experience thanks to the hypnobirthing approach and techniques that we learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chrissy and baby boy
Chrissy is a second time mum who was induced at 41 weeks + 4 days. She describes her birth as, ‘the most empowering, incredible experience of my life,’ and says, ‘I’m so grateful for the hypnobirthing techniques that I learnt.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gemma and baby Vida
Gemma is a first time mum who had her baby by planned cesarean at 39 weeks + 2 days, due to baby being breech. She says, ‘I can 100% say that my birth experience was positive and empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Flora
Anna is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital, in the stairwell, at 40 weeks + 4 days. She found this birth very different to her first and she stayed calm and focused despite her Flora’s impromptu arrival! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Phoebe and baby Winston
Phoebe is a third time mum who had her baby in hospital. She thanks her husband and midwives, ‘for never leaving my side and bringing our boy in to the world with me in such a supportive, calm and loving way.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natasha and baby Cosima
Natasha is a second time mum who had her baby at home. Using hypnobirthing breathing techniques she stayed calm and focused and delivered her baby herself. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ella and baby Addie
Ella is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital. She used hypnobirthing techniques to breathe through labour and stay calm. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Rubie
Chloe is a second time mum who had a fast but calm homebirth, after her more distressing first birth. She says, ‘I feel truly blessed to have had a wonderful birthing experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cathy and baby Willow
Cathy is a first time mum who was induced in hospital due to her increased heart rate and reduced movements of baby. Using hypnobirthing tools she was able to make decisions using BRAIN and to remain focused throughout her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jennifer and baby Isaac
Jennifer is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 41 weeks + 6 days, due to baby being footling breech. She says, ‘He entered the world happy and healthy and on the day he chose. We couldn’t have asked for more than that.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jacqueline and baby Quinton
Jacqueline is a second time mum who had a home, water birth at 38 weeks + 6 days. Using the Freya App, she, ‘guided him out, alone, under the watchful eyes and supportive words of my birthing partners and midwives.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Heather and baby Ailbhe
Heather is a first time mum who was induced, due to oligohydromnios, at 39 weeks + 3 days. Her labour progressed quickly which she credits to her, ‘ability to stay calm and focus on just my breathing,’ as a result of hypnobirthing preparation. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Yan and baby girl
Yan is a first time mum who prepared to have her baby in hospital, but who ended up having her in the car, at 38 weeks + 4 days. Hypnobirthing helped her to trust her bodies ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby Bodhi
Lucy is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at home at 40 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘It was such a dream being at home,’ and that the whole process was relaxed and calm even though she progressed quickly. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Francesca and baby Emmie
Francesca is a first time mum who had her baby by unplanned cesarean at 37 weeks + 3 days. Although her birth didn’t go ‘to plan’ the digital pack helped her to prepared for this and to remain calm and make the best decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charley and baby Reg
Charley is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I used the tools from PBC and my gut told me this was the right choice for me.’ She also found Freya helped her to stay calm and focused throughout labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Julieta and baby K
Julieta is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I loved my birth so much, It was the most incredible moment of my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…