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 - Alexandria and baby Theodore
Alexandria is a second time mum who had her baby at home, in a pool, at 41 weeks + 1 day. She had a positive first birth but says that, ‘overall was even more positive than my last birth and I had no idea that was possible. I am so grateful for hypnobirthing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bianca and baby Maya
Bianca is a second time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I didn't at any point feel out of control, I felt fully supported and listened to by my mum, my husband, my midwife and my student midwife.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Rafe
Sarah is a second time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She used hypnobirthing techniques and found focussing on her breathing and having a positive mindset helped make her birth better. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Anna and baby Jessie
Anna is a second time mum who had an unassisted home birth at 40 weeks. She says, ‘We never expected our birth to unfold in this way but the basics of breathing techniques and staying calm was what got us through this crazy situation.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sophie and baby Ziggy
Sophie is a third time mum who had her baby in a pool at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She says, ‘As far as giving birth goes… this was pretty perfect ♥️ hypnobirthing definitely helped me to understand what my body was doing and to stay calm through my birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Fiona and baby girl
Fiona is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital, at 41 weeks + 6 days. Using BRAIN she declined induction and went on to labour spontaneously. |Of her birth she, ‘can truly say my birth was extremely positive!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hayley and baby Elsie
Hayley is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks. She says, ‘I have to thank the PBC for giving me the tools I needed to breathe well, believe I could do it and for remembering to use B.R.A.I.N & UFO positions.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Debbie and baby Mabel
Debbie is a fourth time mum who had her rainbow baby in a pool, at home, at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘I’m so thankful for this course! I understood the science of my body birthing, what my baby was equipped to do, just so much more knowledge which gave me confidence in my abilities.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Juliette and baby Léo
Juliette is a first time mum who had her baby, in the Den Haag, Netherlands, at 41 weeks + 6 days by cesarean. She had planned for a home birth but baby had other pans! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Saffron and baby Eric
Saffron is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 2 days. This was not her original plan but she says, ‘Every decision that was made was perfect for us and the hypnobirthing course really helped with keeping me in the right mindset throughout my whole labour and delivery.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Luna
Lauren is a second time mum who had a vbac at home, in New Zealand, at 40 weeks + 5 days. Despite her it not being ‘straightforward’ she still describes her birth as being, ‘healing and empowering.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Mabel
Sarah is a second time mum who had an unplanned, unassisted home birth at 40 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I feel the positive birth company gave me the tools to make what could have been a traumatic labour experience, a positive one.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jess and baby Mack
Jess is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘I was really worried about having an induced labour but honestly, I am so thankful with how it went, I enjoyed it.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby Patrick
Hannah is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 42 weeks. She laboured at home and used the pool for relief but ended up switching to a different position, outside of the pool, to help birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nicole and baby girl
Nicole is a second time mum who had a healing birth at a midwife led unit, at 38 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I had the unmedicated VBAC I worked my butt off for. I am not broken as I feared I was from my first birth experience. I am strong and powerful.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby boy twins
Katie is a second time mu who had her twins in hospital at 34 weeks + 3 days. Her labour was less than straightforward with twin 1 being back to back and twin 2 being breech, but she remained calm and focused throughout! Read her positive birth story here
Positive birth story - Samantha’s unplanned freebirth
Samantha is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 41 weeks + 3 days. Her body knew exactly what to do and she birthed her baby at home, five minutes before the midwife arrived!
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This second time mum was induced in hospital, at 40 weeks. She says, ‘I am so proud that I was able to use my breathing and trust my body to birth my baby. It was an amazing experience to feel the power of what we can achieve.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jessica and baby girl
Jessica is a second time mum who was induced in hospital, at 42 weeks + 3 days. She used BRAIN to make decisions during pregnancy and labour and says, ‘thanks to the PBC I understood the physiological side of birth and was able to advocate for myself as needed.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Heidi
Lauren is a first time mum who had a water birth at 42 weeks + 3 days. She trusted her instincts and used BRAIN to allow her baby time to arrive of their own accord; using hypnobirthing breathing exercises, she birthed her baby at home. Read her positive birth story here…