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 - Hester and baby Euan
Hester had an unexpected surprise when she went into hospital after her waters broke at 40 weeks + 4 days. Hester was able to remain calm and deal with her situation as she understood what was happening and felt in control due to completing the digital pack during pregnancy. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bryony and baby boy
Bryony went into labour at 31 weeks + 4 days and ended up having an unplanned caesarean. As a naturally anxious person she found that hypnobirthing helped to keep her calm throughout her birth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kayleigh and baby Felix
Kayleigh is a second time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 40 weeks + 13 days. She completed the digital pack which empowered her to use BRAIN to make decisions which she felt were best for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Natalie and baby Jesse
Natalie is a first time mum who gave birth to baby Jesse via unplanned c-section at her local hospital. She used everything she had learnt from the Digital Pack to calmly navigate the change to her birth preferences and felt informed and able to make the right decisions at each stage. She remained calm and focussed and worked together with her boyfriend to use her hypnobirthing tools and have a very positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth Story - Charlotte and baby Primrose
Charlotte is a first time mum who had an unplanned c-section after she discovered her baby was breech 26 hours in to her labour. She used all the tools she had learnt from the digital pack to remain calm and to make informed decisions and she navigated her birth and the change of plan with complete confidence. Here’s her amazing positive birth story…