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 - Naomi and baby Thomas
Naomi gave birth following an induction and assisted delivery in hospital. Despite the intervention she still felt in control and is very positive about her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby Ottilie
Katie is a second time Mum who experienced a positive induction birth after a tricky pregnancy. She remained so calm throughout and used ‘tools’ from the hypnobirthing digital pack to stay informed and to make the right decisions for her baby. Read her story here…
Birth story - Eleanor and baby Sidney
Eleanor’s birth did not necessarily go to plan but she made the most of her situation and used her BRAIN to do what was best for both her and her baby. Read her story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Daniel
Catherine had a water birth at her local hospital. She purchased the digital pack and used it to help her achieve a calm and gentle birth. Read her ‘dream come true’ birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Jessica Ivy
Becky is a second time Mum who discovered the digital pack at around 34 weeks. She found that it helped her to achieve a positive water birth in hospital. Read her story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This amazing first time mum trusted her instinct and waited until her baby was ready to come. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Danielle and baby Chloe
Danielle was induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 2 days. Her birth was not what she had envisaged but she still felt she had a positive birth experience. From the digital pack she gained knowledge and insight into the different things that could happen and so she felt prepared and able to deal with them when they did. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jess and baby Tala
Jess is a second time mum who gave birth by unplanned cesarean in hospital. She found that the digital pack gave her knowledge and understanding and helped her to ‘embrace the unpredictability of birth’ and to feel in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kelley and baby Orlaith
Kelley is a third time mum who gave birth in hospital after having her waters broken at 39 weeks + 1 day. She used hypnobirthing to help her make decisions and to guide her through her speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Georgie and baby Noah
Georgie is a first time mum who purchased the digital pack at 40 weeks and used it to help manage her birth and to make informed decisions and choices. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Danielle and baby Ottilie
Danielle is a first time mum who gave birth at 41 week + 1 day. Her birth plan went out of the window but she says she ‘wouldn’t have changed her birth experience for the world’. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ellie and baby Frankie
Ellie is a first time mum who was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 30 weeks. Her baby was measuring ‘big’ and she used ‘BRAIN’ to make decisions that she believed were right for her and her baby. She was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She and her husband worked as a team throughout using techniques they had gained form the digital pack . Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sian and baby Ellis
Sian is a second time mum who started to feel out of control during her pregnancy so decided to try out hypnobirthing. She bought the digital pack and used it to help improve her mindset and to use BRAIN when discussing options with her consultant. She was induced in hospital. Read her speedy birth story here…
Birth story - Sammy and baby Jacob
Sammy is a second time mum who downloaded the digital pack and used it to make informed decisions and to help guide her through her birth experience. She had a positive VBAC after being induced in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days and she is a total advocate of hypnobirthing. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth stories - Faye and baby Luna
Faye describes her labour as one of two halves. She started in a pool, calm and relaxed, but after 5 hours of labouring she was not progressing fast enough and she needed intervention. Faye believed the digital pack helped her through her ‘challenging’ labour and that the outcome was ‘amazing!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Miranda and baby boy
Miranda was induced in hospital at 38 weeks + 6 days. She describes the experience as a healing birth after her more medicalised first birth. She says the closeness of her husband and the up breathing techniques especially helped her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Holly and baby Seth
Holly is a second time mum who had a positive hospital water birth. She found the information and ‘tools’ gained from the digital pack invaluable, they empowered her to trust her instincts and allow her body to ‘do its thing’. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Hugo
Amy is a second time Mum who had a positive VBAC in hospital. She used the digital pack to help her make informed decisions and remain in control. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jenni and baby Thomas
Jenni is a third time mum who gave birth to her son after being induced at her local hospital. She used the digital pack to help her gain a greater knowledge and enable her to make informed decisions. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Georgie and baby Louis
Georgie is a third time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local hospital. She started the digital course at 32 weeks and found that it helped her to feel more in control of this birth than she had been with the previous two. Read her positive birth story here…