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 - Abigail and baby Charlie
Abigail is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and felt informed, empowered and calm through her labour as a result. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Lewis
Claire is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 49 weeks + 8 days. She completed the digital pack and found the science element invaluable. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lucy and baby boy
Lucy is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit. She attended a hypnobirthing course, with her husband, and she used techniques gained from it to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and Baby Girl
This amazing second time Mum used the tools she gained from the Digital Pack to help guide her through her quick and intense waterbirth. Read her positive story here…
Birth story - Kat and baby Sienna Rose
Kat is a first time Mum who used the digital pack to help her experience a calm and natural water birth at her local midwife led unit. Read her story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby Beatrix
Kate is a second time mum who had a natural waterbirth at her local midwife led unit. She attended a weekend hypnobirthing course in Devon at the same midwife led unit so she already had positive feelings towards the setting before she began. She describes her birth as ‘a dream fulfilled’. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Robyn and baby Jack
Robyn is a first time mum who had a water birth at her local birth centre. She and her husband found the information and positivity of the digital pack helped them immensely. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Leah and baby Grayson
Leah had a natural water birth at her local midwife led unit. She had a 1:1 hypnobirthing session with Siobhan which helped to set her up for her calm and gentle waterbirth. Read her positive story here…
Birth story - Diana and baby Noah
Diana gave birth to her son in the pool at her local birth centre. She managed her labour at home with her partner by her side in a calm and relaxed manner. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ellie and baby Otis
Ellie is a second time mum who gave birth at 41 weeks + 1 day in the pool at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack and remained calm and focused throughout her labour with her husband beside her guiding her breathing and repeating positive affirmations to her. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby girl
This lovely first time mum had her baby in her local midwife led unit in a calm and relaxed atmosphere. She completed the digital pack and used ‘tools’ that she gained from it during her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Megan and baby girl
Megan is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack and found that it gave her the knowledge and understanding to see her through her birth. Her message to all pregnant mums out there is simply to ‘believe in yourselves!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Eleanor and baby Penelope
Eleanor is a young first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack and went on to have a calm waterbirth experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ruth and baby Ed
Ruth is a third time mum who had dabbled in hypnobirthing before but decided to download the digital pack as a refresher and was so pleased that she did! She gave birth at her local midwife led unit naturally, using only breathing, tens machine and relaxation mp3’s. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cat and baby Rowan
Cat is a second time mum who gave birth in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 3 days. She used the digital pack and went on to have a natural, positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Claire and baby Victoria
Claire is a second time mum wqho gave birth at her local midwifery led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. She used knowledge gained from the digital pack to help her remain calm and focused. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lindsay and baby Lily
Lindsay is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack and went on to have her second positive waterbirth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Olivia and baby Henry
Olivia is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She had an epidural with her first birth and was keen to have minimum intervention this time around, so she completed the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lou and baby Percy
Lou is a first time mum who had her baby at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack and used it to help her through her labour, making decisions and using hypnobirthing techniques. Read her story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Max
Sarah is a second time mum who had a positive VBAC at her local midwife led unit in the pool. She used the information from the digital pack to help make informed decisions and push for her birth preferences which went against ‘hospital recommendations’ but were deemed to be safe for her and her baby. Read her birth story here…