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Positive birth stories

At Happy Parents Happy Baby, we’re here to help you have a positive birth – no matter how your baby arrives.

Every year, thousands of parents take our courses, and no two stories are the same. On these pages, you’ll find real birth stories from our graduates, including homebirths, inductions, Caesarean, water births, twins, breech births, hypnobirthing and more.

We hope these stories inspire you and offer helpful tips for your own journey.

Have a story to share? We’d love to hear it!

A positive planned twin Caesarean birth: Jamie and Skye’s birth story

Jamie and Skye calmly welcomed their baby twins into the world via Cesarean section. Attending the HPHB course helped them prepare for the birth itself as well as the early days at home with two babies to care for.

A positive planned Caesarean birth: Ernest’s birth story

Sophie’s baby was breech and so she was booked in for a planned Cesarean section. However, 3 days before she was due to go into hospital, Baby Ernest had other ideas and Sophie went into labour.

A positive vaginal birth: Tio Polly’s birth story

Jenny had Tio Polly on Boxing Day. After a long labour, she was delighted to deliver her naturally using only gas and air.

A positive induction: Elisa’s birth story

Sophie tells about the positive experience she had when she welcomed her baby Elisa into the world. She had hoped to avoid an epidural but explains how grateful she was for the intervention and the care she received from the team looking after her.

A positive breech birth: Noah’s birth story

Kelly looks back at her baby Noah’s arrival via forceps delivery in a really positive light - she tells us how HPHB helped her and her husband prepare for a labour that might require intervention.

A positive vaginal birth: Arlo’s birth story

Kristina and Richard had a really positive birth experience when they welcomed Baby Arlo into the world. Kristina recalls how she used the breathing techniques that she and Richard had learnt on the course to help her cope…

A positive planned Caesarean birth: Bodie’s birth story

Bonnie and her husband Dave tell us about their experiences of a planned c-section

A positive vaginal birth experience: Lakshmi’s birth story

Fran and Harry came on our HPHB premium course in Clapham. Fran had hyper stimulation of contractions and so found having an epidural very beneficial.

A positive gas and air birth: Noah’s birth story

First time parents Irmeen and Peter had a really positive birth experience when they welcomed baby Noah into the world. The fact they were so well informed about what to expect helped them stay calm throughout labour and beyond.

A positive induction: Isaac’s birth story

Esther’s labour didn’t unfold in the way that she had hoped and involved both an induction and an epidural. However she still had a really positive birth experience. She tell us how she was prepared to change her “ideal” for what was best for her and her baby.