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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 home birth: Elara’s birth story

Ashley had an extremely positive pregnancy and homebirth with her husband and mum present. HPHB helped her to be confident in her birthing choices.

A positive natural birth after IVF: Harry’s birth story

After a round of IVF, Hannah was over the moon to have a positive pregnancy test. During her pregnancy Covid 19 was announced in the UK and lockdown began. Hannah kept calm and focused and thanks HPHB Daily Dose of Happiness classes and hypnobirthing videos for helping her to get through what could have been a difficult time.

A positive Caesarean birth: Oliver’s birth story

Despite a long labour, which resulted in Baby Oliver being born via emergency caesarean section, Alicja and Ricardo stayed calm and in control and having attended the Happy Parents. Happy Baby course in Clapham they felt prepared for each step, as it unfolded.

A positive birth centre birth: Amelia’s birth story

Lara experienced a straight forward pregnancy and a very swift labour, during which, she really listened to her instinct, which was telling her to go into hospital; 90 minutes after arriving, Amelia was born!

A positive Caesarean birth: Aurora’s birth story

As Susie’s labour unfolded she started moving further and further away from her birth preferences, however both her and husband, Guy, kept an open mind, which helped calmly make decisions and stay in-control

A positive vaginal birth: Oliver’s birth story

Anna and Chris look back on their positive birth experience with fond memories. Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped them prepare for labour with hypnobirthing techniques and helped after Oliver was home, being able to draw information from the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. breastfeeding sessions.

A positive birth with hypnobirthing: Raff’s birth story

Kat had a really enjoyable pregnancy and a positive water birth using hypnobirthing. HPHB helped Kat and Paul to be prepared and confident for any outcome and also postnatally - showing them positions to hold the baby during breastfeeding.

A positive vaginal birth: Alma’s birth story

Marion had a straightforward pregnancy and birth with a difficult time at home in the early days due to feeding. She credits HPHB with helping her partner feel more involved throughout the whole process and helping her to understand pain relief, risks and benefits.

A positive planned Caesarean birth: Rhea’s birth story

Marina had a C-Section after finding out her baby was breech. This wasn’t her preferred birth option but she thanks HPHB for preparing her for all birth outcomes and for teaching her hypnobirthing breathing techniques which kept her calm in the theatre.

A positive second birth: Cody’s birth story

After wanting a VBAC – Vaginal Birth after Caesarean – but their journey unfolding in different ways, Sam felt reassured through Happy Parents. Happy Baby. about why things might not go the way they planned, what could happen instead and understanding options from a medical point of view.