Positive birth stories
Happy Parents Happy Baby is committed to helping you have a positive birth experience, however your baby is born.
Thousands of parents join our courses every year and no two birth stories are the same.
On these pages you can read positive birth stories from our course graduates who have experienced home births, inductions, Caesarean (abdominal) births, water births, forceps, breach births, twins and multiple births and births using hypnobirthing.
We really hope that reading these stories will inspire you to know that a positive birth is something that you too can experience. You will also be able to pick up some super-helpful tips, as new parents share the things that made all the difference to their experience.
If you would like to share your positive birth story with us, please get in touch - we’d really love to hear from you.
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- birth preferences
- birthing stool
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- breathing techniques
- breech
- caesarean section
- colostrum harvesting
- dad
- delayed cord clamping
- diamorphine
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- first time parents
- forceps
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- gestational diabetes
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- induction of labour
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- meconium
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- neonatal doctor
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A positive natural labour: Cora Edith’s birth story
Gemma and Theo were going to be second time parents and attended our premium course in Leyton & Leytonstone. Please read on for the most amazing positive birth story…
A positive due date delivery: Cora’s birth story
Kate had her dream water birth and feels like she had a positive birth experience
A positive birth centre delivery: Lowri’s birth story
Rosie’s labour was straight-forward, however she felt that attending the HPHB antenatal course helped prepare her for any eventuality. Rosie tells us how any pain or exhaustion went immediately out the window the moment she saw her baby girl.
A positive ventouse delivery: Ezra’s birth story
Angela encountered several situations during her labour that the HPHB course had prepped her for - she tells us how she felt informed, calm, reassured and confident as things unfolded.
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.
A positive unplanned c section: Aidan’s birth story
Hayette recalls how coming on the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. Premium Course was really helpful in making her feel calm during her unplanned Caesarean Section
A positive natural birth: Arran’s birth story
First time parents Matt and Gemma were initially anxious about childbirth, however coming on the HPHB course gave them the knowledge and confidence to create birth preferences that would fit any labour scenario they might encounter.
A positive elective c section: Eliza’s birth story
Megan found out at 37 weeks that her baby was breech and would require a planned caesarean section. Please read on to see what a lovely, calm and positive expierence she had when her baby was born.
A positive delivery with epidural: Miles’ birth story
TJ and Tom really owned their birth experience. From the lovely, calming environment that they were able to create to the way that they trusted their team who helped them make informed decisions, they welcomed baby Miles on their terms.
A positive induction: Nathan James’ birth story
Hannah tells us about her positive experience of an induction as she and her partner Steve welcomed their baby Nathan James into the world
A positive assisted delivery: Emma’s birth story
Caroline and Vince used all the information they and learnt on the HPHB course to enjoy a really positive birth experience.
A positive second labour: Emilia’s birth story
Emilia is Sonja’s second baby. She realised after taking the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. antenatal course how under prepared she had been the first time round. Attending the Forest Hill course helped her and her partner David prepare for all eventualities and as a result they felt calm and in control throughout Sonja’s labour, which helped them to have such an incredible and positive experience.
A positive vaginal delivery: Kaila’s birth story
Katherine and Ross had a really positive birth expierence as they welcomed baby Kaila into the world. Katherine used the Hapy Parents. Happy Baby. hypnobithing techniques and relaxations throughout her labour to help her feel calm and Ross supported her with her breathing.
A positive vaginal labour: Ella’s birth story
Although Ria didn’t have the water birth she wanted, she still had a really positive experience even in the middle of lockdown. She was thankful to Happy Parents. Happy Baby. for showing her pain relief options and teaching her and her partner Andrew first aid.
A positive natural labour 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 birth centre labour: 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 c section: 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 natural labour: 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 labour 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 planned c section: 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.