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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- Basildon Hospital
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- Homerton Home Birth Team
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- Lewisham Hospital
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- Nottingham City Hospital
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- birth partner
- birth pool
- birth preferences
- birthing stool
- breastfeeding
- breathing techniques
- breech
- caesarean section
- colostrum harvesting
- dad
- delayed cord clamping
- diamorphine
- entonox
- epidural
- episiotomy
- first time parents
- forceps
- gas and air
- gestational diabetes
- growth scans
- home birth
- hypnobirthing
- hypnobirthing c-section
- induction of labour
- instrumental birth
- jaundice
- kings college hospital
- massage
- meconium
- midwife
- miscarriage
- morning sickness
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- multiple births
- natural birth
- neonatal doctor
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- pelvic gurdle pain
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 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 induction: Arlo’s birth story
Attending the HPHB premium course in Clapham helped Nick and Lucie feel prepared and excited about the arrival of their baby Boy, Arlo
A positive planned twin c section: 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 natural delivery: 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 gas and air delivery: 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 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 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 breech delivery: Frank’s birth story
Charlotte's baby was breech and then turned a week before her due date. She thanks HPHB and Doctor Will for being there for her when she needed it the most, giving her information which helped her to feel calm and clued up and also for introducing her to her antenatal course mates who have become family.
A positive labour with episiotomy: Annabel’s birth story
Susan and James attended the Stratford & Forest Gate antenatal course, London.
A positive labour without pain relief: Jack’s birth story
Mayam nearly gave birth in the taxi en route to the hospital when her partner realised their driver was going the wrong way! 5 minutes after making it and Baby Jack was born!
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.