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.

A positive natural delivery: Evelyn’s birth story

Jade and David attended one of the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. virtual antenatal courses and it really helped them prepare them for labour. We are delighted that welcoming their baby girl Evelyn into the world was such a positive experience for them both.

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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!

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A positive vaginal labour: 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.

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A positive second labour: Penelope’s birth story

After a difficult pregnancy and not being able to have the home birth they hoped for, Sarah had a really swift birth and was back home with Penelope before she knew it. Sarah and Neel felt supported by Happy Parents. Happy Baby. during their pregnancy and beyond with all the recommended tips and hacks to make their home family life easier.

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A positive back-to-back labour: Axel’s birth story

Grace’s birth was long but overall she enjoyed it. She wanted a water birth and was anxious about the possibility of not getting it but Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped her to realise that she could still have a positive birth experience without it.

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A positive induction: Cyrus’ birth story

Diana and Shavir look back at their birth experience with mixed feelings, but with the help of Happy Parents. Happy Baby. they felt confident in bringing Cyrus home and bonding as a family.

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A positive induction: Alice’s birth story

After a rollercoaster birth where nothing really went to plan, Abi and Iain’s baby Alice is now perfectly healthy and they are all enjoying home life. The course helped them prepare for every eventuality, including finding confidence with breastfeeding with the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. lactation consultant.

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A positive induction: Arthur’s birth story

Whilst Thea was at the pushing stage and struggling a bit to keep going, Andy suggested she felt Baby Arthur’s head, which she explains was an incredible feeling and really gave her a boost. Andy and Thea say going on the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course prepared them for labour and parenting and made such a difference to their experience.

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A positive vaginal labour: Leo’s birth story

Susha and Vladimir found hypnobirthing very powerful and say this fed into them having a positive birthing experience. They also found the practical side of the course around baby care really helpful and it helped them feel confident bringing Baby Leo into the world.

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A positive induction: Hattie Jean’s birth story

For Stacey and Robert, they most appreciated that the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course was run by a whole team of experts. They felt that all options were explained and they never had any routes pressed on them. They share their positive birth experience and how hypnobirthing played a key role.

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A positive labour with gas and air: Ozzie’s birth story

I was booked in for an elective C-section as I had gestational diabetes and was told the baby was going to be very big. However, Ozzie made a surprise appearance three weeks early and Happy Parents. Happy Baby. had helped me plan for the unexpected.

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