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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- Guy's Hospital
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- HPHB Hackney Course
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- HPHB Leyton & Leytonstone
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- Homerton Home Birth Team
- Homerton Hospital
- Islington HPHB Course
- Kings College Hospital
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- Lewisham Birth Centre
- Lewisham Hospital
- Newham Birth Centre
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- Nottingham City Hospital
- Princess Royal Maternity Hospital Glasgow
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- St George's Hospital
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- Stoke Newington HPHB Course
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- The Portland Hospital
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- 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
- 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
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- multiple births
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A positive second labour: 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.
A positive vaginal delivery: Joseph’s birth story
Emily walked to Homerton Hospital while in labour and used the hypnobirthing she learnt through Happy Parents. Happy Baby. to have a positive birth.
A positive c section: Hudson’s birth story
Melanie enjoyed her pregnancy and although her birth didn’t go the way she’d hoped, it was still really positive and seeing Husdon for the first time was magical. Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped prepare Melanie to be flexible to change and to take time in getting to know each other as a family after the birth.
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.
A positive induction: Eva’s birth story
Cristina had a relatively easy pregnancy and says Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped her during this period particularly with advice on perineum massaging and hypnobirthing practice. She had a difficult labour which resulted in the birth of a 4kg gorgeous baby girl, they are now home and really enjoying parenthood.
A positive fast labour: Maia’s birth story
Baby Maia was one of the 4% of babies who did in fact arrive on their due date! Jenny and Eamonn talk to us about their positive birth experience and how amazing it felt to welcome Maia into the world…
A positive ventouse delivery: Adelaide’s birth story
When Adelaide arrived it was a very special moment for my husband and I because she came out during the very song my husband would sing to her when she was in the womb. Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped me experience a birth that was even more positive than I could have imagined, it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
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.
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.
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.
A positive natural labour: Charlie’s birth story
Although Laura and Neil’s birth wasn't as expected, they had a really positive experience and explain the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course taught them about choices and the options they have during labour, which made them feel much more confident.
A positive vaginal labour: Rosa’s birth story
Nick and Ellie were feeling quite anxious in the build up to the big day but had a positive experience and share how Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped them prepare for birth and beyond.
A positive vaginal labour: Dali’s birth story
Despite Becky’s waters breaking the day before, Dali was determined to be born on her due date… Becky and Luke share how learning hypnobirthing through the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course helped them achieve a positive birth experience.
A positive forceps delivery: Olivia’s birth story
Cath and Enrique found the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course helpful and reassuring and were particularly grateful for the session delivered by the obstetric doctor which helped them have a positive birth experience. They also took a lot into labour and delivery from the hypnobirthing part of the course.
A positive planned c section: Amelia Joy’s birth story
Amy was very anxious throughout her pregnancy but had such a positive birth experience. The clinical environment of a C-section is something Amy and Richard were worried about, but through the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. course, they knew there were tweaks they could make to take control and personalise things.