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 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.

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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.

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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: 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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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