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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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…

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A positive assisted delivery: Julia’s birth story

Josie had hoped for a spontaneous labour and a water birth and although things didn’t turn out this way she stills feels that her labour was a fantastic, totally empowering and incredible experience.

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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.

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A positive induction: Elisa’s birth story

Sophie tells about the positive experience she had when she welcomed her baby Elisa into the world. She had hoped to avoid an epidural but explains how grateful she was for the intervention and the care she received from the team looking after her.

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A positive vaginal delivery: Arlo’s birth story

Kristina and Richard had a really positive birth experience when they welcomed Baby Arlo into the world. Kristina recalls how she used the breathing techniques that she and Richard had learnt on the course to help her cope…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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