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 delivery suite labour: Xander’s birth story

Joanna had a great pregnancy but everything she didn’t want to happen during labour happened. HPHB explained different birthing options and scenarios so that there were no surprises and it left her and Miles really calm throughout the labour - overall she had a positive birth experience

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A positive fast labour: Lenu’s birth story

Evy really enjoyed her pregnancy, and her birth was better than she expected. She says Happy Parents. Happy Baby we’re so transparent with all the details around birth, labour and after care that it eased any worries she had and helped her to feel prepared.

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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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A positive natural labour: Oliver’s birth story

Anna and Chris look back on their positive birth experience with fond memories. Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped them prepare for labour with hypnobirthing techniques and helped after Oliver was home, being able to draw information from the Happy Parents. Happy Baby. breastfeeding sessions.

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A positive labour with hypnobirthing: Raff’s birth story

Kat had a really enjoyable pregnancy and a positive water birth using hypnobirthing. HPHB helped Kat and Paul to be prepared and confident for any outcome and also postnatally - showing them positions to hold the baby during breastfeeding.

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A positive planned c section: Rhea’s birth story

Marina had a C-Section after finding out her baby was breech. This wasn’t her preferred birth option but she thanks HPHB for preparing her for all birth outcomes and for teaching her hypnobirthing breathing techniques which kept her calm in the theatre.

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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 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 unplanned c section: Clara’s birth story

Although Rachel and Alex’s birth experience didn’t go entirely to plan, Happy Parents. Happy Baby. helped them to realise their choices and options along the way which led to an overall positive birth experience.

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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 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 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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