Birth Stories
When you’re pregnant and have never experienced labour, or you’re facing a different kind of labour from the first time around, or you just want to know more about what different kinds of labour are like, reading birth stories can help demystify birth and give you ideas about the kind of birth you’d like. Whether you’re planning a home birth or hospital birth, a natural labour or C-section, a hypnobirth or water birth, or you want to know more about assisted labour, birth interventions, or just need to know what your birth options are, we’ve got a story to tell you! Wonderful mums have shared their birth stories for you to read and learn from. In their own words, these birth stories from real mums will touch your heart.
Less Dilated
A mum shares the birth story of her son. Long initial labour stage, contractions
Support for VBAC
Supportive words from lots of mums who have had Vaginal Births after a Cesarean Section.
VBAC Attempt
This mum attempts a VBAC, and she laboured really well but at 5cm dilation baby
C-Section Recovery MUST Follow
With Caesarean births, also known as C-sections, taking place in around 25% of all births
10 Pound Baby Quick Labour
A mum shares the story of how she naturally delivered her 10 pound baby in
Baby Born with Breathing Trouble
A mum shares her birth story, and after labour experience where her son had breathing
Baby in Distress
A mum shares her birth story,they tried to speed up contractions after her waters broke
Baby Not Breathing
One mum shares her birth story, how baby was born not breathing and was whisked
Baby Very Stuck
Naomi shares her birth story __________________ I was induced the day after my due date
Baby Well Over Due
Birth story shared by a mum - baby was long overdue. She had
