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No two births are the same, and every woman has a different experience of giving birth to her children. From drug free, completely natural births to those that have required medical intervention, from positive experiences to those that were more traumatic, every woman who has given birth has a story to tell. For some, writing it down creates a record for their little ones when they grow up, for others it can be a useful and healing debriefing exercise.
Why not tell us your story and we'll publish it on these pages, and who knows, it may be something your little one looks back on when they aren’t so small any more.
Choose from the list below to view other birth stories:
Breastfeeding babies with cleft palates
I am the mother of two boys. My first son, David, is now two and half and my baby, Joshua, is five months old. Long before I had either of my beautiful boys I knew that I wanted to be a breastfeeding mother... Birth of Annabella
My pregnancy went great (beyond the first months) - hardly gained any weight (about 15-20 pounds) for my frame and felt good all the way to the end. We found out she was a girl as soon as... A home birth with a twist
I knew a home birth was how I wanted to bring my child into the world from the very start - drug and meddling free. I didn't have any scans or certain tests. I wanted the pregnancy and birth to be as natural as possible. I took lots... I had an unplanned home birth after a c-section
We had a son born in 1992 and I had had many miscarriages when I found I was pregnant in 1998. A scan at 8 weeks showed a foetal heart (all other miscarriages been the same, no foetal heart at 8-12 weeks)... My drug free birth, after an assisted delivery
I had my daughter Chloe 8 years ago, she was due 14th of June. The day came and went and at 14 days overdue I was finally taken in to be induced. I was induced on the 14th day, the 15th day, and the 16th day... A peaceful home water birth
Our first son Rohan was 7 months old when we discovered I was pregnant again. I suffered mild morning sickness, and apart from a serious Nacho craving (I'm talking daily consumption for lunch and dinner at its worst... Miracles can happen - my placenta praevia corrected itself
I found out I was pregnant on February 8th 2002. My husband and I were very excited as it had only taken about 6 weeks since we 'decided' to have children in the near future. All went well, no morning sickness - just nausea... A lovely, perfect baby boy following pre-eclampsia problems
I have 2 boys. With my first one, I had a really good pregnancy and birth. But with my second, things didn't go as planned. At 36 weeks of pregnancy I developed symptoms of pre-eclampsia and was taken into hospital... My miracle daughter survived Vasa Praevia hell
My name is Carol Prentice. I live with my husband Stephen and our precious two and a half year old daughter, Rebecca, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her story of survival and success is a miracle in two ways. Here is our story... I decided to write a book about my experiences
My baby was due on the 5th September 2000. I started to labour at home on the Tuesday and gave birth in Hospital on Saturday 5th. When I spoke to the hospital on Friday night they expected me to know what to do... Despite a post-natal uterine infection after my first baby, I'm expecting another soon
My friend had recently given birth to a beautiful baby boy and when I saw how happy she was and how in awe of him she was I became very broody. Not long after Paul and I decided to started to try for a baby of our own... I had a long labour followed by an emergency c-section, but it was still a positive experience
I can't pretend Maggie's birth was one of the most pleasant experiences of my life, but it certainly was one of the most (if not the most) amazing. Having spent nine months being pregnant, with feet like hams... A tale of two babies - different children, different pregnancies, different births
I found out I was pregnant in May 1998 with my first child. We had just moved to a new house in a new town, but we were over the moon. My pregnancy progressed really well, I had a lovely bump and a bad craving for ice cubes... HOPE - The anchor of your soul
As I start to write this article, I am sitting in the antenatal clinic, six months pregnant. Nothing special to most people, it's just a natural part of life. But for me it's a miracle... | 
