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Emma: First Birth, Identical Twin Pregnancy, Termination for Medical Reasons, Chemical Pregnancy, MCDA Twins, Threatened Premature Labour at 27 Weeks, NHS Induction, Emergency C-Section, Blood Transfusion
Jun 25, 2026
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Charlie: Three Births, Teenage Pregnancy at 17, Premature Labour at 36 Weeks, Ventouse and Episiotomy, Two Miscarriages, Positive NHS Hospital Hypnobirthing Water Birth, Positive Unplanned Lockdown Home Water Birth, No Pain Relief
Jun 23, 2026
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Annabel: Two Planned NHS C-Sections, Breech Baby, Miscarriage, Secondary Infertility, Breastfeeding Challenges, Tongue Tie, Postpartum Constipation, Honest Postpartum Recovery
Jun 18, 2026
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Zoe: Two Positive NHS Hospital Births, Epidurals, Gender Disappointment, Childhood Trauma, Delayed Bonding, Morphine First Birth vs Epidural Only Second Birth
Jun 16, 2026
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Charlotte: Second Birth, NHS Birth Centre Birth, Two Miscarriages, Prolonged Early Labour, Retained Placenta, Theatre, Informed Second Birth, Becoming a Doula
Jun 11, 2026
49m 26s
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| 6/25/26 |  Emma: First Birth, Identical Twin Pregnancy, Termination for Medical Reasons, Chemical Pregnancy, MCDA Twins, Threatened Premature Labour at 27 Weeks, NHS Induction, Emergency C-Section, Blood Transfusion | She had already been through a termination for medical reasons and a chemical pregnancy before she ever got to carry her twins. And when she finally did, she spotted them on the screen at six weeks before the sonographer did.Emma is a mum of identical twin boys, now three and a half, who shares an honest and wide-ranging story about what a high risk twin pregnancy actually looks and feels like from the inside. MCDA twins sharing one placenta meant fortnightly consultant appointments from the second trimester, a scary admission at 27 weeks with threatened premature labour, and a delivery at 36 weeks that started as an induction and became a C-section in the early hours of the morning. Her boys were healthy. Her birth team were warm and calm. And then she went home four days later and the real work began.Emma is just as honest about the year that followed as she is about the birth itself. The loneliness of those first nights in hospital alone with two babies. The breastfeeding journey that she wanted to make work and eventually had to let go. The postpartum rage that came from nowhere and scared her. And the community of mum friends she found about a year in that she says changed everything.In this episode we talk about:Termination for medical reasons and how grief can sit underneath the drive to just keep tryingWhat an MCDA twin pregnancy involves and how the monitoring affected Emma's experience of being pregnantBeing admitted at 27 weeks with threatened premature labour and a fibronectin result that gave a 60% chance of delivery within two weeksAn induction at 36 weeks that stalled and became a C-section, and how Emma felt the decision happen before it was ever explained to herBreastfeeding twins and the moment something had to giveMaternal rage, postpartum loneliness, and what finally helpedThis episode is for anyone expecting twins, anyone navigating pregnancy after loss, and anyone who felt like the postpartum hit them in ways nobody had prepared them for.The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care.British Birthing Stories shares real, unfiltered stories of childbirth in the UK, from pregnancy and labour to postpartum recovery.These stories reflect personal experiences and should not be taken as or replace medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.Follow us on social: Instagram · TikTok · YouTubeWant to come on the podcast? Get in touch and share your story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | Charlie: Three Births, Teenage Pregnancy at 17, Premature Labour at 36 Weeks, Ventouse and Episiotomy, Two Miscarriages, Positive NHS Hospital Hypnobirthing Water Birth, Positive Unplanned Lockdown Home Water Birth, No Pain Relief | She found out she was pregnant at 15 weeks. She was 17. She had not packed a hospital bag, had not read a single book, and had no idea what was about to happen to her body. Charlie is a mum of three from Sheffield who shares three births that could not be more different from each other. Her first, at 17, was a premature labour at 36 weeks with a low-lying placenta, a hormonal drip, an epidural she pressed too many times, a ventouse delivery, a traumatic room, and a wave of guilt that stayed with her for years. She did not want to be a teenage parent. She was ashamed of her pregnancy. And then she held him, and all of that shame turned into something else entirely. Between her first and second births came two miscarriages. One managed at home on her own. One at 17 weeks, with a tiny coffin and a midwife she will never forget. Charlie went back to trying almost immediately after each loss, and the anxiety that followed her into her second pregnancy was unlike anything she had experienced. She called her midwife out to check for movements more than 20 times. And when she walked into that delivery suite at 41 weeks and was recognised by a midwife who knew her sister, everything shifted. She breathed her son out in a pool of water so clear you could read the hospital towel through it. Nobody made a sound. Her third baby was conceived on a whim during lockdown, three weeks after her son's christening. She barely told anyone she was pregnant. She set up a birthing pool in the living room, sent the boys to the grandparents, drove to Dunelm to pick up a rug during contractions, and came home to waters breaking straight onto it. Thea arrived at 5pm. By evening Charlie was in bed eating a takeaway. The baby slept through the night. The house was spotless. In this episode we talk about:What it is really like to find out you are pregnant at 17 and go through it entirely aloneThe ventouse delivery Charlie was not prepared for and the guilt that followed her into early motherhoodTwo miscarriages, what medical management actually looks like, and how the NHS care differed between themThe anxiety pregnancy after loss brings and the midwife who came to Charlie's house 20 timesHow hypnobirthing changed everything and what a truly calm water birth actually feels likeA lockdown home birth with no gas and air mouthpiece, a confused partner, and a baby who arrived in three hoursThis episode is for anyone who has ever come to motherhood the hard way and wondered whether they would ever feel at peace with it. Charlie did. And her story shows exactly what is possible when a woman finally gets the support she deserves.The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care.British Birthing Stories shares real, unfiltered stories of childbirth in the UK, from pregnancy and labour to postpartum recovery.These stories reflect personal experiences and should not be taken as or replace medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.Follow us on social: Instagram · TikTok · YouTubeWant to come on the podcast? Get in touch and share your story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | Annabel: Two Planned NHS C-Sections, Breech Baby, Miscarriage, Secondary Infertility, Breastfeeding Challenges, Tongue Tie, Postpartum Constipation, Honest Postpartum Recovery | She always wanted a C-section. From the time she was a teenager. And when her son turned out to be breech, she finally had the reason she felt she needed to say yes. Second time around, she asked for one with no hesitation at all. And she would do it again without question. Annabel is a journalist, TikTok creator, and founder of The Moon Suit who shares two planned C-sections on the NHS. Her first birth was with her son Jasper, who was breech, in England before the family moved to Iceland two weeks after surgery. Her second, her daughter Ophelia, came after a long road of secondary infertility, a miscarriage before Jasper, breastfeeding into Jasper's second year affecting her cycle, and a frightening bleed early in Ophelia's pregnancy. Both births were calm and controlled. Both recoveries had their challenges. What makes this episode stand out is how honest Annabel is about everything that sits around the births themselves. The brutal breastfeeding journey with Jasper that lasted nine months of pain. The loneliness of early motherhood in Iceland with no village around her. The postpartum constipation that she describes as worse than anything she experienced in either surgery. And the very real emotional weight of gender disappointment with her first pregnancy that she sat with for a long time. In this episode we talk about:Why Annabel always wanted a planned C-section and how she navigated the NHS conversations to get what she wanted second time aroundWhat it is actually like to go through a planned C-section twice and how the two experiences comparedSecondary infertility after extended breastfeeding and the book and lifestyle changes that she credits with helping her conceive OpheliaA miscarriage before Jasper and a significant bleed in Ophelia's pregnancy and what those experiences were like emotionallyBreastfeeding with tongue tie, Raynaud's Syndrome, and mastitis for nine months and why it was completely different second timePostpartum constipation after a C-section and what actually helpedWhat it is like to raise two small children without a village and how much that changed when family came to stayThis episode is for anyone who has chosen or is considering a planned C-section and wants to hear from someone who has done it twice and has absolutely no regrets.The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care. You can follow Annabel on social here and if you'd like to buy her Moonsuit you can purchase it hereBritish Birthing Stories shares real, unfiltered stories of childbirth in the UK, from pregnancy and labour to postpartum recovery.These stories reflect personal experiences and should not be taken as or replace medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.Follow us on social: Instagram · TikTok · YouTubeWant to come on the podcast? Get in touch and share your story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | Zoe: Two Positive NHS Hospital Births, Epidurals, Gender Disappointment, Childhood Trauma, Delayed Bonding, Morphine First Birth vs Epidural Only Second Birth | Zoe always knew she wanted pain relief. But like a lot of women, she found herself surrounded by messaging that made her question that. Until a pregnant midwife said something that stuck with her. You don't get a certificate for how you have the baby. Zoe is a mum of two boys from West Yorkshire who shares two positive NHS hospital vaginal births, both with epidurals, and an honest account of the emotional journey into motherhood. Her pregnancies were smooth and uncomplicated, but her fears were never really about the birth itself. They were about whether she would bond with her baby. Whether she was supposed to be a mother at all. Growing up without the mother-daughter relationship she had always craved meant that becoming a mum felt like something she had everything riding on. Her first birth went well medically, but she was given morphine while waiting for the anaesthetist, which left her quite out of it when Leo arrived. What she was not prepared for was the night that followed. Alone on the postnatal ward at 1am, flooded with drugs, not knowing what to do with a screaming newborn, her husband gone. By the next morning, she was obsessed with him. Second time around she went in with knowledge and confidence, knew exactly what she wanted, and had a calm and positive experience from start to finish.In this episode we talk about:The advice from a pregnant midwife that gave Zoe permission to choose the birth that was right for herWhat it was really like to be alone on a postnatal ward in the early hours with a newborn and no idea what to doHow medication affected her presence at Leo's birth and why she made different choices second time aroundThe difference in bonding between her two births and why she felt guilt about the gapWhy Zoe thinks women need more honest expectations around postnatal care and support This episode is for anyone who has ever felt pressure to do birth a certain way when actually their gut was pointing somewhere else entirely.The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care.British Birthing Stories shares real, unfiltered stories of childbirth in the UK, from pregnancy and labour to postpartum recovery.These stories reflect personal experiences and should not be taken as or replace medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.Follow us on social: Instagram · TikTok · YouTubeWant to come on the podcast? Get in touch and share your story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Charlotte: Second Birth, NHS Birth Centre Birth, Two Miscarriages, Prolonged Early Labour, Retained Placenta, Theatre, Informed Second Birth, Becoming a Doula✨ | birth storiesmiscarriages+4 | Charlotte | — | Leeds | second birthNHS birth centre+5 | — | 49m 26s | |
| 6/9/26 | Charlotte: First Birth, NHS Hospital Birth, Birth Centre Transfer to Labour Ward, 9 Days Overdue, Meconium, Hypnobirthing, Informed Consent, Coach Pushing, Retained Placenta, Theatre, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Birth Trauma, Hypermobility✨ | first birthNHS hospital birth+5 | Charlotte | NHS | Leeds | first time mummeconium+5 | — | 45m 12s | |
| 6/4/26 | Lauren: First Birth, Positive Planned C-Section, Vanishing Twin Syndrome, NHS Antenatal Care, Breastfeeding Struggles, Scar Recovery✨ | planned C-sectionantenatal care+4 | Lauren | NHS | Kent | C-sectionantenatal care+5 | — | 1h 07m 07s | |
| 6/2/26 | Shannon: VBAC After Three C-Sections, Hospital Birth Centre Water Birth, Fourth Birth, Shoulder Dystocia Concerns, Large Baby, Second Degree Tears, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Birth Coercion, Lockdown Birth Trauma✨ | VBACC-sections+5 | Shannon | NHS | UK | VBACC-section+8 | — | 48m 41s | |
| 5/28/26 | Polly: Two Positive Fast Physiological Births, NHS Midwife Led Unit Birth, Fully Dilated on Arrival, Second Degree Tear, Planned NHS Home Birth, TENS Machine Only, Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding Challenges✨ | birth storieshome birth+5 | Polly | NHS | Bristol | fast birthhome birth+7 | — | 43m 05s | |
| 5/26/26 | Jade: Three Positive Births, Sonographer’s Perspective, Water Birth, Fast Labour, Meconium Waters, Fetal Ejection Reflex, NHS Home Birth & Baby Born in the Pool With a Veil✨ | positive birth experienceshypnobirthing+3 | Jade | — | Manchester | birthhypnobirthing+5 | — | 1h 09m 13s | |
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| 5/21/26 | Frankie: Two Births: First Birth Obstetric Cholestasis, Emergency Ventouse, Second birth: Twin Pregnancy, Planned C-Section at 34 Weeks, NICU, Bonding Difficulties, Postnatal Depression✨ | obstetric cholestasistwin pregnancy+4 | Frankie | Clomid | Sheffield | obstetric cholestasisNICU+7 | — | 52m 18s | |
| 5/19/26 | Kat: First Birth, Precipitous Labour, Turned Away by Hospital, 50 Minute Drive in Active Labour, No Pain Relief, Born in 24 Minutes✨ | birth storieslabour experience+4 | Kat | Yorkshirehospital | HarrogateBradford | precipitous labouractive labour+5 | — | 43m 29s | |
| 5/14/26 | Mil: Second Birth, Healing After Traumatic First, Water Birth, Shoulder Dystocia, Birth Centre✨ | birth experiencewater birth+4 | Mil | NHS | — | water birthshoulder dystocia+3 | — | 49m 32s | |
| 5/12/26 | Mil: NHS Induction at 39 weeks for reduced movements, forceps, episiotomy, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Blood Transfusion, Postnatal Depression and Anxiety , Breastfeeding Challenges✨ | NHS birth experienceinduction+4 | Mil | NHSBaby Sensory | — | NHSinduction+7 | — | 58m 00s | |
| 5/7/26 | Dani: First Birth, Positive Planned NHS Home Birth After Fertility Struggles, PCOS, Hypnobirthing, Doula Support, No Pain Relief, Placenta Encapsulation✨ | home birthfertility struggles+4 | Dani | NHSdoula+1 | DevonHertfordshire | home birthPCOS+5 | — | 52m 52s | |
| 5/5/26 | Chloe: First Birth, Positive Emergency C-Section After Water Birth 48 Hour Labour and Succenturiate Placenta✨ | first birthemergency C-section+4 | Chloe | — | West Berkshire | first birthC-section+6 | — | 58m 48s | |
| 4/30/26 | Vicky: Two Positive NHS Hospital Vaginal Births, Large Baby, Informed Second Birth✨ | vaginal birthNHS hospital+5 | Vicky | NHS | Kent | vaginal birthNHS+5 | — | 43m 51s | |
| 4/28/26 | "36 Hours In. Still 5cm. So I Did Something Nobody Expected — Including Me." | Hannah's First Birth Story✨ | natural birthC-section+3 | Hannah | NHS | — | water birthhypnobirthing+5 | — | 47m 09s | |
| 4/28/26 | Hannah: First Birth, 36 Hour Labour, Failed Induction, Unplanned C-Section | She planned a natural water birth. She hypnobirthed. She researched everything. And after 36 hours in labour and a failed induction drip still stuck at 5cm, she made the most empowered decision of her birth. Asking for a C-section she never planned for. And she would do it all again.Hannah is a first time mum who shares her honest and empowering story of a 36 hour labour, a failed induction, and an emergency C-section on the NHS. Despite spending months preparing for a medication free water birth, Hannah found herself at a crossroads in the early hours of the morning, advocated for herself clearly and confidently, and came out the other side feeling something she never expected to feel. Completely proud of her birth.Hannah did not get the birth she planned. She got something better. A birth where every single decision was hers, made with knowledge, clarity and confidence. She is not someone who feels like her birth went wrong. She is someone who knows exactly why it went the way it did and would make every single choice again.In this episode we talk about:Planning for a natural birth and navigating when labour does not progressWhat it really feels like to go on an NHS hormone drip and why Hannah chose to come off itHow to advocate for an unplanned C-section and what that process looks like on the NHSWhat nobody tells you about C-section babies in the first hours after birthRecovery tips for C-section mums that will actually make a difference in those early days This episode is for anyone who has ever worried that a C-section means their birth went wrong. Hannah is proof that it absolutely does not. The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care.British Birthing Stories shares real, unfiltered stories of childbirth in the UK, from pregnancy and labour to postpartum recovery.These stories reflect personal experiences and should not be taken as or replace medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.Follow us on social: Instagram · TikTok · YouTubeWant to come on the podcast? Get in touch and share your story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | Kaci’s Birth Story: From Obstetric Cholestasis to a Cord Prolapse and CAT-1 Emergency C-Section✨ | birth storyemergency C-section+5 | Kaci | British Birthing Stories | — | cord prolapseemergency C-section+5 | — | 43m 59s | |
| 4/21/26 | Kailey: Third Birth, Birth Before Arrival (BBA), Freebirth at Home, Precipitous Labour, 42+4 Pregnancy & NHS Experience✨ | home birthfreebirth+4 | Kailey | NHS | — | third birthBBA+5 | — | 57m 17s | |
| 4/16/26 | Amanda: Two births, Hospital Induction, Forceps Birth, Home Water Birth, Physiological Birth & Becoming a Doula✨ | birth traumahome birth+4 | Amanda | NHS | — | hospital inductionforceps birth+4 | — | 56m 41s | |
| 4/14/26 | Jeanette: Two Births, Breech Baby, Attempted Vaginal Breech and Unplanned C-Section, VBAC and Emergency C-Section Under General Anaesthetic, Miscarriage, Tongue Tie, Breastfeeding Challenges,✨ | birth storiesC-section+4 | Jeanette | — | — | unplanned C-sectionbreech baby+4 | — | 1h 19m 25s | |
| 4/9/26 | Ellie: Infertility, Positive NHS Hospital Induction, 3B Tear, Retained Placenta & Fibroids✨ | infertilityNHS induction+3 | Ellie | NHS | — | infertilityNHS induction+5 | — | 1h 15m 54s | |
| 4/7/26 | Emma: Second Birth, NHS Home Birth After Caesarean (HBAC), VBAC, Water Birth, Physiological Birth✨ | home birthVBAC+4 | Emma | NHSAcast | — | home birthNHS+7 | — | 48m 41s | |
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