This Mom Gave Birth to an 11-Pound Baby at Home
In January, Natalie Bancroft delivered her third child in a home birth without an epidural, according to TODAY. Although every mom is an actual hero regardless of her birth plan, Natalie deserves a cape after laboring for four tough hours through raw pain she described as "all encompassing" to push out a particularly large infant: Although the average baby's birth weight is just 7 1/2 pounds, Natalie's baby boy weighed 11 pounds and 2 ounces.
Natalie, a doula and birth photographer from Spokane, Washington, was as prepared as one can be to rise to the challenge: With the help of her husband, two kids, and two licensed midwives, she focused on breathing properly and relaxing every muscle, while alternating between a birth ball and birthing pool in a candlelit room filled with soft music, including Sia and Radiohead, according to TODAY. Still, Natalie describes the experience as her most intense labor yet, which was captured by Spokane-based birth photographer, Laura Fifield.
Luckily, Natalie's hard work paid off in the form of a healthy baby, who also happens to be quite well-behaved. At 3 months old, he's already sleeping through the night. "We couldn't ask for an easier baby," she told TODAY.
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