<div><p>When this laboring mother called her photographer, she knew that this birth was going to be different from the others, but no one had any idea how <strong>big</strong> of a difference it would be!</p><p>Natalie decided to deliver her third child at home, surrounded by loved ones, her midwives and a photographer to witness the special day. </p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/birth1_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-50-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>After hours of labor, Natalie finally got to meet her baby for the first time. But what she saw was completely unexpected!</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/111_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The couple didn't know the gender of their baby, so they were overjoyed to learn that the newest addition was a boy! </p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-77-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-84-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-84-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, 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https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-84-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-84-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-90-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-90-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-90-1024x684@2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, 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https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-90-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>But an even bigger surprise came when she the midwives weighed him...</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-94-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Natalie was so focused on bringing this healthy boy into the world, that she didn't really think too much about how big he was. Sure, they knew he was going to be on the heavier side, but this shocked her:</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-128-1024x684@2x_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>He was born at 11 pounds, 2 ounces! What a big boy!</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/LFP-birth-Bancroft-127-1024x684@2x--1-_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html" target="_blank">LauraFiFieldPhotography</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Congratulations to this proud mama - you're a superstar! </p><p><strong>Do you have any incredible birth stories? Let us know in the comments below!</strong></p><p>[h/t <a href="http://www.laurafifieldphotography.com/2017/03/home-birth-11lb-2-oz-baby-boy.html">Laura Field Photography</a> / <a href="http://mashable.com/2017/04/05/11-pound-baby-birth-photo/#66A4F1ZyZOqs">Mashable</a>]</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>