A resilient mum gave birth to a 10-pound baby weighing the same as a sack of potatoes after a gruelling seven-hour labour - without any pain relief.
Victoria Cook, 38, welcomed her son Jack five months ago with him weighing a whopping 10lbs 3oz.
Despite only having gas and air to get her through, Victoria says she felt very little pain - and really enjoyed the experience.
She was in labour for hours in the birthing centre near her home in London last September but it appears she loved every moment of it.
The nurses told her how peaceful the process was - despite little Jack being one of the biggest babies of his age in the country when he was born.
Victoria said: "I know it sounds ridiculous but it almost didn't hurt, it was quite a quick delivery.
"His shoulder got a bit stuck on the way out, which was painful, but on the whole, it was a really positive experience.
"We opted for a birthing centre instead of a labour ward in the hospital and we were lucky enough to have another water birth.
"It sounds a bit hippie, but we had nature sounds playing in the background during labour as well, so that was really nice.
"Every time we had a nurse come in or anything they would say 'wow it's so peaceful in here'!"
Victoria says she would highly recommend a birthing centre to any soon-to-be-mums.
She said: "It's midwife run, so it's less medical than going to a hospital and much more natural.
"The water birth was so great as well, it's such a relief during labour to get into the warm water, it takes the strain off your back as well.
"We had a lovely corner room as well, so there was lots of sunlight flooding in.
"Giving birth can be really daunting, and I think we don't talk about a lot of the details of it enough.
"So many people have horror stories, and a traumatic birth experience, so I want people to know it's possible to give birth to a 10lb baby and walk away from it!"
Victoria's experience was so positive, she even ended up face-timing her mum during labour.
She said: "I don't really know what I was thinking, looking back, but at the time it seemed like a great idea.
"I was doing little video tours of the room and I spoke to my brother's wife, Liana, because she was only ten weeks behind me.
"So I just showed her what was going on."
Victoria revealed that she also had a huge bump with Jack and looked nine months pregnant at the seven-month mark.
Victoria said: "It was just huge. People say with your second you do look bigger, but lots of people were asking me if I was having twins.
"I suppose I was carrying the equivalent of that, roughly.
"It got to the point where even walking became quite hard.
"Trying to look after a one-year-old in that state is really difficult."
Today, Jack wears the same size nappies as his one-year-old sister Emilie and is powering through her hand-me-downs.
Victoria said: "When Jack was born he was one of the biggest of his age in the country, he was in the 98th centile for weight.
"Because Jack was my second, I was a bit more prepared going to the birthing centre.
"I had some 0-3 month clothes for him to wear because he wouldn't fit into newborn stuff.
"One issue we had though, was with nappies because none of the newborn sized ones at the centre fit him."
