In a turn away from lavish baby showers and gender reveals, mothers are giving birth privately and settling in with their newborn before telling their friends and family, including UK mother Tabby, who surprised her sister (pictured).
Marking her child River's first birthday, she shared video footage of the event on TikTok to mark the occasion, writing: 'I kept giving birth to my baby a secret from my best friend of 20 years.'.
In the past few decades, UK parents have started to celebrate pregnancy publicly, throwing baby showers, lavish gender reveals parties, as well as posting about exotic baby moons - a couple's final holiday without children.
Parents have taken to TikTok to share sweet clips of themselves surprising friends and family days after they've left hospital and settled in, as opposed to calling them on the ward or having them come to visit.
In the clip, Daniella told her friend to come over to pack her hospital bag, only to surprise her with the baby once she arrived at her home.
