When it comes to giving birth, it is important to make sure mums have everything they need to deliver happily and safely.
Sometimes this involves fulfilling peculiar requests, but families are normally more than happy to oblige.
But this is not the case for one mum -to-be, who has blasted pregnant women for making what she believes are "self-absorbed" demands.
Taking to Mumsnet, the woman shared her shock after learning other families were creating an "order of wishes".
She said she found out about the idea on a different chat forum, where expectant mums were exchanging tips for creating their orders and sharing how they planned to post them on social media.
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"What is an order of wishes?" you might reasonably ask. "It's a bloody image of rules that they want people to follow after the birth," according to the disgruntled mum.
She explained that orders include rules like: "No asking if I've gone into labour, No photos without permission, No sharing photos without permission, no holding baby without permission, no unannounced visits."
But for this mum, it was a step too far.
"I'm sorry but I'm just cringing, it just seems so utterly self-absorbed," she wrote.
Her post continued: "Literally no one cares, I can guarantee you my friends aren't sitting there giving my impending birth much thought, let alone frothing at the mouth to take and post photos."
While she did say she can "foresee" there being some family members she will need to "keep at bay for a few days" since "they are the pushy type", she added: "If the situation arises, I'll talk to them directly about it then."
Her post concluded: " Can't imagine posting such cringe shite all over my FB and Insta," before she asked if she was being unreasonable as a "grumpy, heavily pregnant lady".
But readers could not decide, with some people agreeing with the woman's reservations and others praising the idea.
Do you agree? Let us know in the comments below.
One person who sided with the woman wrote: "This is why I don't have social media anymore! Complete lack of social awareness!
"Nobody and I mean nobody apart from the parents and grandparents really give a monkeys about you having a baby. People have babies every day!"
Another added: "They'll soon wish they hadn't made all these rules after the first couple of weeks when everyone loses interest!"
But one commenter said it depended on the family, saying they were glad the woman felt confident being direct but could see why some people like "affirming their wishes beforehand" to help "them stick to their guns".
Another jokingly pointed out other ways the plan could be helpful, writing: "I think you should jump right in. Any visitor must commit to at least one load of washing - in , out , dried folded and put away.
"All chocolate cake and biscuits are welcome."
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