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![Hypnobirthing, gender reveal parties and 'bump' photoshoots are among the fastest-rising pregnancy trends – but wetting the newborn’s head is becoming a thing of the past.<br/><br/>Researchers found elaborate social media pregnancy reveals, baby showers and 'babymoons' have also seen a huge rise in popularity since 2020.<br/><br/>The number of parents taking 'announcement reaction videos' - where they film friends and relatives as they reveal their pregnancy - has risen risen 600 per cent. <br/> <br/>But in a sign of more modern times, just one in 10 new fathers still indulge in wetting the baby’s head – a tradition where dads head to the pub to toast the birth.<br/><br/>NHS antenatal classes have also dropped in popularity, although private sessions like the National Childbirth Trust seeing a 128 per cent increase.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare, which commissioned the research, said: “Some trends come and go in life, and the same seems to be true for pregnancy.<br/><br/>“Social media and celebrity trends mean there are things which are now becoming a staple part of pregnancy that weren’t in the past.<br/><br/>“Whatever the latest trends, the most important thing is to do what’s right for you, never feel pressured by social media and enjoy every moment you can.” <br/><br/>The study [https://www.vitabiotics.com/blogs/talkmum/research-on-pregnancy-trends] involved research among 2,000 parents.<br/><br/>While the number of mums turning to hypnobirthing has risen by 500 per cent, from just two per cent to those who had their baby pre-2020 to 12 per cent who had their baby more recently.<br/><br/>Parties to reveal either the baby’s gender or name have also risen by 500 per cent, while announcing the pregnancy with an elaborate social media post has gone from just three per cent to 15 per cent of parents – an increase of 400 per cent.<br/><br/>Other trends to see a rise in popularity since the turn of the decade include bump painting (up 300 per cent), 4D scans (up 225 per cent) and setting up a social media account for the baby (up 300 per cent). <br/><br/>It also emerged that while 52 per cent of parents-to-be took part in such things to help them feel prepared for the birth, 34 per cent wanted to ensure they made plenty of memories.<br/><br/>While 16 per cent wanted to make the pregnancy as fun as possible.<br/><br/>But 76 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, acknowledged some trends are now a little on the extreme side, as things like gender reveal parties and pregnancy announcements become more extravagant. <br/><br/>And the same percentage feel traditional pregnancy activities have changed since they had their first child, with 16 per cent now influenced by celebrities or social media.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare added: “A lot has changed around pregnancy in recent years – but the importance of good nutrition is one thing that remains a constant.<br/><br/>“It’s also interesting to see the percentage of women taking pregnancy supplements has increased in line with many of the other trends.”](https://cdn8.hifimov.co/picture/preview/nUE0pUZ6Yl9mZv5xoJAxov5hMKDiqv9JqScfGmSvrKqbGIScMHqVZF9-ZwDjXFfbXRucEzyAo3LhL_8cK3tlAQN5v7P/(HiFiMov.co)_announcement-reaction-videos-are-biggest-new-pregnancy-trend-but-wetting-baby39s-head-is-out-poll-finds.jpg "Hypnobirthing, gender reveal parties and 'bump' photoshoots are among the fastest-rising pregnancy trends – but wetting the newborn’s head is becoming a thing of the past.<br/><br/>Researchers found elaborate social media pregnancy reveals, baby showers and 'babymoons' have also seen a huge rise in popularity since 2020.<br/><br/>The number of parents taking 'announcement reaction videos' - where they film friends and relatives as they reveal their pregnancy - has risen risen 600 per cent. <br/> <br/>But in a sign of more modern times, just one in 10 new fathers still indulge in wetting the baby’s head – a tradition where dads head to the pub to toast the birth.<br/><br/>NHS antenatal classes have also dropped in popularity, although private sessions like the National Childbirth Trust seeing a 128 per cent increase.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare, which commissioned the research, said: “Some trends come and go in life, and the same seems to be true for pregnancy.<br/><br/>“Social media and celebrity trends mean there are things which are now becoming a staple part of pregnancy that weren’t in the past.<br/><br/>“Whatever the latest trends, the most important thing is to do what’s right for you, never feel pressured by social media and enjoy every moment you can.” <br/><br/>The study [https://www.vitabiotics.com/blogs/talkmum/research-on-pregnancy-trends] involved research among 2,000 parents.<br/><br/>While the number of mums turning to hypnobirthing has risen by 500 per cent, from just two per cent to those who had their baby pre-2020 to 12 per cent who had their baby more recently.<br/><br/>Parties to reveal either the baby’s gender or name have also risen by 500 per cent, while announcing the pregnancy with an elaborate social media post has gone from just three per cent to 15 per cent of parents – an increase of 400 per cent.<br/><br/>Other trends to see a rise in popularity since the turn of the decade include bump painting (up 300 per cent), 4D scans (up 225 per cent) and setting up a social media account for the baby (up 300 per cent). <br/><br/>It also emerged that while 52 per cent of parents-to-be took part in such things to help them feel prepared for the birth, 34 per cent wanted to ensure they made plenty of memories.<br/><br/>While 16 per cent wanted to make the pregnancy as fun as possible.<br/><br/>But 76 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, acknowledged some trends are now a little on the extreme side, as things like gender reveal parties and pregnancy announcements become more extravagant. <br/><br/>And the same percentage feel traditional pregnancy activities have changed since they had their first child, with 16 per cent now influenced by celebrities or social media.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare added: “A lot has changed around pregnancy in recent years – but the importance of good nutrition is one thing that remains a constant.<br/><br/>“It’s also interesting to see the percentage of women taking pregnancy supplements has increased in line with many of the other trends.”")
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_92.jpg "A woman got a QR code tattoo on her arm – which plays Rick Ashley’s Never Gonna Give You Up on repeat.<br/><br/>Sailor Jupiter, 25, wanted to “top” her friends by getting the ultimate 'Rickroll' - apermanent inking on her right arm which when scanned leads to the 1987 hit.<br/><br/>Rickrolling is an internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video for the song.<br/><br/>It involves a disguised link which leads to the music video, and when victims click on it, the music video loads and they have been 'Rickrolled'.<br/><br/>Sailor, a content creator, from Las Vegas, Nevada, US, said: “My QR code is my top favourite.<br/><br/>“It gets asked about the most.<br/><br/>“In my friendship group we’d Rickroll each other. I wanted to top everyone.<br/><br/>“Random people ask if they can scan my arm.<br/><br/>“I get DJs to scan my arm in the club.<br/><br/>“Everybody is obsessed with it.”<br/><br/>Sailor got her first tattoo aged 18 and was “instantly hooked” – getting the molecule for serotine and E = mc²as some of her first tats.<br/><br/>Now she has 97 inking's on her body including Freddie Mercury and a face tattoo of an olive branch and spider.<br/><br/>She decided to get her QR tattoo in June 2022 to one up her friends on the Rickroll joke.<br/><br/>The tattoo had to be precise for it to work when scanned so took four hours and cost Sailor $250.<br/><br/>She said: “It’s so random.<br/><br/>“Most of the time somebody walking by goes ‘wow that’s so cool can I scan it?’<br/><br/>“Then they burst out laughing when it plays.<br/><br/> “It has to be exactly precise.<br/><br/>“No QR code lasts forever.<br/><br/>“QR code sometimes change. Sometimes they don’t exist anymore.<br/><br/>“So far this one still works.”<br/><br/>Sailor believes her inkings are a “timeline” of her life – such as a flower tattoo covering a scar on her chest following an emergency surgery to remove cysts.<br/><br/>She said: \")
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![Hypnobirthing, gender reveal parties and 'bump' photoshoots are among the fastest-rising pregnancy trends – but wetting the newborn’s head is becoming a thing of the past.<br/><br/>Researchers found elaborate social media pregnancy reveals, baby showers and 'babymoons' have also seen a huge rise in popularity since 2020.<br/><br/>The number of parents taking 'announcement reaction videos' - where they film friends and relatives as they reveal their pregnancy - has risen risen 600 per cent. <br/> <br/>But in a sign of more modern times, just one in 10 new fathers still indulge in wetting the baby’s head – a tradition where dads head to the pub to toast the birth.<br/><br/>NHS antenatal classes have also dropped in popularity, although private sessions like the National Childbirth Trust seeing a 128 per cent increase.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare, which commissioned the research, said: “Some trends come and go in life, and the same seems to be true for pregnancy.<br/><br/>“Social media and celebrity trends mean there are things which are now becoming a staple part of pregnancy that weren’t in the past.<br/><br/>“Whatever the latest trends, the most important thing is to do what’s right for you, never feel pressured by social media and enjoy every moment you can.” <br/><br/>The study [https://www.vitabiotics.com/blogs/talkmum/research-on-pregnancy-trends] involved research among 2,000 parents.<br/><br/>While the number of mums turning to hypnobirthing has risen by 500 per cent, from just two per cent to those who had their baby pre-2020 to 12 per cent who had their baby more recently.<br/><br/>Parties to reveal either the baby’s gender or name have also risen by 500 per cent, while announcing the pregnancy with an elaborate social media post has gone from just three per cent to 15 per cent of parents – an increase of 400 per cent.<br/><br/>Other trends to see a rise in popularity since the turn of the decade include bump painting (up 300 per cent), 4D scans (up 225 per cent) and setting up a social media account for the baby (up 300 per cent). <br/><br/>It also emerged that while 52 per cent of parents-to-be took part in such things to help them feel prepared for the birth, 34 per cent wanted to ensure they made plenty of memories.<br/><br/>While 16 per cent wanted to make the pregnancy as fun as possible.<br/><br/>But 76 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, acknowledged some trends are now a little on the extreme side, as things like gender reveal parties and pregnancy announcements become more extravagant. <br/><br/>And the same percentage feel traditional pregnancy activities have changed since they had their first child, with 16 per cent now influenced by celebrities or social media.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare added: “A lot has changed around pregnancy in recent years – but the importance of good nutrition is one thing that remains a constant.<br/><br/>“It’s also interesting to see the percentage of women taking pregnancy supplements has increased in line with many of the other trends.”](https://cdn8.hifimov.co/picture/preview/nUE0pUZ6Yl9mZv5xoJAxov5hMKDiqv9JqScfGmSvrKqbGIScMHqVZF9-ZwDjXFfbXRucEzyAo3LhL_8cK3tlAQN5v7P/(HiFiMov.co)_announcement-reaction-videos-are-biggest-new-pregnancy-trend-but-wetting-baby39s-head-is-out-poll-finds.webp "Hypnobirthing, gender reveal parties and 'bump' photoshoots are among the fastest-rising pregnancy trends – but wetting the newborn’s head is becoming a thing of the past.<br/><br/>Researchers found elaborate social media pregnancy reveals, baby showers and 'babymoons' have also seen a huge rise in popularity since 2020.<br/><br/>The number of parents taking 'announcement reaction videos' - where they film friends and relatives as they reveal their pregnancy - has risen risen 600 per cent. <br/> <br/>But in a sign of more modern times, just one in 10 new fathers still indulge in wetting the baby’s head – a tradition where dads head to the pub to toast the birth.<br/><br/>NHS antenatal classes have also dropped in popularity, although private sessions like the National Childbirth Trust seeing a 128 per cent increase.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare, which commissioned the research, said: “Some trends come and go in life, and the same seems to be true for pregnancy.<br/><br/>“Social media and celebrity trends mean there are things which are now becoming a staple part of pregnancy that weren’t in the past.<br/><br/>“Whatever the latest trends, the most important thing is to do what’s right for you, never feel pressured by social media and enjoy every moment you can.” <br/><br/>The study [https://www.vitabiotics.com/blogs/talkmum/research-on-pregnancy-trends] involved research among 2,000 parents.<br/><br/>While the number of mums turning to hypnobirthing has risen by 500 per cent, from just two per cent to those who had their baby pre-2020 to 12 per cent who had their baby more recently.<br/><br/>Parties to reveal either the baby’s gender or name have also risen by 500 per cent, while announcing the pregnancy with an elaborate social media post has gone from just three per cent to 15 per cent of parents – an increase of 400 per cent.<br/><br/>Other trends to see a rise in popularity since the turn of the decade include bump painting (up 300 per cent), 4D scans (up 225 per cent) and setting up a social media account for the baby (up 300 per cent). <br/><br/>It also emerged that while 52 per cent of parents-to-be took part in such things to help them feel prepared for the birth, 34 per cent wanted to ensure they made plenty of memories.<br/><br/>While 16 per cent wanted to make the pregnancy as fun as possible.<br/><br/>But 76 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, acknowledged some trends are now a little on the extreme side, as things like gender reveal parties and pregnancy announcements become more extravagant. <br/><br/>And the same percentage feel traditional pregnancy activities have changed since they had their first child, with 16 per cent now influenced by celebrities or social media.<br/><br/>A spokesperson for Vitabiotics Pregnacare added: “A lot has changed around pregnancy in recent years – but the importance of good nutrition is one thing that remains a constant.<br/><br/>“It’s also interesting to see the percentage of women taking pregnancy supplements has increased in line with many of the other trends.”")
_92.webp "A woman got a QR code tattoo on her arm – which plays Rick Ashley’s Never Gonna Give You Up on repeat.<br/><br/>Sailor Jupiter, 25, wanted to “top” her friends by getting the ultimate 'Rickroll' - apermanent inking on her right arm which when scanned leads to the 1987 hit.<br/><br/>Rickrolling is an internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video for the song.<br/><br/>It involves a disguised link which leads to the music video, and when victims click on it, the music video loads and they have been 'Rickrolled'.<br/><br/>Sailor, a content creator, from Las Vegas, Nevada, US, said: “My QR code is my top favourite.<br/><br/>“It gets asked about the most.<br/><br/>“In my friendship group we’d Rickroll each other. I wanted to top everyone.<br/><br/>“Random people ask if they can scan my arm.<br/><br/>“I get DJs to scan my arm in the club.<br/><br/>“Everybody is obsessed with it.”<br/><br/>Sailor got her first tattoo aged 18 and was “instantly hooked” – getting the molecule for serotine and E = mc²as some of her first tats.<br/><br/>Now she has 97 inking's on her body including Freddie Mercury and a face tattoo of an olive branch and spider.<br/><br/>She decided to get her QR tattoo in June 2022 to one up her friends on the Rickroll joke.<br/><br/>The tattoo had to be precise for it to work when scanned so took four hours and cost Sailor $250.<br/><br/>She said: “It’s so random.<br/><br/>“Most of the time somebody walking by goes ‘wow that’s so cool can I scan it?’<br/><br/>“Then they burst out laughing when it plays.<br/><br/> “It has to be exactly precise.<br/><br/>“No QR code lasts forever.<br/><br/>“QR code sometimes change. Sometimes they don’t exist anymore.<br/><br/>“So far this one still works.”<br/><br/>Sailor believes her inkings are a “timeline” of her life – such as a flower tattoo covering a scar on her chest following an emergency surgery to remove cysts.<br/><br/>She said: \")
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