
Save the bundles of gifts, flowers and food for home visits
Receiving gifts and flowers is wonderful, and even though the thought is there, tell friends and family not to bombard you with hundreds of bouquets, baby balloons and food while you're still in hospital.
As lovely as these gifts are, you'll have to get them all home when it's time to leave the hospital, as well as your baby and his essentials. Getting to grips with how much baby gear you'll have to carry around from now on is daunting enough - hundreds of helium balloons will only add to the pressure!
Tell your loved ones to save their gifts until you get home, so you can fully appreciate them.