Mambo: A trigger happy mother who wants shot of her children
Bump ball: One expectant mother has painted a ball on her belly, while another poses with a gun and a melon
Down to earth with a bump: This woman will be a tree-mendous mother when she gives birth
Featured on a website called Awkward Pregnancy Photos, the snaps show mothers and fathers-to-be posing for the camera before the birth of their child.
Some of the snaps are funny, some are odd but with all of them you can see why they might be awkward in years to come.
Unusual: There's a thin line between love and hate, possibly evident with the loved-up couple on the left and the gun-toting pair on the right
Head on: This mother has four children very close
Cringe: The whole family gets in on the act (left) while a couple take the daunting step of turning their awkward photos into a Christmas card
Wheely close: No doubt motherhood will be very tyre-ing for this couple