Victoria Beckham’s A-list pals recently threw the star a baby shower, Hollywood style.

With luxury pink-wrapped gifts from celeb pals Eva Longoria, Demi Moore and Selma Blair, Posh and her daughter – due this summer – are likely to be the most pampered mother and baby in town.

Luckily, you don’t need a celeb on your speed-dial to spoil you and your new family recruit rotten.

Whether you’re pre or post-birth, you can treat yourself to luxurious rituals or lavish your baby with some beauty TLC that won’t break the budget.

PREGNANT PAMPERING

Baby isn’t the only new addition you can expect when you’re a mum-to-be.

The demands of a developing baby and hormonal changes can prompt a wide variety of changes when you look in the mirror.

If you’ve been blighted by stretch marks before, chances are they’ll be back, showing up on your stomach, breasts, thighs and/or buttocks.

Stretch marks are tiny tears under the skin caused by extreme stretching, but you can limit their appearance with daily perseverance.

Bio-Oil skincare expert Kirsty Mawhinney says: “As well as eating well and exercising to keep skin supple, you can use a topically-applied product that is specially formulated to maximise the skin’s elasticity.

“By starting this in your second trimester and using twice daily throughout pregnancy, your skin will remain well-hydrated and better able to stretch.”

TRY: Palmer's Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks, £5.09 from Boots

BABY LOVE

A new-born baby’s skin is like a sponge, so it’s advisable that skincare products should be avoided for the first month of a baby’s life.

But as your new addition gets older (and more adventurous), you can set aside their own little shelf of baby-friendly products to keep them soft and fresh.

“Bathtime is an extremely fun and hugely-enriching bonding experience for both baby and parent,” says maternity nurse Margarita Atieh (margaritaatieh.com).

Share baby bath sachets, such as Erbaviva’s (beautybay.com), as the oils can have amazing softening effects on mothers’ skin too.

Just as food tastes are limited (milk, milk and more milk), babies don’t need much in the way of skincare when they’re small.

Margaret Weeds, founder of Essential Care (essential-care.co.uk), favours natural ingredients to keep things simple: “If a baby develops dry or parchment-like skin after birth, a good organic salve will help.

“One multi-purpose salve for nappy changes, dry skin relief or cradle cap is plenty.”

TRY: Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Getting Started Kit, £11.69