BABIES DO THE whole cute thing really well and generally don’t need much help.

But there is a trend that has been flying around Instagram over the last week that has seen babies rack up even more cute points.

Baby mugging isn’t as scary as it sounds (thankfully) but involves holding a mug in front of a baby in a picture so that it looks the baby is in the mug.

Amazing.

We’ve had a look at some of the best baby mugging shots and reckon this lot will put a baby related smile on your face.

1. The first thing in the morning baby mugging

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2. The “I think I might be stuck” babymug moment

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3. The much too cute Monsters, Inc one

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4. The baby who doesn’t seem that impressed with things

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5. The “let me out of here!” one

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6. A “just chilling out here, don’t mind me” one that is kind of amazing

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7. The baby who is more than happy to be in the picture

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8. The Fanta baby

Bending the rules a bit but we’ll allow it

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9. This one that’ll melt your heart

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