Mumsnet in the News
Here are some of our recent press appearances in newspapers and in blogs.
Blogging: mum's the wired word
The Telegraph, 10 May 2008, Tamsin Kelly
"Mumsnet, the mother of all parenting community sites, with a membership of 375,000 and ever increasing, recently started hosting bloggers..." Read more
Internet mums: helps within site
The Telegraph, 19 April 2008, Sarah Ebner
"Ellen Kirkby was nervous. The birth of her first son, Matthew, had not been easy and as the due date for her second child loomed, she realised she didn't want to be alone. Fortunately fate - in the form of parenting website, Mumsnet - intervened." Read more
Supermarket stampede as women slap £2.49 baby 'bottom butter' on their faces
Daily Mail, 18 April 2008, James Tozer
"One contributor to mumsnet.com wrote: "I can't even remember what made me put it on my face one day but OMG - it is fab..." Read more
Mothers can't manage two hours' peace
Sunday Telegraph, 18 November 2007, Laura Donnelly
"As solutions go, it was drastic. But the Spurdell family were desperate. While Neil, a deputy headteacher, spent long hours at work, his wife Kate was becoming ground down by the pressures of bringing up four small children..." Read more
Claire Verity causes the mother of all rows
Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2007, Abigail Flanagan
"Notions on motherhood divide women like nothing else. But when it comes to maternity nurse Claire Verity (a lover of strict routine, if not of babies), mothers stand united – against her..." Read more
Don't let the journey drive you crazy
Daily Telegraph, 18 August 2007, Katie Tait
"It's brutal but it works," says Mary, a mother-of-three from Shropshire who has come up with a way of coping with long car journeys..." Read more
The power of mums
The Times, 5 July 2007, Harriet Lane
"Mumsnet’s role in the Madeleine McCann advert affair has shown the muscle of parenting forums..." Read more
The best baby travel websites
The Times, 19 March 2007, Chloe Bryan-Brown
"To my mind, the Internet parenting behemoth is still absolutely one of the best websites for travel advice..." Read more
Taking the hassle (and fun) out of childbirth
The Guardian, 23 January 2007, Justine Roberts
"If you're pregnant but too posh to shop, not to worry - help is at hand from a new service that will source the best buggy for you, decorate the nursery, and even advise on sleeping routines..." Read more
The children's party is over. Now for the £50,000 bill
The Observer, 14 January 2007, Amelia Hill
"The jelly and cake days are gone as birthdays become the latest test of parental devotion ..." Read more
Nattering on the net – it's a private affair
The Times, 2 December 2006, Janice Turner
"As Harriet Harman wrapped up her speech on the future of family policy, there was an unseemly scrabble at the lectern..." Read more
Shift parenting 'hurts families'
The Observer, 26 November 2006, Gaby Hinsliff
Harriet Harman "will also promise to create a website for parents... modelled on the success of Mumsnet..." Read more
Comment is free at The Guardian
"Alice Miles bemoans the lack of women in public debate in the Times - why are all the news pages filled with men when websites like Mumsnet are full of intelligent women discussing "nannies", she wonders before calling on Mumsnet..." Read more
Isn't she talking yet? India Knight at The Times
"As most of you will know, the wonderful Mumsnet.com has an excellent and very active Special Needs discussions boards. " Read more