Mumsnet.com is a popular online platform that serves as a community and resource hub for parents. With a focus on supporting and connecting mothers, the website offers discussion forums and advice on various topics such as parenting, pregnancy, relationships, and health. Established in 2000, Mumsnet quickly gained popularity for its honest and open discussions, providing a safe space for parents to share experiences and seek advice from one another. The website also features product reviews, blogs, and campaigns on parenting-related issues, making it a comprehensive platform catering to the diverse needs of parents.

The owners cite statistics of 400,000 individual visitors per month, giving around 13,000,000 monthly page impressions. Shopping has a large list of links to UK stores, often with a Member discount .freespeech.fandom.comMumsnet is run from "Mumsnet Towers" (also known as MNHQ) by a staff of 8; mostly mothers working part time but including Steve, fondly known to members as "Tech".

"It's just how these things go," said Ohheythereitsme. "If you have promised her presents then best if your secure them yourself.newsweek.comMumsnet users advised the woman to buy the most important gifts herself, to prevent her daughter from being disappointed in the future.

The discussion was started on the British parenting forum Mumsnet, with a surprising number of people revealing that they only wear their night attire once before washing.dailymail.co.ukA British mother-to-be has taken to Mumsnet to slam her parents-in-law for demanding the money back for an expensive glass she mistakenly broke during a visit to their house.