At Gumtree, we understand that when you’re expecting, there’s a whole lot to prepare for – often with limited time and money. Cue our community of savvy mums, who’ve listed over 150,000 affordable baby and kids’ items on our site – from doll’s houses to cots.
Using our location settings, you can find the perfect gift
for your child just around the corner. And you never know, you may also find
affinity with a fellow mum in the meantime.
Lorna, Maggie and Clare tell us how Gumtree helped them
provide for their kids, sourcing their gems quickly and locally:
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“When you buy your first pram, it’s so strange thinking how you might fill it. And that first outing is actually really scary. He was premature as well so he was absolutely titchy. He was just tiny in this huge pram. It’s very strange becoming a parent. You’ve suddenly got this little guy with you at all times.” . . Discover local listings from people like Lorna, who bought her son’s first ever pram locally on Gumtree. #gumtreestories #TheNeighbourhoodsGood #motherhood #son #pram #community#neighbourhood #children #childcare#family #familygoals #local #secondhand
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“When the children are going through tricky times, I think it’s really important for family to be there. Breakups are never easy, and when my daughter moved back in after her break up, we didn’t want her sleeping on an inflatable bed. So we found a really nice bed, really local too, only about a mile away. It’s nice for her to know she can always come home.” . . Discover local listings from people like @maggiecroberts, who bought her daughter a bed locally through Gumtree. Shout out to the local Bermondsey grocer @giddygrocer #gumtreestories #TheNeighbourhoodsGood #community #neighbourhood #bed #burmondsey #daughter #motherhood #motherdaughter #children #family #familygoals #local #london #decor #decorationideas
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“We recently bought a kids BBQ which is really cute from a local young family who were clearing out. I think it’s nice if it’s a plastic toy especially to be reused. And it’s given a lot of enjoyment to my girls. My daughter Stella has got a little apron that she puts on at the BBQ and she asks us what our order is, flips the patties and becomes very in-the-zone. It’s hours of amusement because they make all sorts of concoctions on it – not just BBQ food.” . . Check out local listings from people like Clare, who is now on the lookout for a kids toy lawnmower. #gumtreestories #TheNeighbourhoodsGood #neighbours #community #motherhood #motherdaughter #cuties #bbq #barbie #cooking #toys #reuse #reducereuserecycle #recycle #patties #chef #lawnmower #kids
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