Having a baby is expensive work. There’s kitting out the nursery, travel systems and car seats, enough clothes to open your own baby boutique, and a never-ending supply of nappies. Add to this the hundreds of ‘essentials’ recommended to you by family and friends, and you end up frittering away the savings that you were hoping would make your maternity leave that little less stressful financially.

Well imagine winning £6000 worth of baby gear to take all that burden away. Better yet, imagine the prize pot was put together by those truly in-the-know about what you’ll need to get parenting off to a bump-free start… Well that’s exactly what is up for grabs in the latest Bump to Toddler Competition from Pushchair Trader.

This competition is truly the biggest of its kind in the industry. They work with hundreds of baby businesses (big and small) to bring you the ultimate baby bundle - everything from baby carriers to pushchairs, changing bags to toddler suitcases, nappies to clothing vouchers and much more. The total prize pot is worth a staggering £6134! You don’t even have to be pregnant to enter - it would make the most amazing baby shower gift for a friend or relative.

So what’s in the bundle?

There’s a fabulous full nursery set from BabyStyle (worth £999) which can be dressed in a 10 piece Claire de Lune bedding set to prepare it for the arrival of baby. There are also two travel systems including the seriously funky Cosatta Ooba (£935) and 3 other pushchairs thrown in for good measure. There’s also a Group 0+ car seat from BeSafe (£250) and a Kiddy Pheonix Pro 2 (£180) for when baby is ready to make the upgrade.

But it doesn’t end there - there are cloth nappies, bibs, and plenty of clothing vouchers to keep baby kitted out for his or her first few years. There are also preschool toys, rockers, carriers and wraps, sleep aids, and teething jewellery - everything you’ll need to keep baby safe and entertained during the tricky newborn phase. The award-winning Trunki have also thrown in a cow suitcase that could accompany you on a well deserved holiday given you’ll be saving so much money on everything else.

There’s also some treats for mum too - beautiful fingerprint jewellery (from Smallprint), nursing clothes, and an Albelli photo book in which to capture all those precious early milestones. Mum will also get a trendy and practical change bag from MabyLand and coordinating carrier (worth £150) to make all the other mum’s jealous at playgroup.

Okay, okay! So how do I enter?!

This current Bump to Toddler competition runs throughout the month of October and closing date for entries is the 31st October. You won’t have to wait long to see if you’ve won either as they draw the winner on 1st November - an amazing early Christmas present for someone! You simply fill in the form here - it’s free to enter and open to all UK residents.

But it doesn’t end there…

As well as offering the most comprehensive pushchair reviews, a safe and secure way to sell your preloved pushchairs, and the best prices for buying from new… the lovely guys at Pushchair Trader give away similar Bump to Toddler bundles 3 times every year! There are also dozens of other competitions to enter throughout the year too.

This best way for pushchair addicts to stay in the loop, and to bump up your chances of winning all those fabulous prizes, is to become a Pushchair Trader VIP. In fact, VIPs will get 100 automatic entries into the Bump to Toddler competition (so they don’t even have to fill the form in!). VIP costs just £12 a year and gives automatic entry into this and all competitions for 12 months, a £5 voucher for the Pushchair Trader shop, access to exclusive discount codes, plus the ability to apply to test products for them by joining their much-loved ‘Living with’ team. Currently each new VIP subscriber gets a photo book from Albelli worth £15.95 too! It’s a fabulous original baby shower gift that could mean your loved one ends up £6000 better off.

Finally… keep your eyes open for a competition from me to win your very own PT VIP Membership…. all be revealed in a few days time!