About r/BabyBumps
A place for pregnant redditors, those who have been pregnant, those who wish to be in the future, and anyone who supports them. Not the place for bump or ultrasound pics, sorry!
The community at a glance
r/BabyBumps is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 561K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 71K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Pregnancy, Looking For, and Baby. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention carseat + stroller combo and stroller.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 7K members
- 2014: 9K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 13K members
- 2017: 15K members
- 2018: 43K members
- 2019: 41K members
- 2020: 74K members
- 2021: 71K members
- 2023: 103K members
- 2024: 69K members
- 2025: 61K members
- 2026: 40K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 7K members
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 5K members
- Jul: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests7 posts in the past month
- Postpartum Sanity Activities
- Experience with Florida Woman Care Laboratory, LLC for Natera NIPT?
- First time older mom. Getting induced this weekend at 39 weeks baby is too big. Freaking out.
#17Advice RequestsPostpartum Sanity Activities · Experience with Florida Woman Care Laboratory, LLC for Natera NIPT? · First time older mom. Getting induced this weekend at 39 weeks baby is too big. Freaking out. - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Pregnancy intrusive thoughts suck so much
- i lost the baby.
- Feeling guilty for letting people down
#23Pain & AngerPregnancy intrusive thoughts suck so much · i lost the baby. · Feeling guilty for letting people down
Topics
- Pregnancy44 posts in the past month#144Pregnancy
- Looking For15 posts in the past month#215Looking For
- Baby13 posts in the past month#313Baby
- Looking For A Stroller5 posts in the past month#45Looking For A Stroller
- Health5 posts in the past month#55Health
Flair
- Help?42 posts in the past month
- Postpartum Sanity Activities
- HELP NEEDED. Suddenly pregnant at 41, would give birth after 42
- Hip pain at 6 weeks pregnant? Anyone else have this?
#142Help?Postpartum Sanity Activities · HELP NEEDED. Suddenly pregnant at 41, would give birth after 42 · Hip pain at 6 weeks pregnant? Anyone else have this? - Discussion10 posts in the past month
- Feet Growing?
- My water broke at 17 weeks.
- Getting taller during pregnancy! Has anyone else experienced this?
#210DiscussionFeet Growing? · My water broke at 17 weeks. · Getting taller during pregnancy! Has anyone else experienced this? - Rant/Vent7 posts in the past month
- Feeling guilty for letting people down
- In laws referred to the baby as a parasite
- sad nothing went as planned
#37Rant/VentFeeling guilty for letting people down · In laws referred to the baby as a parasite · sad nothing went as planned - Content/Trigger Warning4 posts in the past month
- (Loss) Ive been pregnant 4 times
- Want to be a mother, scared of what will happen to me
- Punched in the stomach
#44Content/Trigger Warning(Loss) Ive been pregnant 4 times · Want to be a mother, scared of what will happen to me · Punched in the stomach - Info4 posts in the past month
- Can i successfully have a baby in my 40s WITHOUT ivf
- How were you feeling when your 8th month started?
- I know you can technically get pregnant immediately after IUD removal, but should you?
#54InfoCan i successfully have a baby in my 40s WITHOUT ivf · How were you feeling when your 8th month started? · I know you can technically get pregnant immediately after IUD removal, but should you?
Product recommendations
- carseat + stroller combo2 posts in the past month
- Carseat + stroller combo recs (ideally convertible infant to toddler)
- Carseat + stroller combo recs (ideally convertible infant to toddler)
#12carseat + stroller comboCarseat + stroller combo recs (ideally convertible infant to toddler) · Carseat + stroller combo recs (ideally convertible infant to toddler) - stroller2 posts in the past month
- Double Stroller Recs
- Stroller Recs: Chicco
#22strollerDouble Stroller Recs · Stroller Recs: Chicco
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/BabyBumps for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/BabyBumps free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/BabyBumps have?
- Roughly 561K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/BabyBumps on?
- r/BabyBumps runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/BabyBumps cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/BabyBumps is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/BabyBumps?
- You can join r/BabyBumps by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Parenting communities like?
- Communities for parents at all stages, from pregnancy through raising teenagers. Reddit has active subreddits for specific parenting styles and age groups, with Facebook groups drawing hundreds of thousands of members for pregnancy advice, newborn questions, and general parenting discussion.
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