About r/BeyondTheBump
A place for new parents, new parents to be, and old parents who want to help out. Posts focusing on the transition into living with your new little one and any issues that may come up. Ranting and gushing is welcome!
The community at a glance
r/BeyondTheBump is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 811K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 6th largest community in the Parenting topic page.
Roughly 49K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Baby, Postpartum, and Hate. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention stroller, formula, and high chair.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 4K members
- 2014: 5K members
- 2015: 6K members
- 2016: 11K members
- 2017: 15K members
- 2020: 107K members
- 2021: 183K members
- 2023: 347K members
- 2024: 49K members
- 2025: 47K members
- 2026: 34K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 5K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests23 posts in the past month
- How do you go about setting boundaries with new grandparents?
- Please help me decide: nanny or daycare
- 7-month-old waking constantly overnight + false starts — what would you tackle first? HELP!
#123Advice RequestsHow do you go about setting boundaries with new grandparents? · Please help me decide: nanny or daycare · 7-month-old waking constantly overnight + false starts — what would you tackle first? HELP! - Pain & Anger16 posts in the past month
- I hate caring for my baby
- I can’t do this anymore
- Terrible post partum anxiety, TW
#216Pain & AngerI hate caring for my baby · I can’t do this anymore · Terrible post partum anxiety, TW - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Wagon Recs
- Anyway to add a straw system to a Philips Naturals baby bottle?
- Need help choosing a play couch?!
#33Solution RequestsWagon Recs · Anyway to add a straw system to a Philips Naturals baby bottle? · Need help choosing a play couch?!
Topics
- Baby17 posts in the past month
- I hate caring for my baby
- Do I have a reason to be angry at my family for exposing my baby to illness?
- Baby HATES the car
#117BabyI hate caring for my baby · Do I have a reason to be angry at my family for exposing my baby to illness? · Baby HATES the car - Postpartum17 posts in the past month
- Postpartum Diary, Entry 1:
#217PostpartumPostpartum Diary, Entry 1: - Hate6 posts in the past month
- I hate caring for my baby
#36HateI hate caring for my baby - Struggling6 posts in the past month#46Struggling
- Husband6 posts in the past month
- Husband is unhappy
#56HusbandHusband is unhappy
Flair
- Advice37 posts in the past month
- HFM in Adults
- accidentally hit 4 month olds head with phone, spiraling
- Am I looking for a unicorn?
#137AdviceHFM in Adults · accidentally hit 4 month olds head with phone, spiraling · Am I looking for a unicorn? - Postpartum Recovery22 posts in the past month
- husband wants divorce 4mo pp
- What are we eating to survive postpartum?
- Returned back to work after maternity leave today and I’m not okay
#222Postpartum Recoveryhusband wants divorce 4mo pp · What are we eating to survive postpartum? · Returned back to work after maternity leave today and I’m not okay - Discussion21 posts in the past month
- How do you say…?
- Mother/baby doctor
- Reusing names
#321DiscussionHow do you say…? · Mother/baby doctor · Reusing names - Baby Sleep - all input welcomed14 posts in the past month
- The difference between high sleep needs and low sleep needs babies...
- 7-month-old waking constantly overnight + false starts — what would you tackle first? HELP!
- I’m really at a loss here in regards to sleep and night bottles. Please help!
#414Baby Sleep - all input welcomedThe difference between high sleep needs and low sleep needs babies... · 7-month-old waking constantly overnight + false starts — what would you tackle first? HELP! · I’m really at a loss here in regards to sleep and night bottles. Please help! - Rant/Rave11 posts in the past month
- Me and my son was followed at the park today
- I don't know how to dress my postpartum body
- My wife is clumsy as hell and it’s driving me nuts as a first-time dad.
#511Rant/RaveMe and my son was followed at the park today · I don't know how to dress my postpartum body · My wife is clumsy as hell and it’s driving me nuts as a first-time dad.
Product recommendations
- stroller4 posts in the past month
- What’s the Best Lightweight Travel Stroller?
- Traveling abroad with 4 month old - looking for stroller recs and general advice!
- Double stroller recs for toddler & infant?
#14strollerWhat’s the Best Lightweight Travel Stroller? · Traveling abroad with 4 month old - looking for stroller recs and general advice! · Double stroller recs for toddler & infant? - formula4 posts in the past month
- Struggling to hit daily recommended formula/puree intake
- Formula Recs
- Recs on cheapest formula options?
#24formulaStruggling to hit daily recommended formula/puree intake · Formula Recs · Recs on cheapest formula options? - high chair3 posts in the past month
- Best high chair for 95th percentile kiddo
- What high chairs do we recommend?!
- High chairs recs?
#33high chairBest high chair for 95th percentile kiddo · What high chairs do we recommend?! · High chairs recs? - diaper3 posts in the past month
- FTM looking for Fragrance Free Diaper Recs
- Looking for diaper recs
- Need diaper recs for a wide bum/hips, please!
#43diaperFTM looking for Fragrance Free Diaper Recs · Looking for diaper recs · Need diaper recs for a wide bum/hips, please! - car seat3 posts in the past month
- Baby seems too small for recommended car seat sizing
- Car seat recs for tiny backseat
- Car seat recs help!
#53car seatBaby seems too small for recommended car seat sizing · Car seat recs for tiny backseat · Car seat recs help!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/BeyondTheBump for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/BeyondTheBump 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/BeyondTheBump have?
- Roughly 811K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/BeyondTheBump on?
- r/BeyondTheBump 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/BeyondTheBump cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/BeyondTheBump is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/BeyondTheBump?
- You can join r/BeyondTheBump 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.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-52%)
- 12
- Visitors /mo (-40%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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