About r/NewParents
A place to share thoughts, questions, support, and tips about being a new parent to a young child.
The community at a glance
r/NewParents is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 548K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 124K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Baby, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention play mat, baby monitor, and breast pump.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 892 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 1K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2018: 4K members
- 2019: 8K members
- 2020: 54K members
- 2021: 97K members
- 2023: 108K members
- 2024: 82K members
- 2025: 89K members
- 2026: 98K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 10K members
- Dec: 11K members
- Jan: 13K members
- Feb: 10K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 10K members
- Jun: 12K members
- Jul: 13K members
- Aug: 11K members
- Sep: 10K members
- Oct: 853 members
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- Can’t someone explain to me, like I’m a 5yo, how Im supposed to get rid of formula in his routine?
- HELP! 5 week old won’t eat or sleep. Takes a sip or two and cries.
- How to deal with picky 9 month old eating solids?
#18Advice RequestsCan’t someone explain to me, like I’m a 5yo, how Im supposed to get rid of formula in his routine? · HELP! 5 week old won’t eat or sleep. Takes a sip or two and cries. · How to deal with picky 9 month old eating solids? - Pain & Anger5 posts in the past month
- Please help as I am losing my mind
- Am I overreacting for not wanting to make my son’s first birthday a big party for mostly my husbands family?
- Sad about not being able to breastfeed
#25Pain & AngerPlease help as I am losing my mind · Am I overreacting for not wanting to make my son’s first birthday a big party for mostly my husbands family? · Sad about not being able to breastfeed - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- I need tips and tricks for diaper changes
#31Solution RequestsI need tips and tricks for diaper changes
Topics
- Looking For30 posts in the past month#130Looking For
- Baby12 posts in the past month#212Baby
- Struggling10 posts in the past month#310Struggling
- Stroller8 posts in the past month#48Stroller
- Car Seat6 posts in the past month#56Car Seat
Flair
- Sleep20 posts in the past month
- 12 week old sleep
- Nap sleep regression?
- 4 month old hardly sleeping
#120Sleep12 week old sleep · Nap sleep regression? · 4 month old hardly sleeping - Feeding11 posts in the past month
- Suddenly coughing on the bottle at 5 months, no changes
- how
- Sad about not being able to breastfeed
#211FeedingSuddenly coughing on the bottle at 5 months, no changes · how · Sad about not being able to breastfeed - Skills and Milestones10 posts in the past month
- Milestones
- When did your baby start walking? 🥹
- 3.5 month old really wants to walk
#310Skills and MilestonesMilestones · When did your baby start walking? 🥹 · 3.5 month old really wants to walk - Tips to Share9 posts in the past month
- Aquaphor for a baby girl
- I need tips and tricks for diaper changes
- 4-month-old suddenly stopped settling for sleep the way he always has - now he arches forward and rubs his face on my chest. He is 100% formula fed. Has anyone experienced this?
#49Tips to ShareAquaphor for a baby girl · I need tips and tricks for diaper changes · 4-month-old suddenly stopped settling for sleep the way he always has - now he arches forward and rubs his face on my chest. He is 100% formula fed. Has anyone experienced this? - Illness/Injuries8 posts in the past month
- 9MO had accident right before her check up tomorrow. Is the pediatrician going to judge me?
- Baby Colds - I feel like the nasal aspiration just doesn’t work? Baby still sounds stuffy
- Sick one year old
#58Illness/Injuries9MO had accident right before her check up tomorrow. Is the pediatrician going to judge me? · Baby Colds - I feel like the nasal aspiration just doesn’t work? Baby still sounds stuffy · Sick one year old
Product recommendations
- play mat4 posts in the past month
- Playpen/play mat recs
- Playpen/play mat recs
- Playpen/play mat recs
#14play matPlaypen/play mat recs · Playpen/play mat recs · Playpen/play mat recs - baby monitor3 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a good baby monitor?
- Can anyone recommend a good baby monitor?
- Can anyone recommend a baby monitor that runs on a 5G WiFi home router?
#23baby monitorCan anyone recommend a good baby monitor? · Can anyone recommend a good baby monitor? · Can anyone recommend a baby monitor that runs on a 5G WiFi home router? - breast pump3 posts in the past month
- Do you have a recommended breast pump?
- Do you have a recommended breast pump?
- Is there a quiet breast pump recommended?
#33breast pumpDo you have a recommended breast pump? · Do you have a recommended breast pump? · Is there a quiet breast pump recommended? - toys for 1 year old3 posts in the past month
- what is the best toys for 1 year old?
- Best toys/gifts for 1 year old
- Best toys/gifts for 1 year old
#43toys for 1 year oldwhat is the best toys for 1 year old? · Best toys/gifts for 1 year old · Best toys/gifts for 1 year old - baby bottles2 posts in the past month
- best baby bottles
- best baby bottles
#52baby bottlesbest baby bottles · best baby bottles
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/NewParents for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/NewParents 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/NewParents have?
- Roughly 548K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/NewParents on?
- r/NewParents 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/NewParents cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/NewParents is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/NewParents?
- You can join r/NewParents 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
- 28
- Views /mo (+40%)
- 27
- Visitors /mo (+42%)
- 5
- Referrals /mo (+67%)
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