About r/pregnant
A safer space for all pregnant people.
The community at a glance
r/pregnant is a Subreddit for Parents and Pregnant Women with roughly 1.7M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Pregnancy communities list and #2 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 109K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Pregnancy, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention breast pump, pregnancy pillow, and stroller.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 436 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 6K members
- 2018: 11K members
- 2019: 19K members
- 2020: 27K members
- 2021: 32K members
- 2023: 462K members
- 2024: 879K members
- 2025: 214K members
- 2026: 73K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 17K members
- Dec: 13K members
- Jan: 13K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 9K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 2K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger15 posts in the past month
- I had a good relationship with my in laws. Now 6 months pregnant it's going downhill with MIL fast.
- “Just wait” comments. I’m over it
- Husband wants me to have an abortion, but I don’t want one
#115Pain & AngerI had a good relationship with my in laws. Now 6 months pregnant it's going downhill with MIL fast. · “Just wait” comments. I’m over it · Husband wants me to have an abortion, but I don’t want one - Advice Requests15 posts in the past month
- Things I Wish The Hospital Told Me
- To the mama past her due date, desperately searching Reddit at night for hope (41+5)
- Fainted 45 minutes into the 1 hour glucose challenge. Result: 150. What do I do next?
#215Advice RequestsThings I Wish The Hospital Told Me · To the mama past her due date, desperately searching Reddit at night for hope (41+5) · Fainted 45 minutes into the 1 hour glucose challenge. Result: 150. What do I do next? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- TENS unit recommendations!
- Comfortable pant suggestions
#32Solution RequestsTENS unit recommendations! · Comfortable pant suggestions - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Should I buy things from my registry that are on sale rn, or wait until after baby shower?
#41Money TalkShould I buy things from my registry that are on sale rn, or wait until after baby shower?
Topics
- Looking For17 posts in the past month#117Looking For
- Pregnancy17 posts in the past month#217Pregnancy
- Struggling14 posts in the past month#314Struggling
- Looking For A Job5 posts in the past month#45Looking For A Job
- Job4 posts in the past month#54Job
Flair
- Need Advice76 posts in the past month
- Found His Secret Tik Tok
- Husband wants me to have an abortion, but I don’t want one
- How common is this name?
#176Need AdviceFound His Secret Tik Tok · Husband wants me to have an abortion, but I don’t want one · How common is this name? - Question34 posts in the past month
- Male doctor got hard during my cervical check
- How many weeks are you, what's your worst current symptom, and what's helping it?
- Wait for the epidural or go right for it?
#234QuestionMale doctor got hard during my cervical check · How many weeks are you, what's your worst current symptom, and what's helping it? · Wait for the epidural or go right for it? - Rant30 posts in the past month
- Daughter is likely going to be born on 9/11 and I’m sad about it.
- my husband cooked my noodles wrong
- now i hate myself even more
#330RantDaughter is likely going to be born on 9/11 and I’m sad about it. · my husband cooked my noodles wrong · now i hate myself even more - Advice24 posts in the past month
- Things I Wish The Hospital Told Me
- A reminder to advocate for yourself to your doctor!
- I had a good relationship with my in laws. Now 6 months pregnant it's going downhill with MIL fast.
#424AdviceThings I Wish The Hospital Told Me · A reminder to advocate for yourself to your doctor! · I had a good relationship with my in laws. Now 6 months pregnant it's going downhill with MIL fast. - Funny10 posts in the past month
- Whats the silliest thing you cried about during pregnancy?
- 1st trimester woes
- Fart startles the baby!
#510FunnyWhats the silliest thing you cried about during pregnancy? · 1st trimester woes · Fart startles the baby!
Product recommendations
- breast pump5 posts in the past month
- Best breast pump/ portable breast pump?
- Best breast pump
- Ladies what pump are you using/recommend?!
#15breast pumpBest breast pump/ portable breast pump? · Best breast pump · Ladies what pump are you using/recommend?! - pregnancy pillow5 posts in the past month
- Best maternity pillow - is babybub bundle worth it?
- Anyone in Canada or America know the best place to buy pregnancy pillows online?
- What’s the best pregnancy pillow in the world right now?
#25pregnancy pillowBest maternity pillow - is babybub bundle worth it? · Anyone in Canada or America know the best place to buy pregnancy pillows online? · What’s the best pregnancy pillow in the world right now? - stroller4 posts in the past month
- Best travel system strollers?
- Best breast pumps/bottles/stroller?
- Best car seat? Or stroller combo?
#34strollerBest travel system strollers? · Best breast pumps/bottles/stroller? · Best car seat? Or stroller combo? - car seat3 posts in the past month
- Best car seat recommendations
- Y'all the Britax Click Tight is the best car seat ever!!
- Best car seat? Or stroller combo?
#43car seatBest car seat recommendations · Y'all the Britax Click Tight is the best car seat ever!! · Best car seat? Or stroller combo? - prenatal vitamins2 posts in the past month
- Best, clean and well rounded prenatal vitamins recommendations!
- What are the best prenatal vitamins?
#52prenatal vitaminsBest, clean and well rounded prenatal vitamins recommendations! · What are the best prenatal vitamins?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/pregnant for?
- Best for Parents and Pregnant Women enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/pregnant 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/pregnant have?
- Roughly 1.7M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/pregnant on?
- r/pregnant 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/pregnant cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/pregnant is organized under Parents, Pregnant Women.
- How do I join r/pregnant?
- You can join r/pregnant 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.
Added 10/20/2023
Monthly Stats
- 19
- Views /mo (+6%)
- 16
- Visitors /mo (+7%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+300%)
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