About r/TryingForABaby
This group is for anyone trying for a baby! Come discuss fertility, sex, conception, and learn all about how your body works!
The community at a glance
r/TryingForABaby is a Subreddit for Parents and Pregnant Women with roughly 201K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Pregnancy communities list and #3 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 37K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ttc, Tcc, and Struggling. Product recommendations often mention ovulation test, prenatal vitamins, and opk.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 6K members
- 2018: 11K members
- 2019: 16K members
- 2020: 20K members
- 2021: 15K members
- 2023: 38K members
- 2024: 32K members
- 2025: 32K members
- 2026: 22K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 1K members
Topics
- Ttc60 posts in the past month#160Ttc
- Tcc52 posts in the past month#252Tcc
- Struggling47 posts in the past month#347Struggling
- Hard Time42 posts in the past month#442Hard Time
- Trying To Conceive40 posts in the past month#540Trying To Conceive
Flair
- ADVICE28 posts in the past month
- A reminder that “not dangerous” doesn’t always mean “not serious”
- What’s the “order of operations” for investigating infertility?
- IUI Recommended
#128ADVICEA reminder that “not dangerous” doesn’t always mean “not serious” · What’s the “order of operations” for investigating infertility? · IUI Recommended - DISCUSSION19 posts in the past month
- 37F | TTC for 1 year | Looking for natural ovulation advice
- Am I making bad embryos? Or is my body attacking them?
- Later period / Testing
#219DISCUSSION37F | TTC for 1 year | Looking for natural ovulation advice · Am I making bad embryos? Or is my body attacking them? · Later period / Testing - QUESTION15 posts in the past month
- Normal pregnancy/delivery after placenta accreta?
- 20 day cycle?
- Trying to understand my cycle better
#315QUESTIONNormal pregnancy/delivery after placenta accreta? · 20 day cycle? · Trying to understand my cycle better - VENT10 posts in the past month
- I feel like this journey is designed to be difficult
- This is so depressing and hard and I need to whinge
- My neighbor is pregnant
#410VENTI feel like this journey is designed to be difficult · This is so depressing and hard and I need to whinge · My neighbor is pregnant - SAD4 posts in the past month
- 41 day cycle, ends in disappointment
- Month 12 of trying and got another negative test today
- Endometriosis struggles
#54SAD41 day cycle, ends in disappointment · Month 12 of trying and got another negative test today · Endometriosis struggles
Product recommendations
- ovulation test9 posts in the past month
- Best Ovulation Tracking + Testing Advice
- Best Ovulation Tracker?
- Best ovulation tests
#19ovulation testBest Ovulation Tracking + Testing Advice · Best Ovulation Tracker? · Best ovulation tests - prenatal vitamins7 posts in the past month
- Best, clean and well rounded prenatal vitamins recommendations!
- Best prenatal?…
- Best recommended prenatal that you can get in the UK?
#27prenatal vitaminsBest, clean and well rounded prenatal vitamins recommendations! · Best prenatal?… · Best recommended prenatal that you can get in the UK? - opk7 posts in the past month
- Best/favorite fertility tracking product?
- Best/favorite cycle or hormone tracking product?
- Best time to have sex using OPK?
#37opkBest/favorite fertility tracking product? · Best/favorite cycle or hormone tracking product? · Best time to have sex using OPK? - bbt monitor6 posts in the past month
- Best BBT monitor?
- Looking for a SILENT bbt thermometer that can auto upload to Premom, apple health, and FF. Please share recs!!!
- BBT Thermometer Recs?
#46bbt monitorBest BBT monitor? · Looking for a SILENT bbt thermometer that can auto upload to Premom, apple health, and FF. Please share recs!!! · BBT Thermometer Recs? - at home insemination kit4 posts in the past month
- best at home insemination kit?
- At home insemination kits/supplies recs?
- At home insemination kits/supplies recs?
#54at home insemination kitbest at home insemination kit? · At home insemination kits/supplies recs? · At home insemination kits/supplies recs?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/TryingForABaby for?
- Best for Parents and Pregnant Women enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/TryingForABaby 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/TryingForABaby have?
- Roughly 201K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/TryingForABaby on?
- r/TryingForABaby 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/TryingForABaby cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/TryingForABaby is organized under Parents, Pregnant Women.
- How do I join r/TryingForABaby?
- You can join r/TryingForABaby 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
- 15
- Views /mo (+88%)
- 12
- Visitors /mo (+71%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+33%)
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