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r/Fencesitter↗

To parent or to not parent. That is the question.

A safe place for those who aren't sure whether they want to have kids, or not. Post and share stories for both sides, questions you may have, and anything else you can think of (applicable to the subject at hand).

93k subscribers302 posts / mo in Sep 2026280 authors / mosince 2015

r/Fencesitter has 93k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 302 posts a month from 280 people. Top topics: Working Moms, Dog Family Issues and Parenting Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/Fencesitter has grown

r/Fencesitter

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +4.8% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202693k
Growing93k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Fencesitter

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+74%vs Sep 2025 · +26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026302
BusierPeaked at 326 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Fencesitter

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Working Moms0.2%
  2. Dog Family Issues0.2%
  3. Parenting Issues0.2%
  4. Puppy Adolescence Blues0.1%
  5. Parenting Debates0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Rumpus
  2. Substack
  3. Plancpills
  4. PregnancyOptions
  5. Wolfram

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research