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r/breastfeeding↗

Support and knowledge about breastfeeding for parents

**This is a community to encourage, support, and educate parents nursing babies/children through their breastfeeding journey. Partners seeking advice and support are also welcome here.**

256k subscribers2,644 posts / mo in Sep 20262,187 authors / mosince 2009

r/breastfeeding has 256k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,644 posts a month from 2,187 people. Top topics: Breastfeeding Discussions, Baby Animals & Pets and Milk Drunk Moments.

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Size and growth

How r/breastfeeding has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +3.8% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026255k
Growing255k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −3.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.6k
QuieterPeaked at 3.9k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/breastfeeding

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Breastfeeding Discussions1.0%
  2. Baby Animals & Pets0.3%
  3. Milk Drunk Moments0.2%
  4. Feeding Time0.2%
  5. Baby Animals & Pets0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. La Leche League Canada
  2. CDC
  3. kellymom.com
  4. Target Corporation
  5. Stanford University

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