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Sleep-Training: a safe place to talk about any kind of sleep-training for babies and toddlers

This is a judgement-free zone to provide tips, ask questions, and share success stories about sleep training your little ones. Please review our rules before posting or commenting. As a general practice we do not reverse bans. If you'd like a custom sleep plan from the moderators, visit https://dreamie.rest. **Note: We are not medical professionals. You should always consult your pediatrician before beginning a sleep-training program with your child.**

179k subscribers2,271 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,807 authors / mosince 2016

r/sleeptrain has 179k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,271 posts a month from 1,807 people. Top topics: Baby Sleep, Night Shift Tips and Pet Loss.

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Size and growth

How r/sleeptrain has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +4.5% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026179k
Growing179k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−0.1%vs Sep 2025 · −0.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.3k
QuieterPeaked at 3.3k in Jan 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sleeptrain

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baby Sleep0.4%
  2. Night Shift Tips<0.1%
  3. Pet Loss<0.1%
  4. Baby & Birth Stories<0.1%
  5. Parenting Challenges<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Precious Little Sleep
  2. NPR
  3. babysleepscience
  4. Taking Cara Babies
  5. Substack

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