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waiting to start baby-making

School. Finances. Traveling. Whatever the the reason, talk it out here while you wait on trying for a baby. Add some flair using the sidebar! Let us know where you are in your wait.

28k subscribers128 posts / mo in Sep 2026110 authors / mosince 2013

r/waiting_to_try has 28k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 128 posts a month from 110 people. Top topics: Working Moms, Wedding Rants and Uncertainties and Maternity Leave & Parental Leave.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−11%vs Sep 2025 · −6.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026128
QuieterPeaked at 172 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/waiting_to_try

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Working Moms0.3%
  2. Wedding Rants and Uncertainties0.2%
  3. Maternity Leave & Parental Leave0.1%
  4. Pregnancy Journey0.1%
  5. Pregnancy Announcements & Ultrasounds0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. CDC
  3. Natural Cycles
  4. Spotify

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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