/r/childfree/

r/childfree

1.6M members
r/childfree is a subreddit with 1.6M members. The community frequently discusses childfree, kids, parenting, looking, and pregnancy, and they frequently recommend/review period tracker app, period tracker, and birth control options, and the most common flair used is rant, discussion, personal, support, and humor.
Discussion topics and links of interest to childfree individuals. "Childfree" refers to those who do not have and do not ever want children (whether biological, adopted, or otherwise). More info here: http://bit.ly/2HkFmcL.

Popular Topics in r/childfree

#1

Childfree

166 posts
#2

Kids

75 posts
#3

Parenting

56 posts
#4

Looking

38 posts
#5

Pregnancy

24 posts
#6

Parents

22 posts
#7

Family

21 posts
#8

Sterilization

19 posts
#9

Frustrating

15 posts
#10

Rant

13 posts

Products Discussed in r/childfree

#1
Apple
4.3 from 8 reviews
#2
Clue
4.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Period Tracker
5.0 from 4 reviews

Period Tracker

38 reviews
#1
Clue
4.0 from 7 reviews
#2
P Tracker
4.7 from 6 reviews
#3
Apple
4.0 from 4 reviews
#1
Copper IUD
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Depo Provera
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Non-hormonal IUD
3.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/childfree

#1
RANT
: "Are you kidding me….You are a DOCTOR!!!!"
99 posts
#2
DISCUSSION
: "People with kids are so entitled they can't even imagine why some women might want a few friends who don't have them."
44 posts
#3
PERSONAL
: "Not a good friend because I don’t have kids"
16 posts
#4
SUPPORT
: "Relationship ended over not wanting kids"
13 posts
#5
HUMOR
: "I told some woman I don't have a child and she said "aww im sorry""
7 posts
#6
LEISURE
: "For those romanticizing 'The Village'"
7 posts
#7
RAVE
: "50 years old (F) and SO GLAD TO BE CHILDFREE!!!"
5 posts
#8
BRANT
: "Overheard my sister (31F) telling my niece (12) that she should strongly consider having kids someday"
4 posts
#9
ARTICLE
: "Why more Australian men are choosing to be childfree"
3 posts
#10
PET
: "How can I keep my future dogs from liking children"
1 post

Member Growth in r/childfree

Yearly
+45k members(2.9%)

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Last updated: July 24, 2026