/r/childfree/

r/childfree

1.6M members
r/childfree is a subreddit with 1.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses childfree, kids, looking, parents, and family, and they frequently recommend/review period tracker app, period tracker, and birth control options.
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 Themes in r/childfree

#1
Pain & Anger
: "Fed up with guys on dating apps ignoring my childfree position so I started enforcing "The Crab System"... and my likes went way down"
44 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What is the most uncommon/not deep reason you have to not want kids"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/childfree

#1

Childfree

: "Fed up with guys on dating apps ignoring my Childfree position so I started enforcing "The Crab System"... and my likes went way down"
114 posts
#2

Kids

: "I'm officially out of sympathy for people who chose to have Kids"
79 posts
#3

Looking

38 posts
#4

Parents

: "Children screaming and crying, Parents do nothing."
27 posts
#5

Family

: "My Family members laughed about if something happened to them I’d apparently be responsible for my autistic nephew.."
23 posts
#6

Children

: "Children are not a “blessing”"
17 posts
#7

Pregnancy

: "Have people forgotten that Pregnancy is dangerous?"
17 posts
#8

Sterilization

16 posts
#9

Health

: "An acquaintance told me they were 3 weeks pregnant. When I told her to be careful telling people before 3 months, she told me that a miscarriage won't happen to her because they're Healthy."
14 posts
#10

Parenting

: "It’s ironic when parents warn you how hard Parenting is, then are surprised you listen"
10 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
: "Fed up with guys on dating apps ignoring my childfree position so I started enforcing "The Crab System"... and my likes went way down"
106 posts
#2
DISCUSSION
: "Dont forget, this man wants to decide who breeds. I figured this sub would appreciate the need to spread the word: don't repost this image! :D"
40 posts
#3
PERSONAL
: "My grandma, suffering from dementia, admitted to me that she wished she never had kids."
14 posts
#4
HUMOR
: "Kid learned his lesson the hard way"
13 posts
#5
LEISURE
: "What are you doing this child free Friday evening?"
8 posts
#6
SUPPORT
: "My husband is starting to resent me"
7 posts
#7
ARTICLE
: "The people who say no to being a parent, and have very happy lives"
5 posts
#8
RAVE
: "Looked after a friend’s baby for 8 hours alone today"
3 posts
#9
BRANT
: "saw a tiktok about “milky baby breath”"
2 posts
#10
PET
: "Who else here has fur babies?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/childfree

Yearly
+41k members(2.6%)

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Last updated: June 12, 2026