SubTrends

Averages 19 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (83%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
19 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
21 29%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
8 6%
Activity Rank #7,784 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,784 215
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
6%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
16%

r/NICUParents Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (41 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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69%
10–99
25%
100–999
6%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 90%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 647

r/NICUParents Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 9 AM
Mon 4 PM
Tue 7 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 10 AM

r/NICUParents Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Advice230 (39.9%)6
Support103 (17.9%)10
Venting97 (16.8%)13
Success: Then and now40 (6.9%)121
Off topic29 (5.0%)21
Trigger warning16 (2.8%)25
Introduction15 (2.6%)15
Surgery14 (2.4%)15
Trach12 (2.1%)38
Success: Little Victories12 (2.1%)81

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

83%text posts

r/NICUParents Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
nicu
107 (18.5%)
1710
baby
65 (11.2%)
189
weeks
42 (7.3%)
298
weeker
36 (6.2%)
6110
home
33 (5.7%)
208
anyone
23 (4.0%)
1416
help
22 (3.8%)
57
feeding
22 (3.8%)
55
week
21 (3.6%)
1911
looking
20 (3.5%)
1211

r/NICUParents Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
i.imgur.com692

r/NICUParents Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/NICUParents Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/NICUParents FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/NICUParents?

Based on posting volume, r/NICUParents is most active on Tuesdays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/NICUParents?

r/NICUParents averages 19 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/NICUParents get?

Posts on r/NICUParents average about 21 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/NICUParents get most?

On r/NICUParents, most posts are text posts (83%)