SubTrends

Averages 17 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
17 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
25 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
10 7%
Activity Rank #9,179 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#9,179 752
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.
5%
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.
12%

r/NICUParents Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030020406080Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (40 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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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62%
10–99
30%
100–999
8%
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. 91%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 417

r/NICUParents Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 10 PM
Fri 10 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/NICUParents Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Advice218 (42.5%)7
Support98 (19.1%)18
Venting62 (12.1%)18
Success: Then and now46 (9.0%)107
Off topic22 (4.3%)19
Surgery14 (2.7%)13
Success: Little Victories13 (2.5%)61
Introduction12 (2.3%)20
Trigger warning9 (1.8%)32
Trach8 (1.6%)40

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

79%text posts

r/NICUParents Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
baby
91 (17.7%)
2011
nicu
73 (14.2%)
1910
weeks
43 (8.4%)
1914
home
28 (5.5%)
358
week
27 (5.3%)
487
feeding
26 (5.1%)
98
weeker
26 (5.1%)
909
days
25 (4.9%)
5711
tube
20 (3.9%)
1012
help
17 (3.3%)
1312

r/NICUParents Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
i.imgur.com119

r/NICUParents Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/NICUParents Audience Overlap

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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 3 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 17 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 25 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/NICUParents get most?

On r/NICUParents, most posts are text posts (80%)