About r/Mommit
In its own words:
We are moms mucking through the ickier parts of child raising. It may not always be pretty, fun and awesome, but we do it. We want to be here for other moms who are going through the same experiences and offer a helping hand.
Community guide
r/Mommit (#405, about 2.8 million) is moms supporting moms through the messier parts of raising kids. Rules: moms only; no blogs/surveys/promo; be kind; no panhandling; pro-choice; no bigotry; snarking can mean a ban. All text (~80.1 ppd).
Mom-to-mom support
Parenting grit, advice, and venting fit; the room is scoped to moms per rules.
Tone and promo
No blog funnels, surveys, or panhandling; kindness is mandatory and snark is punished.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 4, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,260 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/selfimprovement (#404) and ahead of r/AskEngineers (#406) in our ranking.
What sets r/Mommit apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Mommit leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 29.1 new posts a day per million members, more than 80% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Mommit grew from 2,746,268 to 2,754,303 subscribers (+8K, +0.29%). That is about 183 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Mommit talks about
Looking at the titles of 559 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “kids”, “baby”, “mom”, “help” and “husband”. Other frequent themes are advice, moms, month, daughter, toddler and feeling. Recurring phrases include “gift ideas”, “potty training”, “birthday parties” and “car seat”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Partner/Spouse/Husband Rant (1), In-Law Rant (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/Mommit gets about 80 new posts a day. The public archive holds 234,711 posts and 4,381,206 comments in total, about 18.7 comments per post.
Rules of r/Mommit
The moderators of r/Mommit list 8 rules. In short:
- No blogs, surveys or promotional posts
- Moms only
- Be kind
- No panhandling
- Mod discretion
- Pro-choice
- No bigotry or hate.
- Snarking will result in a ban
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Mommit and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Mommit?
r/Mommit has 2,754,303 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #405 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,035 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Mommit?
r/Mommit was created on Sep 4, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
How active is r/Mommit?
Very active: r/Mommit gets about 80 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 234,711 posts and 4,381,206 comments. In a sample of 559 recent posts we counted 511 different authors.
What is r/Mommit about?
The community describes itself as: “We are moms mucking through the ickier parts of child raising. It may not always be pretty, fun and awesome, but we do it. We want to be here for other moms who are going through the same experiences and offer a helping…” Recent post titles often mention kids, baby, mom, help and husband. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/Mommit safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Mommit as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Mommit?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Mommit accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No blogs, surveys or promotional posts”; “Moms only”; “Be kind”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Mommit?
Communities with similar topics include r/Parenting (8.3M), r/MovieDetails (4.2M), r/3Dprinting (3.5M), r/xboxone (3.9M) and r/popculturechat (6.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Mommit.