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What Do Pregnancy Dreams Mean?

Mon, 07/28/2008 - 6:00am by DearSugar
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Whether you tend to remember your dreams or not, having a dream about being pregnant is pretty unforgettable. I'm sure you can relate to that panicky feeling, where you suddenly wake up and reach for your belly just to make sure. That kind of dream is so vivid that for a split second, you're not sure if it's real.

I've always wondered what those kinds of dreams mean. Is my body trying to tell me something? Am I really pregnant? Do I secretly want to be pregnant? Is someone I know pregnant? Does it have anything to do with pregnancy at all? To find out, read more.

Actually, pregnancy dreams for women are pretty common, and they usually represent new beginnings, renewed connections with others, changes in your life or career, or something in the future you're looking forward to. Being pregnant in your dream is usually a positive thing, and indicates that you're growing in your life or in a relationship. It can also be a symbol for how you're blossoming creatively or spiritually. If your overall feeling in the dream was of happiness and anticipation, then I'd try and think about what exciting or life-changing events are happening right now or what you've been hoping will happen. If having a baby is something you're thinking about, your dream could definitely be about the actual baby. But if pregnancy is far from your mind, then most likely the baby in your dream is just a metaphor for something in your life that's new, exciting, different, or joyful.

I've definitely had one or two, but have you ever experienced a pregnancy dream?

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  • Marni7's picture
    Marni7
    1

    I have rarely experienced such dreams..but a couple of years ago I dreamt my ex-boyfriend had a baby..and 5 months later I learned he actually had..creepy

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • cmd0610's picture
    cmd0610
    2

    I have this reoccurring pregnancy dream where when it comes time to have the baby they can't get it out! i wonder what that means . . . .

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • bbkf's picture
    bbkf
    3

    I've had a few pregnancy dreams--I'm always really mad at my husband for knocking me up!

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Renees3's picture
    Renees3
    4

    I had a weird dream that I had a baby. But it wasn't that it was me having a baby that was weird, the whole dream centered around me trying to feed this baby. I was trying to get it to eat macaroni and cheese the whole time. A newborn! hahaa

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • cjmara805's picture
    cjmara805
    5

    I once had a dream where I discovered I was pregnant... panic!!!!

    Then I wake up and realize that I'm on the pill and I haven't had sex since November (and he was sterile)! It's impossible!

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • mcreverie's picture
    mcreverie
    6

    i had a dream i was back in high school and i got pregnant with quintuplets (is that the correct term for five?). my first thought was abortion, but then i felt bad, so i thought i have to hide them! i kept on running around my school trying to extract a kid from my stomach (as if it was something tucked underneath my shirt) and hide it behind a school desk, and then another one behind a park bench. weird.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • skigurl's picture
    skigurl
    7

    i don't know if i've ever had a pregnancy dream but i often dream i'm holding a baby and the baby is really slippery and i cant hold on, and i drop it
    so weird
    i wonder what that means

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • CaterpillarGirl's picture
    CaterpillarGirl
    8

    I have had many pregnancy dreams, and usually i am really happy to have a baby, and its always a boy.

    We have actually been trying for 3 months to get pregnant, and in these three months? no pregancy dreams!

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • RosaDilia's picture
    RosaDilia
    9

    When I have pregnancy dreams I later find out of someone I know who's expecting. One time I dreamt one of my sisters was pregnant and when I called her to tell her about the dream she was so spooked because she her doctor had confirmed the pregnancy a couple of days before.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Ikandy's picture
    Ikandy
    11

    in high school i dreamt i had a baby. I remember how good it felt to hold it and cuddle it...i was sad when i woke up.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • zabrow's picture
    zabrow
    13

    when i was doing my OB/pediatrics rotation last semester in nursing school, i had dreams every single week (sometimes a few times a week) about being pregnant or having a baby or trying to breastfeed (WEIRD) or thinking of names for babies.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Le Luxe's picture
    Le Luxe
    14

    I had a dream that I already had the baby (I guess I skipped the birthing phase...) and the baby took care of itself! Fed itself, bathed itself, etc. Pretty awesome kid! haha

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Sun_Sun's picture
    Sun_Sun
    15

    i have pregnancy dreams [nightmares]
    in my cultural interpretation of dreams, pregnancy in a dream symbolizes alot of stress or worry. its usually true for me.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • designergirl's picture
    designergirl
    16

    I have pregnancy nightmares sometimes. The last one, I had the baby in my sleep and then my mom just told me to put it in a room. Then we forgot about the baby. It's a weird dream that I've had two or three times. Very disturbing, though.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • JanetG0307's picture
    JanetG0307
    17

    i had a dream i was pregnant two nights ago, and today, i was offered a new job in a great new place! for once, the dream interpretation is right!

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • sw33tlovin's picture
    sw33tlovin
    18

    omg! i used to have these all the time. and they would always build off each other. it's good to know for the most part, pregnancy dreams aren't a bad thing. in my dream, i didn't know who the father was. lol. and weirdly, i wasn't too stressed out about it. hmmm.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • LadyAngel89's picture
    LadyAngel89
    19

    I had one just last week, but it was a finding out I was pregnant dream. Mine are almost always connected to stress, last week sucked.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • ohkayla's picture
    ohkayla
    20

    I had a pregnancy dream once in high school, and I didn't remember giving birth to it or anything or recalled being pregnant but I took care of it. The next morning I found out my sister was pregnant Laughing out loud

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • K is For Kait's picture
    K is For Kait
    21

    I had a dream that I gave birth, but my parents wanted me to give the baby to my older sister (my older but much less responsible sister.) Obviously, I objected, but I don't remember how the dream ended.

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • LaLaLaurie06's picture
    LaLaLaurie06
    22

    yes I have! and in my dream, my fiance's parents were NOT happy and kicked me out (we were living at their house in my dream for some reason). Sad

    16 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • jacrabbit84's picture
    jacrabbit84
    23

    Oh goodness I've been having them since before puberty, since probably 8 or 9 years before I ever had sex! They are NOT happy, positive dreams and I wake up terrified every time.

    16 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • bekkachan's picture
    bekkachan
    24

    I think pregnancy dreams mean something different to everyone depending upon what exactly pregnancy means to them. I've never had a dream about being pregnant (that I can remember) myself, but I have had ones about my boyfriend WANTING to get me pregnant, and in the dream I was very at peace with it and said "sure!" and woke up oddly satisfied. In real life, it's just about the worst thing that could happen to me right now, so how okay I was with it kinda wierds me out. I dunno... maybe some part of me wants to get preggers? O_________O Stupid subconscious and its not-making-senseness....

    16 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Asia84's picture
    Asia84
    25

    OMG!

    I had a dream a few nights ago, and I was married and had like 5 kids. My home was up to my standards, and hubby was cute (it wasn't Dan. I don't know who that guy was!), and we had a dog.

    I was still thin, so it wasn't bad...i guess.

    but i woke up crying.

    Who the hell voluntarily has 5 kids AND a dog???

    16 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • hailebop's picture
    hailebop
    26

    I occasionally have this dream where I am very, very pregnant, and pottering around doing normal everyday things, happy as can be, before I SUDDENLY realise that the baby is due the next day and I haven't yet done anything like buy a pram or clothes, or prepared in any way for the birth or baby. I always wake up sweating from that dream. I interpret it as being more about my fear of being unprepared for the adult world generally than specifically about babies or pregnancy, but it's still very disconcerting to wake up and want to check that I haven't suddenly grown a giant belly!

    15 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment

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