Many women dream of being pregnant or giving birth, even when they don’t want such things. But what do these dreams mean? Let’s explore the meaning of dreaming that you are pregnant.
Among the strangest dreams that you can have, expecting a baby is one of the strangest. Some women dream that they are going to have a child, even without meaning to. The dream can become so precise that they even know the sex of their dream baby. Next we will see what it can mean to dream of being pregnant from a properly Freudian perspective.
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Dreaming of being pregnant: what does it mean?
People can have really strange dreams. It is true that, as Calderón de la Barca said, dreams are dreams, but sometimes the dream has such details, vividness and clarity that it is inevitable to think that there could be some meaning behind it .
It is not uncommon that, after a night of dreaming, we wake up the next day somewhat perplexed by what has manifested in our mind while we slept, wondering “why did I dream that?” and “what could it mean?”
One of the most common dreams among women is to dream of being pregnant. It is normal that, when you are pregnant, you dream of being pregnant too, since the pregnancy has acquired a great role in the person’s life and it is normal for it to be transferred to the world of dreams.
It is normal for the pregnant woman’s unconscious to echo this, since pregnancy is a period full of uncertainties, worries but also hopes, all of which conquer the woman’s mind both while she is awake and asleep.
But what happens when you have this dream without being pregnant? why can women have this dream? what can it mean? There are multiple interpretations of dreaming of being pregnant without being pregnant, a dream that can occur even without having any motivation or intention to become pregnant. Indeed, there are women who have no interest in having a child who, to their surprise, dream that they are pregnant. Below we will discover several of these interpretations.
1. Desire to be pregnant and become a mother
The first possible meaning that comes to mind about dreaming of being pregnant is the most obvious. A woman can dream of being pregnant because she, in fact, wants to be. Her dream is nothing more than a manifestation of her desire, both hidden and clear.
This makes sense because, despite not being pregnant, the pregnancy takes on a special role in her consciousness to such an extent that this issue “pursues” her even in the dream world , especially if they are actively planning to become mothers or have been trying for a long time. still unsuccessful.
All of this can be related to Sigmund Freud’s ideas on the interpretation of dreams. In his theory about the meaning of dreams, he defended that the unconscious manifested itself in the dream field, strengthening the hopes of fulfilling this vital objective so longed for by many women. Dreaming of your own pregnancy would simply be the manifestation of wanting to have a child.
2. Need for a change in life
Another of the possible meanings of dreaming of being pregnant is an unconscious demonstration of the need for a change in life. Naturally, becoming pregnant is a great vital change, but this in the realm of dreams can actually be a kind of metaphor to indicate to the dreaming woman that she needs to introduce something new in her life, to break the monotony. The time has come to do something different, to change the course of her life.
It can also be an indication that there is a need to solve something that was pending in the past, that could not be completed due to some inconvenience or because there was no time, desire or resources to do so. The mind warns the woman that a project not yet started or halfway through must continue, must be gestated and given birth. It may be changing your lifestyle, starting a new job, writing a book or, of course, starting a family .
The dream of pregnancy and buried emotions
It is common for the dream of being pregnant to be an expression of buried or repressed emotions, according to theories related to symbology.
Pregnancy in the dream plane can be interpreted as a metaphor of emotions that have been trapped , that have yet to come out but that for whatever reason we do not release, consuming us inside. Emotions that are not properly released cause mental tension to such an extent that they express themselves in the form of an unwanted pregnancy in a world as magical as that of dreams.
1. Dreaming of being pregnant and not wanting to
Many women dream that they are pregnant even though they don’t want to when they are awake. Dreaming that you are pregnant without meaning to is a bad experience, an unpleasant feeling that, although it is not about an event that is not real, causes real frustration. When she wakes up, the woman feels relief, joy because reality is very different from what she has experienced in the world of dreams.
There is nothing wrong with not wanting a child. Both the desire to have it and the desire not to have it are legitimate and no woman is incomplete or insufficiently fulfilled simply because she does not give birth to a child.
For this reason, when a woman who does not want to have children dreams of being pregnant, it should be seen as something negative, a sign of fear or fear of something, of some problem in her life, or panic in the face of an unpleasant event that she believes could happen to her shortly or long term.
It can also be a feeling of denial towards something that is happening in your life , such as breaking up with your partner, a divorce, being fired from your job, moving, having to put up with an unpleasant family member… In short, any situation that you are about to happen but that produces some stress, anxiety or anguish.
2. Dreaming of being pregnant and knowing the sex of the baby
The sex of the baby can also have meaning. Many women say they dream about the sex of the baby, seeing that their hypothetical child is a boy or a girl. This may be clearly related to the desire to be a mother and to know as soon as possible what the sex of our child will be . It is such a specific dream, with such a high degree of detail that it indicates that there is a real interest in having a baby.
3. Dream that you are pregnant with twins
There are also women who dream of a twin pregnancy. On this occasion, according to the language of dreams, it is said that having this type of dream can be related to a feeling of anguish due to the complications that may arise during childbirth , in addition to not knowing if once the babies have been born, babies will be able to move on.
The underlying meaning in dreaming that you are pregnant with twins is the concern about possible economic, couple and family problems that could arise in this scenario.
4. Dreaming of being pregnant and giving birth
Finally we have the meaning of dreaming that you are pregnant and that you finally give birth. This dream symbolizes changes and the beginning of new projects and, although not necessarily the formation of a family, it is true that this desire is the most common. In this case we can make a distinction in its meaning depending on whether the delivery is good or, on the contrary, complications arise .
On the one hand, dreaming of giving birth through a good delivery can be interpreted as being optimistic, hoping that the projects you want to start will go ahead, they will come to fruition.
On the other hand, having a dream in which the birth is complicated or something bad happens to the newborn means that you expect to have problems, that you have a pessimistic and negative style of thinking and that you do not believe that the projects that are going to be carried out start are on the right track.
Conclusions
Dreaming that you are pregnant has, from a Freudian perspective, multiple meanings, depending on whether the woman wishes to have children or not in real life. In case you do want to have them, both consciously and unconsciously, dreaming that you are pregnant is a way that you have unconsciously to encourage you to have it or, also, an expression of a repressed dream of having a baby that you do not have yet. has been able to satisfy.
If, on the other hand, you have this dream despite not wanting children, it is probably an expression of repressed emotions and fear that something is going to go wrong. Having a baby is a great responsibility, something that many women do not want and that is totally legitimate, something that can become so feared that it becomes a nightmare . Dreams are still dreams, but the meaning they can have varies greatly depending on the real wishes of the person who has them.
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