If you are having strange dreams during your pregnancy, well, you have got company! There are numerous hormonal changes occurring in pregnancy making it a roller coaster ride for the mother. Many pregnant women complain of weird pregnancy dreams, which basically reflect their feelings and thoughts.
All your emotions get translated into dreams and will probably change almost every day. They are mostly seen during REM stage of sleep when the brain is drowsy and slow. The duration of dreams may vary from a few seconds to 30 to 35 minutes.
In This Article
- What Causes Weird Pregnancy Dreams?
- Why do I Seem to Remember Pregnancy Dreams?
- First Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
- Second Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
- Third Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
- How Can I Cope With Pregnancy Dreams?
- FAQs
What Causes Weird Pregnancy Dreams?
Your dreams are as weird and crazy as never before. The probable cause of pregnancy dreams are summarized as under:
- Progesterone hormone is considered the main causative factor responsible for emotional turbulence. The changing levels of hormones bring forth a host of dreams in expectant females.
- Experts believe that pregnancy dreams are indicative of your fear, apprehension, and excitement about the emotional and physical alterations happening in your body.
- Pregnant women have a night of disturbed sleep, owing to cramps, hormones, the need to pee, etc., and this makes them think again and again about the changes happening – thus translating into dreams. If someone does sleep through the entire night, chances are she will remember only the last dream. But the frequent waking up makes a pregnant woman recall the dreams in all their vividity and colors.
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Why do I Seem to Remember Weird Pregnancy Dreams?
Expectant women tend to remember all their dreams. This recollection of dreams is related to recency or ‘the recent the first’ for example if a mother wakes up in the midst of the night and goes to the washroom as she feels urgency, she tends to remember her most recently seen dreams.
If she wakes up in the morning and has a sound undisturbed sleep, she is expected to recall only her last-seen dreams. She can explicitly recall the details of the dreams, the color of her dreams, and other minor things vividly. Speaking about the type of dreams most pregnant women have reported having dreamt about sex, huge magnificent buildings, and talking animals.
Most pregnancy dreams occur when you sail from drowsiness to mild sleep and then to REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. You dream maximum during this span and subsequently slip into a deep sleep. Then you return to REM sleep and mild sleep before traversing down to deep sleep.
First Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
Following are the common weird dreams of the first trimester along with their plausible interpretations:
- Anxiety about motherhood and childbirth can make a women dream about labor, pain, and complications.
- Most of the mothers after receiving confirmation about their pregnancy usually dream about a grown-up or mature child because a grown-up child appears safe and less frightening as compared to a tenacious fragile newly born one.
- The apprehensions and anxiety of pregnancy is attributed to her dreaming about a mature child.
- Your body changes with the growing baby. Some women feel happy about the changes while some are not happy by increasing weight.
- Some pregnant women dream about driving a vehicle (truck, bus, etc.) indicative of the way a woman is traveling through life during this phase of her life.
- The expectant dream also commonly dreams of water bodies such as oceans, sailing, water animals, sees herself swimming, etc. she also dreams of tadpoles and fishes. These dreams are suggestive of her awareness of increasing amniotic fluid in her uterus.
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Second Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
The weird pregnancy dreams seen during the second trimester usually involve lots of images. Some might dream about delivering a litter of kittens, sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, or trying hard to make a sustainable gateway.
Common second-trimester dreams are:
- During the second trimester, common dreams involve baby animals such as a puppy, kittens, or cubs. Depending upon her mood the animals might be either lovable or threatening. What and how a pregnant woman feels about the animals depends upon her feeling at the time of the dream. This reflects the inquisitiveness about mother-baby bonding.
- With increasing pregnancy, the pregnant mother sees erotic dreams. Sensuous wild dreams are very frequent during the second trimester. Mothers are conscious of their changing shape and this causes them to have erotic dreams.
- Constant worries about the partner’s love and commitment are other things commonly seen in dreams. The increasing weight and a de-shaping body keeps her perturbed and makes her consider herself a financial burden on her husband.
- Ex-boyfriends also appear frequently in dreams during the second trimester. These dreams can be wild, passionate, and erotic and stem out of due to the impact of pregnancy on sex life, appearance, and changing body and other physical changes that a woman is conscious about. These erotic and passionate dreams simply comfort you to feel your sexiest best!
- Sometimes a pregnant woman sees her husband having an affair with some other woman. The rising insecurity keeps her emotionally unstable and this is personified in her dreams. Many women end up dreaming that their husband is cheating on them.
Third Trimester Pregnancy Dreams
Dreaming about the newborn, her face, and her name are common in the third trimester.
- During the third trimester expectant women usually dream about having a boy or a girl depending on their likes and preferences. The pregnant woman is trying to find what would be the sex of the newborn and this covers her dreams too. Sometimes she sees herself dancing with a girl or chasing a boy in green lush meadows.
- With the delivery time approaching near, the pregnant woman dreams about the baby’s face. She even compares the baby’s face with her own and finds it familiar.
- The recurring dreams make the mother confident about the sex of the baby and she is now looking for the baby’s name. She dreams of having the baby in her arms and cuddling it. During waking hours, she is occupied with finding out better names for the baby. Towards the term, your dreams might become more dramatic and you might see giant huge waves indicative of breaking water bags.
- Some women who are having complicated pregnancies may dream of a dead baby or having a miscarriage. Nothing suggestive though, but an indication of the pregnant woman’s apprehensions.
- Many women also dream about joy and happiness after having a baby. On the other hand, some see deform babies and sick babies. Women who resort to assertive reactions during their nightmares cope better during labor and delivery, as they take control.
How Can I Cope With Pregnancy Dreams?
The best way of tackling your weird dreams is to enjoy your sometimes frightening and sometimes fascinating dream world. You can also share your weird dreams with your husband and ask him whether he too is having dreams. Also,
- Do not hesitate in discussing them with your partner and if required consult your doctor. They can help you calm down and can give you much-needed moral support.
- Confidence in yourself is the most important thing that can empower you to cope with pregnancy dreams or nightmares. Try to feel good and enjoy your pregnancy and prepare yourself mentally for giving birth.
Pregnancy dreams depend largely upon your mental and physical state and also upon how you feel during that time span. It is very difficult to predict what kinds of weird pregnancy dreams you are going to have. If you are a first-time mom, you might dream about giving birth to a healthy mature baby or even a grown-up baby. Your dreams might also involve your anxiety about going back to work or tension about the loss of a missing baby’s childhood.
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FAQs
1. Are Weird Dreams During Pregnancy Normal?
Dreaming is a natural and healthy element of the sleeping process. However, you may notice a variation in the frequency and sorts of dreams when pregnant. Hormonal changes may be the only cause of odd dreams reported by pregnant women. And it’s perfectly natural.
2. How Early In Pregnancy Do vivid Dreams Start?
Many women report that their dreams become more complex and convoluted during pregnancy. Early in pregnancy, a lot of women report having weird dreams.
3. When Do Pregnancy Dreams Stop?
After 36 weeks, when the chance of pregnancy problems drops substantially, one research reveals, weird pregnancy dreams become less prevalent.
