It all depends on who you are and where you’re at when your subconscious shows these images to you.Īnd if you are pregnant, you might find you are dreaming in a whole new way.Īs this 2014 study shows, you may experience very vivid dreams, particularly in the third trimester of your pregnancy. Way back in the 1940s, a Polish psychoanalyst named Helene Deutsch linked pregnancy anxiety to the unconscious mind.Īlthough many of her theories would be seen as controversial today, she did open up a discussion about the link between dreaming and pregnancy. And this potentially accounts for why dreams can feel so weird for us. The ones that keep us alert and active (serotonin and norepinephrine) are suppressed, while dopamine (the one that is linked to hallucinations) is working hard. The balance of neurotransmitters when we’re in REM differs from when we’re awake. No wonder we often experience dreams as incredibly real!

Sleep studies show that in this state, our brains appear to be almost as active as when we’re awake. We know that most dreaming happens in the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) state, which we cycle through a few times a night. Well, the research is ongoing on this, but we have some solid theories. To put them in context, the first question is, why do we dream at all? There are many theories from all over the world on the meaning of pregnancy dreams. Most of these work by testing your levels of hCG-AKA the pregnancy hormone-and can be done at home or at a doctor’s office.īut that doesn’t mean your dreams about being pregnant are insignificant. The reality is, the only surefire way to know if you’re pregnant is a positive pregnancy test. Does this mean something? Is what you experienced in the dream world a message of some sort? So, you’ve just woken up from seeing yourself pregnant in a dream. Your dream of being pregnant when you’re TTC.

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