Pregnancy Dreams In The Third Trimester

Pregnancy dreams in the last trimester gets very precarious. You are now preparing yourself for the delivery. You will be surrounded by self-doubt and anxiety regarding the mountain of responsibility heading towards you. The meaning of your dreams is also affected by your heavily rounded figure and your insecurities about the same.

You must understand your dreams during pregnancy so that you are at peace with yourself. Following are the common dreams identified in your third trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnancy Dream In The Third Trimester:

1. Is It A Boy Or Girl? Pregnant women often dream about having either a baby boy or girl in their last couple of months. From the time that you conceive, you are constantly lost guessing about the sex of your baby. This guessing game reaches its pinnacle in the final trimester. Many expectant mothers have clear visions of giving birth to a boy or girl. The interpretation of these pregnancy dreams is that they either reflect your deepest fears or your most ardent desires.

2. Clues To The Future: Dreams have always fueled the imagination of mankind. Especially, pregnancy dreams are supposed to be prophecies about the child's future. Remember the infamous dream that Oedipus's mother had?It led to the most legendary Greek tragedies ever. The dreams of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy used to be treated as prophecies that will come true for the child. There is not an ounce of scientific truth behind this but, you too might find yourself seeing the future. You may see horrible things like death, disease or a murder. You can also see pleasant things like your child getting married or his/her academic success. It is nothing but your expectations and anxieties that takes a shape in your sub-conscious state.

3. Your Dreams Are The Best Baby Name Books: These days most expecting couples buy books to get a list of names for their babies. However, if you delve deeper into the meanings of your dreams, you will get a lot of baby name ideas. Pregnancy dreams about finding names is common because that is what you are pondering about all day long. Most would-be parents constantly try to think of 2 separate list of names for the possibility of a girl or a boy.

Pregnancy dreams are not clues to the future or the past. Treat them as reflections of your mind and you will be more relaxed about them.

Pregnancy Dreams In The Second Trimester

Dreams in your pregnancy are not just random creations of your mind. They reflect your emotional state. In the second trimester of your pregnancy, you are less hormonal and thus, less volatile than the first three months. The dreams too, are more stable and contemplative than the first trimester. The mad rush of emotions that flowed through your pregnancy dreams earlier is missing here.

The meanings of your dreams in the second trimester of pregnancy can be determined by tracking the patterns in them. Three common themes can be mapped while interpreting pregnancy dreams.

Pregnancy Dreams In Second Trimester:

1. Dreaming About Baby Animals: There are many versions to this dream and it can have several shades of meanings.

• The type of animal you dream about reflects on the way you feel about your forthcoming baby. A cute little pup would mean affection but a scary looking baby snake means you are apprehensive about your baby.
• It might also be a baby animal with human features which means that you are trying to imagine what the nature of your baby will be like.
• A new born baby does not look very 'human' so the association with infant animals is logical. After all, the sonogram shows the foetus in your womb looks like a fish.

2. Eroticism Evades Your Dreams: By the time you are in the second trimester of pregnancy, your sex life is restricted. This results in sexual overtones in your pregnancy dreams.

• You might wake up embarrassed by the graphic erotic dream you just had. The dreams seem so real that you might get confused about who you really were in your fantasy and why.
• Do not be anxious, these dreams are a way of making up for the lack of sexual excitement in your real life. 
• There is no harm in having such dreams. But, if you don't want them, then you will have to think of some way of making your pregnant love life interesting. Do not forget to consult your doctor before coming to a conclusion.

3. Dreaming Of A Cheating Husband: Another recurring dream that pregnant women complains about is of unfaithful partners.

• There is a feeling among women that their pregnancy is the time when their spouses are likely to cheat on them. 
• This feeling is further consolidated by their bulging body in the second trimester of pregnancy. Preconceived notions and insecurity about your body appearance is the reason behind such dreams. 
• This insecurity is a passing phase and you can sail through it if your partner is supportive.

The meanings of your dream, especially pregnancy dreams are very relevant because they clearly indicate your emotional state.

Pregnancy Dreams In The First Trimester

Dreams in your pregnancy may seem bizarre but, if you inspect them closely, there is a definite pattern to them. Women become very sensitive to everything in their pregnancy. So, they are usually troubled by disturbing dreams and find comfort in the ones that are happy. There can be a more realistic way of looking at pregnancy dreams that differ from one stage of pregnancy to another. If you analyse the pattern of dreams in the first trimester of your pregnancy then, you will see there are a set of common motifs in them.

Dreams In The First Trimester Of Pregnancy:

1. Grown Up Kids: Is it your first pregnancy? If it is, then pregnancy dreams about adult children is very common. The children you see in your dreams probably resemble you or your partner. The reason of this pregnancy dream is that you are thinking too much about motherhood. And, going into labour or handling a new born infant scares you.

2. Back To Your Own Childhood: You not only dream about adult children in your first trimester of pregnancy but, you actually see your younger self in them. This shows that you expect your baby to be like you and thus, you recall memories of your own childhood to fantasize about your baby.

3. Dreams About Past Relationships: There are things in your past that you would like to forget like your unsuccessful relationships or the love of your life whom you did not marry. The memories of these past relationships come back to you in different forms. These kind of pregnancy dreams are nature's reminder that you need to close that chapter of your life to be a responsible mother.

4. Building And Cars: This is not a concept but a recurring image in your dreams. Buildings literally symbolise 'growing'. The size of the buildings in your dream grows with the stages of your pregnancy. Cars on the other hand symbolise the act of 'moving' through your life. When you dream about luxury cars, you are cruising through life. But, when you are pregnant you tend to dream about larger and more cumbersome vehicles like trucks. The meaning of this dream is that you are finding it difficult to adjust to your new role in life.

5. Watery Dreams: Strangely, the dreams in your first trimester are full of images of water bodies like oceans, rivers etc. You might get the feeling that you are floating in your dreams. The most common pregnancy dream is that of waves breaking at the shore. This is a sub-conscious awareness of the fact that your baby is floating in water or amniotic fluid. It also indicates fear that your water might break.

Pregnancy Dreams: What Do They Mean?

Although bizarre, dreams during pregnancy seems to be more real than usual. It is not surprising that women tend to pay too much attention to the meanings of their dreams especially when they are pregnant. When you are pregnant, you start thinking a lot about things happening around you. You want to know everything related to pregnancy and always wish to do everything right. Naturally, dreams are part of this excited state of affairs.

Why We Remember Pregnancy Dreams?
Practically, many women have trouble sleeping during their pregnancy. Nausea, frequent trips to the washroom and somersaulting blood pressure drifts you in and out of sleep. When you are not having a sound sleep, the chances are that, you will wake up with the vestiges of a dream fresh in your mind. You may even dream in continuation if your sleep is interrupted briefly.

Why Dreams During Pregnancy Are Weird?
Not just dreams, but every experience related to your pregnancy and prenatal care is new. As it is new, experiences are unfamiliar, and weird is just a synonym to it. To make it sound a little more scientifically reliable, you can blame it on your hormones. Your body is like a crucible of bubbling hormones when you are pregnant. Rise and fall in the levels of the hormone progesterone, specifically affects dreams. Hormones have a direct connection with your brain, and thus, your prenatal care should address your apprehensions about dreams.

Meaning Of Pregnancy Dreams:
Interpretation of pregnancy dreams is possible only when you understand their underlying themes. You have to identify the themes of fear, love, anxiety and consciousness to bodily changes in your pregnancy dreams. Each trimester comes with a set of specific thematic dreams.

First Trimester Dreams: In your first trimester, when you are still adjusting your pregnancy, you dream a lot about water. Many expert psycho analysts feel that this is a direct indication to the fact, that you are aware of your growing amniotic fluid in which your baby floats. There is also a tendency to fantasize of how the baby will look like after birth.

Second Trimester Dreams: Your dreams become more contemplative during the second trimester. You are curious about the baby and worried about motherhood. But, your life will cease to survive as it is now. So, you might have nightmares of other woman stealing your partner and you being rejected by him.

Third Trimester Dreams: You have acquired your fully rounded pregnant figure by now. It is common to have erotic dreams in your last trimester. You are self-conscious about your size, and therefore, the possibility that your husband/partner does not find you attractive anymore can make you insecure.

These points can help you find meaning of your pregnancy dreams. However, you must take everything with a pinch of salt and not get too worked-up about it.