Dream meaning
Being pregnant
The short answer
Dreaming that you are pregnant usually reflects something new growing in your life: a project, an idea, a relationship or a change in identity. In people who are pregnant or trying, these dreams are very common and follow real hopes and worries.
What does a dream about “Being pregnant” mean?
What psychologists say
Research on pregnant people finds that dreams about pregnancy, the baby and birth are frequent and change across the pregnancy. Under the continuity hypothesis, non-pregnant dreamers have them when creating or anticipating something. Men dream of pregnancy too.
Schredl & Hofmann, 2003; Domhoff, 2003
The Jungian reading
Jung read pregnancy as gestation of the new: a creative possibility that needs time and care before it is born. The stage of pregnancy in the dream can show how ready it is.
Jung, 1964
In history and folklore
Folk dream books read pregnancy as abundance, growth in fortune or news. Some traditions saw it as a literal sign of a coming child in the family.
Common versions of this dream
What if I'm not pregnant in real life?
Then the dream likely reflects a project or change that's growing.
What if I'm a man and dream of being pregnant?
It often points to creativity or a new responsibility.
What if something goes wrong in the pregnancy?
Complications match fear for something you care about.
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Sources
- Schredl, M., & Hofmann, F. (2003). Continuity between waking activities and dream activities. Consciousness and Cognition, 12(2), 298–308. doi:10.1016/S1053-8100(02)00072-7
- Domhoff, G. W. (2003). The Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development, and Content Analysis. American Psychological Association.
- Jung, C. G. (Ed.) (1964). Man and His Symbols. Aldus Books.