Pregnancy Diary

Vivid dreams are common during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester, as you await baby?s arrival. Many of them are easy to interpret. For instance, dreaming that you are falling from a great height, running away or trapped somewhere, such as an enclosed room, probably reflect your concern about losing your freedom.

Last night, I awoke after having a very vivid, scary, but in the end, enlightening dream. I must share it, as it?s been running through my mind repeatedly today: I was lying in bed (in the dream), my husband asleep beside me. Somehow I knew I had to get up and walk to an extremely eerie, dark and haunted place to rescue my children, who were in danger. I looked at my husband but chose not to disturb him; I knew this was my job and no one else could do it for me. I walked through dark fog, where scary beings lurked and made disturbing sounds. I felt afraid, yet determined to get my children. I found one, picked him up and carried him back to the safe room where my husband slept. Then I went back for my other son and delivered him safely to that safe place. Then I realized I had someone else I needed to rescue. I went back to the haunted place and stopped this time, at a huge, animated, frightening tree, which moved as though it wanted to grab me. Instead, though, I grabbed one of its branches and saw another little boy clinging to it. I forced the branch down and gently dropped the boy onto soft, safe grass or hay. He looked tattered but I grabbed him and saved him, too.

Then I was wide awake. I knew, after that dream, that I could handle the fears and anxieties I?ve been having about having a third baby soon. I knew I?d faced my inner demons. I felt suddenly lighter, in control and more at peace than I?ve felt in a long time. I lay awake for over an hour, and some questions I?ve been unable to answer lately suddenly were answered. I made instant decisions related to work (part-time freelance writing, of course). I felt instantly less needy towards my husband (I?ve been a bit emotional/hormonal lately, as many pregnant women are). I felt a huge sense of relief.

Dreams like this are gifts. They help us to better cope and understand ourselves. I hope that every woman dealing with the ups and downs of pregnancy and motherhood are lucky enough to receive such gifts through their dreams. I recommend keeping a dream journal at your bedside. Even dreams whose meanings may not seem as blatantly clear as mine was may show their meanings and make sense after you?ve written them down and thought about them the next day.

Dreams can be useful tools for helping your subconscious deal with the normal anxieties, fears and insecurities many women have during pregnancy. Use them to understand your own complex feelings and better deal with them.

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