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Baby

Babies in dreams often reflect literal feelings about the birth cycle and the responsibilities of parenthood. If these conditions are not present or relevant to the dreamer's life (such as a parent whose children are grown) or that of another in the dream, the appearance of babies or dreams of giving birth may function as metaphors for new career, business or personal projects, the "product" of a romantic relationship, or a developing aspect of the personality. Correspondingly,

Abandoned baby: Common dream among women who are not yet prepared for the responsibilities of motherhood. In the dream a baby is present, but the dreamer shows a willful disregard for the child. The dreamer is resisting social pressures to have children, or may fear an accidental pregnancy for which she is unprepared due to career, financial, relationship, health or other personal concerns.

 Dead baby: Not to be taken literally, a common symbol reflecting concerns that a new project or relationship in waking life is dead. A stillborn baby in a dream reflects anxiety that an "unborn" project or relationship will never be "born."

Disappearing baby: Common dream in the wake of an abortion, miscarriage, or actual death of a child. The baby is present, but then suddenly disappears.

Happy baby: Often very powerful literal dreams, frequently experienced by mothers who are expecting or happily anticipating motherhood. The mother bonds deeply with her unborn child.

 Injured or wounded baby: Is a project you are nurturing (career or business development) in peril? Wounded or injured babies also can symbolize troubled relationships, which are in danger of “dying.”

 Multiple babies: Multiple babies, including twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets can represent two, three, four and five issues, goals, projects or happenings in the waking life of the dreamer.

Neglected baby: Common dream among young mothers, reflecting literal anxieties about the responsibilities of motherhood.  For more experienced mothers, dreams of neglected babies may symbolize neglect of the relationship with their partner (the fruit of the relationship).  It also can symbolize neglect of oneself, as in not caring for one's inner child.   

Premature baby: Dreams of a premature baby reflect concerns that the "baby" has arrived too soon, and you aren't prepared. 

 Stillborn baby: A stillborn baby in a dream reflects anxiety that an “unborn” project or relationship will never be “born.”

 Twin babies or more: In the absence of literal concerns about the birth cycle or the imminent responsibilities of parenthood, the appearance of twins or giving birth to twins in a dream is a metaphor for two new career or business projects, romantic relationships, and/or developing aspects of the personality.  Triplets or more similarly mean three or more of any of the above.

Talking baby: Common dream among new and expecting mothers. In the dream, the mother and newborn are able to converse fluently. These dreams express a new mother's desire to communicate with her child. The conversations often are not profound, and may express routine thoughts, ideas and concerns on the mother's mind.

Unprepared for baby: Common dream among couples actively trying to conceive, or who are experiencing difficulty becoming pregnant due to medical complications. The dream is similar to dreams of being unprepared to take an exam in school or college. Will the dreamer pass the test, and make the transition to parenthood?


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