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Dreaming About Being Pregnant – Reasons & Truth
Dreams guide us into a world of amusing images that reflects our aspirations, realities of life and past experiences. However, dreaming about being pregnant is a very 'unusual' feeling as it disturbs people sometimes. Waking up to a dream of being pregnant can leave you wondering for the entire day as to how and why such a dream occurred in the first place.
Pregnancy Dreams and What They Mean
Pregnancy dreams most likely occur due to subconscious thinking about motherhood and the good things associated with it. Many women who come across pregnant women or regularly interact with them tend to register pregnancy in their subconscious mind. Also, if there is an intention of getting pregnant, then the mind conspires to create pregnancy dreams. Some pregnant women very often have dreams about giving birth as they think about the delivery and the post-partum period regularly.
Beyond this, many pregnancy dreams that both men and women get can indicate underlying emotions such as stress, desire for change, feeling of loneliness, expression of creativity etc. If the dreams repeat often, it is better to consult a dream analyst to understand the emotion behind it.
Am I Really Pregnant?
People often tell their friends ‘I had a dream I was pregnant’, even when they are not pregnant. This is because pregnancy dreams are just an instinctive reflection of the things surrounding them, it usually does not have a connection to the physical changes in the body. However, people waiting for a pregnancy test report and dream about being pregnant have often gotten a positive pregnancy report. The mental frame of mind sometimes matches the reality, subconsciously.
6 Reasons You Are Dreaming About Pregnancy
Dreams are multi-layered and below are some of the reasons behind why people dream about having a baby.
1. A Feeling of Neglect:
Since women who get pregnant are revered and respected in most of the cultures around the world, people who suffer from neglect or loneliness satisfy their emotional needs by dreaming about being pregnant. Many societies set motherhood as a yardstick for respect and social acceptance. People who have constantly faced neglect owing to issues such as emotional abandonment by the family tend to imagine themselves as being pregnant. This is because they assume it will fetch them acceptance. Dreams arise as a reflection of this thought in their minds.
2. Metaphorically Indicating Change:
Creation of a new life is the beauty of pregnancy. It is no mean feat to make a baby and dreaming about having a baby symbolises a change or a new beginning in life which you may be expecting or experiencing.
3. Reflection of Stress:
Pregnancy dreams could indicate a state of stress or anxiety. When a person is overloaded with work, he or she dreams of having a baby. This is a way of projecting the fear of the mind on taking additional responsibilities, as raising a baby is perceived as a stressful job.
4. You Want to Embrace Motherhood:
Women who have been planning to have a baby often take it to heart and throw themselves into the idea of starting a family. Subconsciously, the thought of succeeding in it gives them dreams of being pregnant. When the physical and the mental changes happen in the sink, the dreams are considered as an auspicious sign.
5. Unchased Dreams:
Motherhood is synonymous to nurture and care. A dream of being pregnant can symbolise that there is a dream or idea that is not pursued, just like the foetus in the womb that needs attention and care. People who have a passion that they have buried in them due to the pressure of pursuing something socially acceptable, get such pregnancy dreams.
6. Sign of Prosperity:
Creation of something new is a sign of fertility and prosperity. Pregnancy dreams can symbolise the start of a good future or a way out of an already existing problem.
If you trying to understand what dreaming about being pregnant means to you, spend some time to introspect and analyze your current situation. Meditating is sure to help you find some answers too!
How Can You Avoid or Induce Dreams About Pregnancy
Avoiding a dream by not thinking about it is bound to shift the focus of the mind on it. The best way to avoid a pregnancy dream is first to analyze the reason behind having it repeatedly. If you are getting the dream of having a baby because you want to become a parent, then reassuring yourself with positive thoughts will help. Shifting the focus to what you have already created and taken care of can keep the mind away from those dreams.
If you want to induce a pregnancy dream then you must imagine, feel and enjoy the changes that pregnancy would bring to your body. Sub-consciously thinking about becoming a mother can reflect in having a pregnancy-related dream.
Cultural Symbolism of Being Pregnant in a Dream
Many cultures perceive dreams about pregnancy as a positive sign. It is seen as a symbol of growth, change and prosperity. Some cultures even believe it as an indication of getting pregnant in real life. It gives a woman immense happiness to wake up from a dream of pregnancy, as she feels fertile and blessed. This feeling is exactly reflected in the cultural symbolism also.
The Truth About Pregnancy Dreams
Often a dream about having a baby but not being pregnant is only reflective of the underlying mindset of the person. A simple analysis based on the dreamer’s circumstances can tell whether it is a negative or a positive indicator. However, in many cases, a pregnancy dream is a sign of something good and fertile.
Interpretation of dreams is an interesting subject, but it has no scientific backing. So go ahead and enjoy your dreams without taking the interpretations too seriously.
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From Caring Parent to Strategic Planner - The Transformation of a Working Mother
Traditionally, as per society, most women are bound to the role of being full-time mothers. However, women now have reached great heights in education and are much more qualified than they were a few years ago. Also, increasing inflation around the world has made it difficult for families to live a good life with just one salary. So, it has become a necessity for most mothers to take up further responsibilities and add to the income of the family.
Though women are climbing the career ladder and the number of women in the workforce is growing, today also women are struggling to make their identity on the professional front. Once a woman becomes a mother, she is considered as a non-fit candidate for most challenging projects at the workplace.
When I entered motherhood, I realised that I had turned into a multitasking woman with a lot of maturity and an ability to handle situations more wisely. As I had always been an independent woman, I never thought of becoming a housewife. My family and my kid have become my priorities, but my career too is very important for me. I believe that my family will definitely benefit from my working not only financially, but by developing my professional self, also bring about a better balance in the household. Also, kids see their parents as their role models so it becomes the duty of parents to do their best to be super dads and super moms.
Somehow a long break of more than 2 years made me lose confidence in ever returning to work again. Managing work and home altogether and living a parallel life of a mother and an employee made me shiver.
But confidence is something that we can build and change with proper guidance and with the correct mindset. Here I would like to give all the credit to my supportive partner who really helped me build the confidence to return to work again.
Finally, the day came! I was quite nervous as I was walking up the stairs of my office. Just an hour earlier, my hair had had its untidy “natural” mother look as I got ready for my first day after a maternity break. I put on some eyeliner and mascara to make my tired eyes look bright and a new dress without any special slits completed my transformation from a mother to a professional. On entering the office, I saw the familiar professional atmosphere with people all around busy completing their assignments. It was as if I’d slumped on a street where I once lived. Almost everything stayed the same except me. My morning started before everyone else and my nights ended after everyone else.
The biggest challenge in going back to office was not the hard work, managing the pressure and meeting the deadlines – having a kid keeps you well trained in these skills rather it was how life was keeping me always on my toes. Going back to work when you have a kid is like continuously running on a treadmill. Now, time became my most valued currency, too rare to waste.
I just get a few waking hours with my kid in a day and this makes me carve out a big chunk for pure play. That’s when the every other work is forgotten and you live the happiest time of the day.
The biggest challenge of being a working mother is the morning challenge:
Getting the kid ready for school, making sure the lunch of both kid and the spouse are packed, his teeth are brushed, make him bathe, make him eat breakfast, he learns how to bring his own plate to the washbasin, and putting on his own shoes, and then getting myself ready for work all in one and half hour because I can’t be late and my kid doesn’t understand office rules.
Balancing motherhood and a career is no easy mission! Here are a few tips for the working women who also want to be a successful mother:
The key to lead a happy life is to effectively manage time. Give equal importance to job, family and your own personal interests and commitments. It’s just that you have to learn to set priorities.
Decision to restart the career should be yours. You should not impose anybody else's decision on yourself making your family’s life an exhausted one.
Feeling guilty for not giving time to your family will never help you. Working mothers already manage a lot of things, so the kids, their partners, parents, boss and colleagues provide the best support possible. But, still many times trade-offs will be there. Rather than feeling guilty, seek more help from them as and when required, you may request other members to share responsibilities of the household work. This will really make your life easier and manageable with no stress.
Keep some time and energy aside for yourself and for your family.
Find your passion - choose the work you love to do and simultaneously focus on quality, not the quantity to be emotionally healthy.
Be present in the moment you are living in right now. Be focused and give your best. Do not mix your personal and professional life. Leave all your professional worries at work and personal worries at home.
Stop caring what others will think- worry only about the people who oversee your work. Know your goals and results and be confident in them. If you are achieving your goals and doing your best, then unwanted worrying will just add stress to your work life and will hamper your personal life at home.
Ask your kids how they feel and let that be your compass. If they are happy and well adjusted, then what is there to worry about?
Let your kids in on your decision. When you have given commitment at work, make your kids learn that there are times in life when nothing can substitute hard work.
If you’re a working mother, then you also probably have these things in mind that “I am missing valuable moments of my children”, “I should be spending more time with them”, “I feel guilty for leaving my family when going to work.” But interestingly working mothers have a lot of positive influence on their children and understanding this can really help eliminate this feeling of guilt.
A study has been done by Harvard University. They interviewed 50 thousand adults from 24 countries and came to the following 6 conclusions:
Children of working mothers are more self-sufficient and independent.
At school, they have better performance and are less prone to depression or anxiety.
They are up to 4.5 times more likely to be entrepreneurs.
33% of children in supervisory positions have working mothers.
They will be more willing to complete a higher education degree (graduate, postgraduate, etc.), compared to children whose mothers do not work.
Children of working mothers tend to be more trustworthy, responsible and successful adults.
This blog is dedicated to all sleep-deprived, overwhelmed working mothers, you are just awesome. Remove the guilt, stop worrying and whether or not you miss an event at your kid’s school - remember that your children will still love you as they do not need a “perfect” mother, they just need their mother!
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