Pregnancy Dreams: An A-Z Guide

Infidelity: Such dreams are not uncommon among pregnant women. They represent an understandable uncertainty about how the child will affect the marriage. (Also see Boyfriends/Girlfriends, Marriage, Past, Sex)

Island: Another great metaphor for the relationship between mother and her unborn child. (Also see Dolphin, Earth, Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers, Water)

Jewels: Precious stones symbolize the inner self as well as the unborn child.

Journey: This is a fairly literal symbol of the nine-month journey of pregnancy. (Also see Airplanes, Bridge, Cars, Flying, Traffic, Walking)

Joy: Dreaming of joy may be your mind's way of encouraging you to express joy more fully while awake.

Key: A phallic symbol as well as one that is representative of a new sense of freedom. (Also see Car, Home, Houses)

Kitchen: Cooking and baking symbols are rampant in pregnant women's dreams. The analogy is of preparation and nurturing. (Also see Cooking, Eating, Home, Houses, Knife)

Knife: A symbol of aggression. A knife also represents a penis and may indicate the dreamer's fear of intimacy or sexual relations. (Also see Armor, Attack, Cooking, Eating, Gun, Kitchen)

Knitting: This indicates nurturing and preparing for the baby's arrival.

Laboratory: Analogous to preparation for childbirth and parenting.

Marriage: If you dream of marriage, take it literally. It is likely that you want to get married or are about to be married. (Also see Boyfriends/Girlfriends, Husband, Infidelity, Past, Pregnancy, Ring, Sex)

Milk: This is likely a literal dream as your body begins to prepare for milk production. (Also see Cooking, Eating, Kitchen)

Miscarriage: This is a typical anxiety dream, and in no way should it be considered a premonition. Check with your doctor if you are at all concerned. (Also see Babies, Birth, Boy, Family, Girl, Pregnancy, Twins)

Monster: Monsters appear frequently in children's dreams and represent a feeling of insecurity or lack of safety on the child's part. When adults dream of monsters, it represents some unresolved trauma or fear that needs to be overcome. (Also see Attack, Caves, Fleeing, Forest, Snake)

Movie Stars: When pregnant women dream of movie stars it represents the starring role they are playing in their own lives. (Also see Performing)

Mountains: Mountains represent challenges to be met, the stages of the pregnancy journey, the arduousness of the process and the ultimate victory at scaling the heights. If you dream of descending the mountain, rather than ascending it, you may be nearing the end of your pregnancy. (Also see Airplanes, Caves, Forest, Journey, Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers, Snake, Walking, Water)