What does it mean to dream about a baby? |

Dreaming about a baby can mean that you are going through the beginning of a situation in which you will need to invest a lot in your development, in order to see that project, relationship or experience come to fruition. On a symbolic level, a baby is like a seed, where the full potential of the person they could become is found.

Check out more details below to help you better understand what you dreamed of.

Reflect on the context of dreaming about a baby

Is the baby premature or does it appear to be an adult or elderly person? How do you react to this baby? Do you ignore him or give him a lap? Do you feed it or not interact with it? Is the baby being born? Whose is he? Or is he a newborn being cared for by someone you know? Are there multiple babies? Are some dying or sick?

Reflect on what the unconscious may be signaling when dreaming about a baby

Are my desires on the surface right now? Am I intensely wanting something, without much willingness to wait for the fulfillment of this desire? Am I faced with one or several projects to start, or aspiring to get involved in one? Am I about to start a relationship, work, study or course? Do I feel more spontaneous, natural and even innocent with certain people and situations? Did I discover a talent being born in myself? If so, take the opportunity to take care of it, “feed” it and develop it.

Understand possible applications of dreaming about a baby:

Dreaming of premature baby

When a baby is premature in the dream, it may not be the time to dedicate yourself to a certain project or circumstance. Or you may not yet be prepared to experience this situation, since some psychological complexes (negative behavior patterns) may be sabotaging you to get involved in this new experience.

Dreaming of a baby looking like an old man or an adult face

If the baby has an old face or an adult face, it may represent that you have the opportunity to start a new phase of an old project. Or even dedicate yourself to a new experience that you somehow always thought or wanted to get involved with. Another meaning is that this project is now mature enough to receive your dedication. Just be careful not to be too rigid or too serious about what you’re about to start.

The way the dreamer reacts to the baby in his dream may indicate his way of dealing with what is being born and starting in his life.

Dream about ignoring the baby

If you ignore the baby, it may be that you are not perceiving the opportunity to develop new potentials or projects in your daily life.

Dream about interacting with the baby

If you are feeding, holding and lovingly interacting with the baby, this may mean that you are in a favorable phase to dedicate yourself well to some new venture or experience.

Dream about the baby of a known person

If the baby is being born to someone you know, whether someone famous or someone who is part of your everyday life, try to reflect on the main characteristics of this person’s personality or on the most outstanding phase that he has gone through or is going through. You may be facing a phase where you will have the opportunity to develop the same attitudes as this person. If you don’t like these attitudes, great – the dream is warning you that you are entering a phase where you can avoid expressing these attributes.

Dreaming of dying or sick babies

If there are several babies and some are dying or sick, it could be that you are in a phase of many ideas and projects. Obviously, very dispersed for not knowing what to dedicate to, so know that some will not develop. Focus on the one where you will feel most natural, spontaneous and creative, as this will give you the best opportunities to make it grow and expand.

Time to take a more conscious stance

Of course, the baby is also a pure being. It has not yet been “contaminated” by culture, education, etc. In this way, dreaming about a baby tends to indicate a phase in which we are not yet very aware of what is happening to us, internally and externally, in relation to a certain circumstance.

Therefore, it is also a request to be more prudent and not so innocent in the phase we are in, but without losing spontaneity, of course. After all, babies are very natural, sincere and authentic, so it will be worth it to express this natural authenticity in everyday activities.

craving for immediacy

At the same time, a baby is a very instinctive being, who practically eats, drinks and sleeps. And when you want something, you want it right away. It has no sense of time, it is simply driven by its survival instincts. Hence the symbolic association with that type of situation in which we don’t have much patience to wait for a wish to be granted. The desire for satisfaction is huge and immediate.

Our experts

– Yubertson Miranda, graduated in Philosophy from PUC-MG, is a symbologist, numerologist, astrologer and tarot reader.

– Thaís Khoury holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade Paulista, with a postgraduate degree in Analytical Psychology. She uses dream interpretation, calatonia and creative expression in her sessions.