Anyone else have horrid dreams?

[Ozziegirly]

In the past couple of months I have dreamed that my DS has drowned in a swimming pool when my dad left a gate open, that he fell down a well at my parents' house and that I lost him in a car park.

It's awful, I wake up in a cold sweat and have to go in and check on him. Is this just my brain running through all the awful things to help me make sure I take good care of him?

I'm careful but not overly cautious with him in the day (he's 18 months) - I don't hover over him but I do always check that gates are properly shut at the park etc (as once someone left one propped open and he made his way out - worst moment of my life, although he was fine).

Anyone else have basically anxiety dreams?

IT's awful isn't it?!

I have been having a few recently, but I think it's because a close friend is going through a horribly traumatic pregnancy which may sadly end in a termination due to severe medical issues with the baby, and I think I'm just finding it really hard to process the idea of losing a child, so my brain is trying to deal with it at night.

It's making me want to hug my DS very hard - to which he just wriggles away and laughs, the scamp.

I had this when DS was a young baby (now 2) and now I have a three week old DD, Ive had another. Mine are always someone holding my baby up above a great height and threatening to drop them :( just awful! I also want to hug my reluctant babies afterwards!
Sorry to hear about your friend Ozzie. just awful.

Ia have been having these recently. Mainly drowning on holiday type dreams and it's been really worrying me. I am relieved to know I am not alone as was panicking it was some sort of premonition!

I saw something or other on tv a while ago that said that dreams are a way of us facing our worst fears so that we can be ready to face them in real life, should they arise - which kind of makes sense. My horror of "losing" DS in my dream makes me double check fences and make sure he isn't out of my sight etc.

However, I also sometimes worry it's a premonition!

I have there dreams too usually someone attacking me then throwing the buggy in a canal with the dc's in it. It's horrific. I agree that's its a way of processing your worst fears.