3rd trimester nightmares. Please reassure me.

[Junosmum]

Last night I had a really unpleasant dream, may be upsetting for some people to read.

I dreamt that I was earlier on in my pregnancy/ not this pregnancy, I'm not sure. (I'm currently 31 weeks, was about 20 in the dream)

I had tummy ache, like diarrhoea, went to the loo and lost the baby. Lots and lots of blood. I got pregnant again and the same thing happened. I was quite far on when I lost them in the dream. They just fell out.

I'm just worried it's my bodies way of saying there is something wrong. All other signs are good/ I have no reason to be worried, the dream just really upset me

Rest assured that if your baby WAS born at 30 weeks it would have a good chance.

I had similar dreams, I had threatened labour from 28 weeks. DS was born at 38 weeks, I hope this helps

Poor you x

It really is not your body's way of preparing you for something horrendous.

More, it's that you are far along in your pregnancy and you are full of hormones. The hormones at work are known to increase dreams/nightmares, or you are waking more frequently and so are remembering more in more detail. You might have a subconscious fear of labour/birth/something bad happening, which then plays out in your dreams.

It's common for this to happen. Try and push it out of your daily thoughts and enjoy the last few weeks of your pg.

Good luck

Juno I really feel for you. Please don't worry.
A few weeks ago, I had a similar dream in that my baby was stillborn. My husband and I were crying in my dream. I was crying so hard in my dream that I didn't realise I was crying in real if that makes sense. My husband woke me up and I was so distressed. It felt so real. It was terrifying and horrible.

Please don't worry, all will be well with your bub.

I had a very similar dream a couple of weeks ago (now 32 weeks pregnant). I woke up crying and it took me a few minutes to realise that everything was ok - it really shook me up so I have every sympathy for you.

Don't let it worry you - I think it's just normal pregnancy anxiety playing out in your dreams, absolutely no indication that anything is wrong

Oh dear, poor you

I have had nightmares every night this week. None have been about my baby, but have been about other aspects of my life which were just as distressing.

I've read time and again that this is a normal third trimester occurrence so try not to worry.

Thanks ladies, I know I'm being silly but it's horrible how real the emotions in dreams can be! It's good to know that other people have had similar issues though.

I've also dreamt a few weeks ago that I lost my baby (currently 33+4). It left me feeling very shakey and weepy for a couple of days (bringing up all the memories from my previous miscarriages).

I've also dreamt lots of weird during this pregnancy, it is completely normal - hormones going wild, and I reckon it's one way our brains are dealing with this. Please don't worry!