this is going to sound really silly, I know it was only a dream, but I can't get it out of my head and it is making me so sad

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I am hoping posting on here will make me forget it.
I hate those type of dreams. the ones where you wake up and think they were real.
in the dream for some reason dd was wearing her affos and she was walking.. really walking. she went walking down the roadand as it was a dream I could see her walking along the road. even though she was on her own.
It has made me feel so sad today. which is daft as I have long since accepted she will never walk.
daft or what,

I occasionally have dreams like that about ds1 talking. And I wake up and for a moment think.... 'maybe'...... and then well you can guess the rest!
They're very poignant those dreams, I think.

((2shoes)). I've dreamt about DS being able to do stuff he couldn't - a bit different as his speech has come on since that point, but it is a very bittersweet feeling at best.

Not daft at all.

Not the same thing by a mile, but when my parents had cut me off for not leaving dh, and I didn't think I'd ever see them again, I used to have extremely realistic dreams of my dad and how he used to sit on my bed and play lullabies on the guitar. They would feel so real and it would take a few painful minutes after waking up to come back down to reality. I have quite a lot of those dreams that really cling to you, even after waking up.

Feel sad, it's alright

2shoes - I can imagine how sad that would make you feel. It's awful because you can see it all perfectly and for a split second it's hard to tell what's real and what's not. Hugs to you today and I hope as the day goes on the dream will lose its impact.

Yes, I have had dreams where DS is speaking in sentences and having conversations with me.
He is having such a TERRIBLE day today (not responding to me during his "play" session (therapy), I wish I could go to sleep and dream a bit!
Someone said in another thread that they would rather have a dozen children with problems than another nt child, sound crazy to me, I honestly can say I would rather DS didn't have this problem. This is such hard work! It is a bit draining.
Sorry for the rant, just having one of those days.

Before dd1 started walking I used to have very vivid dreams of her walking or running around laughing.

Now I have dreams of her chatting away to me.

I always wake up from those dreams with a huge sense of loss.

Not daft, very human.

Dreams, they do dreadful things to you don't they 2shoes
I still occasionally dream that our second baby didn't die and a knock at the door delivers him safe, sound and term. Even though he'd be five now and probably covered in jam and nits.

They are just suddenly there again aren't they Fio XXX

((hugs to all))

In my dreams, DS2 an always walk/talk normally.. I have almost got used to it now. It's almost like it's a alternate reality.. Maybe it is.

Similarly, in the LandWhereTheBongTreeGrows which can be located within Mumsnet

Marina - that post just took my breath away, and resulted in a definite moistening around the eyes.

2shoes' OP struck such a chord with me.
Sounds like we are all doing a lot of working through what might have been in our subconsciousnesses. How we wish life had turned out.

aww marina and fio....that is so sad.
I have tried telling dh and ds about the dream. thought if I did I would forget it. iw ill have a doze later and see if that gets rid of it.

I'm a salt (as many of you know) and often dream that the many non verbal children and adults I work with can speak.

It's very poignant.

I'm a salt (as many of you know) and often dream that the many non verbal children and adults I work with can speak.

It's very poignant.

i know Rob has talked about dreaming his daughter can talk which is upsetting

i used to dream of peter without a VAD. that seemed odd at the time.

can I just say a big thank you.
I am not one to take big notice of my dreams. but this one made feel dreadful. I am over it now and back to normal.
(whatever that might be)

When dd was little and to weak to stay awake during feeds (hypotonic) I used to dream that I was walking in the woods in my local path and there was another baby there crying out for my milk.

I still feel guilty about that particular dream, because I didn't want another baby, I just wanted her to be well.