What Are You Dreaming About?

10/26/09 

I woke up the other night sure that I had just seen vivid details of my baby’s face through my stomach. It seemed like a rare moment in time, but not something that was physically impossible. Well, until I thought about it with a fully awake mind. 

As I approach my due date, there’s no question that I’ve had more dreams about my pregnancy and my child. No doubt one reason is that it is more often on my mind (since the effects are always with me now). But that’s not the only reason. Increased progesterone and more frequent interruptions of REM sleep both cause dreams to become more vivid during pregnancy. 

So, if you too have been having dreams about what your peanut looks like, or even what sex it is (if you’ve left that TBA), rest assured you’re amongst a large crowd of pregnant women. And that goes for nightmares, too.