Nightmares during pregnancy
Nightmares are uncomfortable, but they can also be a sign of life changes. One such change is pregnancy, when you prepare for your new role as a mother. The dreams can be frightening, but they really only show that you care about the unborn child.
Obviously, having a child is a particularly exciting time for you. You look forward to the little new citizen, but at the same time you have worries about whether everything will go well and the baby will be healthy. Perhaps you also think about the child and your fears that are connected with pregnancy and childbirth. In addition to the anticipation, doubts and uncertainties are also part of the months in which the child is growing in your belly.
Dreams change during pregnancy
The dreams can occur both in the early stages of pregnancy and shortly before birth.
- In the beginning it is mainly hormonal changes that make you more sensitive and sensitive. In your body a hormone - progesterone - is increasingly released and this affects your sleep.
- You dream more because you go through more REM phases at night. "REM" stands for "Rapid Eye Movement" and alludes to the fact that in a dream one moves the eyes under the closed eyelid.
- If you have more REM periods, then the more likely that you will dream more and more intensely or that you will experience nightmares. During pregnancy, sleep is also rather light and you wake up more often.
- When you wake up at the end of a dream, you will be able to remember it better than if you had slept through the night.
- The closer the birth comes, the more the belly grows. This can also affect sleep because it makes it difficult to lie comfortably.
- The effect is similar: you are a light sleeper, you wake up more often and when you wake up you can better remember what you have just dreamed of.
First of all, dreams in which you or people you know are pregnant indicate ...
The nightmares can be about the upcoming changes in the beginning and then later about the child himself. For example, many pregnant women dream that something has happened to the child or that it has disappeared. While these things are naturally frightening, the dreams by no means mean that this is actually happening. Rather, the dreams show that you are worried and have fears that you may put aside during the day.
What helps against the nightmares
- It will surely help you if you do not keep your nightmares to yourself but talk about them to others. In addition to the partner, midwives are particularly good contacts.
- You can also talk to other mothers about your problem in the antenatal class. You are not alone in this! Many expectant mothers are plagued by uncomfortable dreams that can sometimes be really scary.
- Even you should study the content of the nightmares a little yourself. Don't overinterpret the content, but don't just put the dreams aside the next morning either.
- Instead, be aware of your concerns about pregnancy. If you deal with your worries during the day, they will no longer haunt you at night.
- Writing down the nocturnal experiences helps to reflect on them again. So put a piece of paper and a pen next to that bed and when you wake up, make a note of what you dreamed of.
- You can also use the method of reinterpreting dreams. Here you think of a happy ending to one of your dreams in pregnancy and imagine it as vividly as possible. As a result, the negative dream no longer appears.
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