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Last night I had the most amazing dream about childbirth. It was me giving birth to a baby boy, and it was so incredibly pleasant that I woke up smiling.


I dreamt that I was waking up in the early morning and that I delivered the baby on our bed. My husband had already left for work and I was alone. I didn't dream of any blood or pain. The baby came out and he was beautiful. He looked a lot like my nephews, except that he had greenish eyes. He had blackish hair and eyebrows, but very light-skinned. I immediately put him to my breast to nurse and he latched on perfectly. I was like, "oh, is this going to hurt?" But it didn't. It was so damn real. Even more so because, today in real life, my husband was at an in-service training for work and so that is where he was in my dream. I called him, but thought he won't answer his phone b/c he's at this training. I left him a message saying that I had delivered the baby - that it was so amazing - and that he had to call me back.

After that, I stared at the baby for a long time and couldn't believe that everything had gone so smoothly, that the baby was so healthy, and that I had delivered the baby all by myself! I remembered thinking that maybe I should call the midwife to tell her that we were both OK, but I didn't b/c I felt like I didn't need to.

Jeff hadn't called and I was anxiously waiting to tell him that we had a baby boy. I remember talking to my mom on the phone and she was asking me what we had named him. I told her that I wasn't expecting the baby this soon and that we hadn't decided on one. All the names that are on my "mental" list crossed my mind, but I thought we'd worry about that later. Also, in my dream I was 32 weeks along.

The last think I remember was that I was hanging out with one of my sisters and a family friend. We were having wine near a fireplace and waiting for Jeff. I put the baby down to change his diaper and then I woke up.

I felt so at ease in that dream. I haven't had much anxiety about delivering the baby, but I have thought about it a lot. I'm deciding that I will try hypno-birthing and a water birth, if all goes well. I think I had this dream b/c it's exactly how I want to feel when I give birth in April. I want to be as calm as possible so that the baby is calm, and also everyone else around me. Especially, my dear husband.

To have this kind of dream was a blessing. It has set the tone for the kind of delivery I hope to have. I know things happen, and it may not turn out so pleasant, but I will for sure remain positive and try my best to have a birth similar to my dream. We'll see what happens.