I need to get this out of my head and onto "paper" just in case I forget
This
morning my daughter woke up extremely early, so around 7am I laid her
down for a nap, and I came downstairs for a nap myself (which is super
unusual for me). While I was sleeping I had the most amazing, vivid,
realistic dream that I have had in years...
I can't
remember how the dream started exactly but my whole family was in the
hospital because my wife was giving birth :-) For some reason her labor
started while we were on the postpartum floor (maybe pregnancy
complications or something), but once her labor started they needed to
move her to Labor & Delivery. Well this hospital was apparently like
none other because we had to travel through the entire hospital to get
to the labor and delivery ward. The hospital was packed with germy
people (of course) and I was trying to shield my wife from all of the
stares and people trying to touch her. The nursing staff all seemed very
annoyed with my presence, maybe because I am a birthworker, but I can't
place why they were so rude to me. Once we got to the L&D floor we
got settled in a room, and for some reason I was under the impression
that she had an epidural. Kind of out of nowhere all of our family
showed up in the room, but no one seemed very supportive. Everyone was
doing something else (reading books, checking email, chatting with each
other). I was lying behind my wife in the bed rubbing her head and I
remember saying why isn't anyone taking any pictures of her labor. My
mom said she had her camera in the car but did not make any moves to go
get it. Before I knew it my wife was making those "pushy" sounds and I
figured she was in transition and baby would be coming soon, so I
flipped the covers back and she was CROWNING! She was in the birth zone
so I yelled to the nurses that she was pushing but the nurse in the room
seemed unphased by the fact that her patient was crowning. With 1 more
push I realized this baby was being born right now so I jumped into
action and I "caught" our daughter. (I remember thinking in the dream
that the 1st baby that I ever caught was my own child how amazing) I
placed her on my wife's chest and she had part of the caul (amniotic
sac) attached to her still, as a matter of fact it was almost fused to
her face for some reason, but the nurse came and removed it which an
alcohol pad. None of our family in the room was still excited but my
wife and I were over the moon. She was so beautiful and I remember
thinking that she looked like our daughter, but in a different way.
And then my wife text me in real life and I woke up...
Crazy stuff right? I am big into dream analysis and I def had to analyze this dream.
Babies & Delivering a Baby: To see a baby in your dream signifies innocence, warmth and
new beginnings. Babies symbolize something in your own inner nature that
is pure, vulnerable, helpless and/or uncorrupted. If you dream that the baby is
smiling at you, then it suggests that you are experiencing pure joy. To dream
that you help to deliver a baby means that you will soon undergo an important
life change. You may be making life changes or getting rid of your old habits
and ways. The change will begin within you, but will probably require the
cooperation of others to be completed. Perhaps there are
goals that you regret not being able to achieve. You should allow this child to
develop and see if there is some aspect of your life that needs to flourish. To
dream of giving or viewing birth represents a flourishing suggestion or notion.
It may also symbolize a new start or an anticipated occurrence. If you dream of
children that you don't recognize it represents new ideas, or situations that
are being encouraged. Something not thought of before.
Daughter: To dream of having a daughter represents passive ideas,
habits, or developments that are being encouraged or allowed to flourish.
Situations or aspects of yourself that you are encouraging that have no control
or power. A daughter may also reflect the development of situations that give
away control or authority to others.
Family: To dream of a family member represents a quality in yourself
based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what memories or
feelings stand out the most about them and see how that quality may apply to
your own life. Alternatively, it could mean that you are overly dependent on
your family, especially if the family members are in your recurring dreams.
Consider also the significance of a particular family member or the
relationship you have with them. If you dream that your family does not act or
appear as they normally are, then it means that you want to distance yourself
from them. Or you simply don't understand where they are coming from.
Photographs: To see a picture in your dream symbolizes a mental imprint
that remains persistent in your mind. Your actions are irreversible. There
is no turning back in what you do. Also consider the pun on "picture
this" or "seeing the big picture" in a situation. In particular,
if the picture is in black and white picture, then it indicates that you need
to consider opposing viewpoints. Alternatively, it may mean that you need to
add more color and pizzazz to your life. To dream that you are taking a picture
suggests that you need to focus more attention on some situation or
relationship. Perhaps, you feel that you need to recapture some past moments in
a relationship. Alternatively, taking a picture refers to your desires to hold
onto a certain moment in your life. If you are trying to take a picture, but
people are standing in your way, then it means that outside influences are not
letting you focus on your goals and what you really need to do.
We are currently going through a point in our
lives where change is inevitable and is happening rapidly so that may be
playing into all of this. Regardless, my wife was a ROCKSTAR and pushed
that baby out in 2 pushes and I may have gotten a glimpse at our future
daughter so with or without the dream analysis it was a very powerful
dream!
