Childbirth Dream Meaning

Dreaming of giving birth is usually tied to a new chapter beginning in your life. It need not be a child in the literal sense. It can be a new piece of work, a relationship or a new sense of who you are. A birth comes after a long stretch of preparation and pain, and in the same way every big change in life has a stage of transformation before it, which is what this dream captures. Whether the birth was easy or hard shows the tone of the dream.

• Giving birth easily

  A calm birth shows that, deep down, you are ready to start something new.

• A long, painful labor

  You are having to overcome many obstacles to turn a plan into reality, and your patience is being tested.

• Watching someone else give birth

  The dream expresses your own feelings about the change in that person's life, and what you expect from it.

• Holding a newborn baby

  Holding a healthy newborn is a symbol of hope, a sense that something new is off to a good start.

Birth is an ending and a beginning at the same time: stepping away from the old state and taking on responsibility for something new. This dream mainly brings that transformation into view.