Nursing a child in a dream: meaning and interpretation, what portends, what to expect

• August 26, 2018
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• Vladimir Storozhenko

A dream can tell you a lot about events in the future. At the same time, it allows us to look at ourselves from the outside. When we fall asleep, our subconscious mind sends us images that can delight, make us think, or even frighten us. If you remember a dream, it needs to be interpreted. It definitely carries some information. What it means to nurse a child in a dream will be discussed in detail below.

What influences interpretation?

Why dream of babysitting a child? To answer this question, you will need to take into account a number of nuances. Each person perceives this or that image differently. For example, for some people children are associated with pleasant chores and affection. Others may be intimidated by the addition of a baby to their family. Still others do not understand at all how to behave with small children. What information the subconscious wants to convey to him depends on the dreamer’s perception.

Most often, nursing a child in a dream is a favorable sign. Children are a symbol of fertility, procreation, family happiness. Therefore, babies portend good luck, joy and positive emotions. However, in order to accurately determine what the image seen in the night dreams meant, a number of nuances should be taken into account:

• who saw the dream;
• what the child looked like;
• what was the baby’s age;
• what happened in the dream;
• the dreamer's emotions during sleep;
• his attitude towards children in general.

For women, the image of a child is most often associated with family matters and the health of their family and friends. For men, such a dream can talk about his work, his main field of activity. What a person’s thoughts have been most occupied with lately is what the dream tells about.

It is important to remember the details of the dream. Even your own emotions can tell a lot about the night image you see. It also matters whether in a dream you had to nurse someone else’s child or your own, whether it was a boy or a girl. You need to remember whether the baby was healthy or if something was bothering him. All these nuances are a reflection of the situation that currently exists in real life.

Interpretation according to different dream books

Other dream books also paid attention to dreams in which someone was nursing children.

Miss Hasse believes that such a dream promises the sleeper to achieve the desired well-being through hard work. If in your night dreams you had a chance to nurse a boy child, the dream book specifies that your material well-being will improve. If it was a girl, interesting events, bright emotions, and new hobbies await the dreamer.

According to Rommel’s dream book, if in your night visions you were babysitting children, in reality you will be weighed down by debts and worries.

According to the Esoteric Dream Book, babysitting children means the following: he is unlikely to be able to translate the plans that the sleeping person has into reality.

The Wanderer's Dream Book explains such a dream as follows: a person is overcome by a state of vague anxiety. He feels trouble coming, but does not understand what could cause it.

Tsvetkov’s dream book promises a sleeper who was fiddling with a baby in a dream that he will have new small worries either at work or at home.

From Longo's dream book we can learn that a person who nursed children in his night dreams will have to take part in resolving a difficult situation.

Aesop's Dream Book

To correctly interpret the image you see, you can look into ancient dream books. They have reached us from ancient times. At the same time, such works do not lose their relevance. One of them is Aesop's dream book. He claimed that babysitting a child in a dream means taking care of someone, being overprotective. But as the proverb says: “Seven nannies have a child without an eye.” Perhaps you should stop worrying too much about your affairs. Everything will be resolved by itself.

Aesop claims that a child is a symbol of troubles and impermanence. A person who has such a dream worries about trifles. The child is you. You are in constant tension, you panic over little things. You need to calm yourself down, pull yourself together. This will have a better effect on the situation.

If a child cries, he cannot be calmed down; in reality, it will not be possible to achieve what he wants. This is, of course, frustrating. However, you need to accept this fact and move on.

Why dream of nursing a baby, rocking him in your arms? According to Aesop's dream book, this indicates the dreamer's high efficiency. He must work hard to succeed. If you dreamed that you were feeding a baby, this indicates a troublesome task. However, it will be successful and bring profit. Satisfaction from your current occupation will be not only material, but also moral.

If you happen to punish a child, in reality you will have to do work that you don’t like. But you still have to do it.

Have you nursed your child in a dream?

I dreamed that I was babysitting someone else’s child ▼

A dream where you nursed someone else's child indicates your readiness to become a parent in reality. Before you decide to take a responsible step, remember the details of the dream, they will help you decide on your desire.

The ability to interpret dreams is a valuable gift, because sometimes it is in dreams that the conscious mind gives us the deepest and most important clues.

Did you dream of nursing a Child, but the necessary interpretation of the dream is not in the dream book?

Our experts will help you find out why you dream of nursing a Child in a dream, just write your dream in the form below and they will explain to you what it means if you saw this symbol in a dream. Try it!

Hello, Tanechka! a strange dream - I found myself in some expensive room, saw a newborn baby crying on the floor, picked him up, and he said that the nanny had dropped him, carried him to his parents’ bedroom, and it turned out to be the bedroom of the president with his young wife, and they asked me to babysit the child, complaining about the irresponsible nanny... the conversation was friendly, even with a touch of humor... I dreamed about the president several months ago, except for yesterday’s dream. but the last one was memorable in color and detail. What is it for?

I was holding a baby in my arms, nannying it, and on his tummy I saw a zipper (clasp), unzipped it, and all the insides came out of the tummy. I grabbed him, tears flowed from me, ran out into the street, and there was this baby’s grandmother, I tell her everything, she takes the baby and lays him face down in a puddle. And the baby didn’t even cry during all this time. What does this mean?

I dreamed that I had a small child in my arms, I nursed him as if he were my own, but in the dream I understood that he was not mine, I did not give birth to him, but I would raise him. And the feeling from this was pleasant!

I dreamed that I was taking my boy child from my rival (despite the fact that I had no children) and was constantly going somewhere, going to another city. After I took the baby, I called her and told her that if she finds it difficult, I can always help. The baby is very cute and healthy. And the city I came to is the place where my grandmother lived and supposedly I came to her apartment to live with the baby.

I saw a boy in a dream, he was naughty, I was babysitting him, then I held him to poop and accidentally pooped on me

My mother gave birth to a healthy, beautiful child, a boy, when I was nursing him, he smiled and laughed constantly. Mom is not pregnant, neither am I)) And not married

I don’t remember Kharoshenko, but I dreamed of what kind of man Kabuta was, he gave me a small child and there was a girl to spend the night with, I remember I held her in my arms and played with her, she didn’t cry

The dream occurred from Thursday to Friday. I have a child in my arms about a year old, I babysit him and he calls me with his hand. And there’s a man sitting next to me and I ask him to hide it so as not to be stolen, to put a lot of large money and a plastic card in his pocket. This all happens at a wedding.

Good afternoon, I dreamed that a six-month-old child was left in the crowd, I took him and my husband and I nursed him, brought him home, gave him a name

The image of a child, a baby in a dream is one of the most canonical archetypes that many psychoanalysts and dream interpreters have spoken about. The archetype of a baby in a dream represents the most defenseless and naive part of your soul, which may need protection and support. Why exactly you had such a dream can be understood by its details.

Dream Interpretation of Nostradamus

A child in Nostradamus’s dream book is a symbol of hope. This is the dreamer's future. Nursing a baby in a dream portends joy. If the baby was healthy and smiling, this is a sign that there will be peace and happiness in the world. There will be no wars. People will respect each other, poverty and hunger will be a thing of the past. Love will rule the world.

If a child was injured in a dream, this indicates the harmful effects of a polluted atmosphere on the dreamer’s body. This may also indicate a meeting with a person who will be in great need of help.

According to the interpretations of Nostradamus’s dream book, seeing a child in a dream being nursed by a fallen woman is not good. This story warns of danger for the entire country. Humanity will be affected by various sexually transmitted diseases. A large number of people will suffer because of this. However, when the scourge is at its peak, a cure for the disease will appear. The child in this dream talks about the future, what it is for humanity.

If a baby runs on the ground, this indicates the development of a new civilization. And if he cried, the dreamer puts his future in danger. If the baby picked flowers, this indicates a renewal of the spirit. Holding a child in your arms means that a person will try to find a way out of a difficult situation.

What was the child like?

It is worth paying attention to the child you saw in your dream. The interpretation depends on its appearance. If the baby was well-fed, with big cheeks, this foreshadows profit soon.

If you watch your baby grow up, this indicates career advancement. It will be fast. If the baby was thin, even unhealthy, this indicates financial difficulties in the near future.

It is worth remembering what gender the child was. Babysitting a girl in a dream means that the dreamer will have quick success in his affairs. He will succeed quickly, without much effort. He will simply be caught by the current, which will carry him to prosperity. A person can see himself nursing a boy in a dream. If you manage to calm the child down, this is a sign of success in business. However, for this the dreamer will need to try. If he doesn't make an effort, nothing will work out. But a crying boy is a symbol of financial spending. You need to keep track of your expenses.

Seeing well-groomed children who are happy and having fun is a favorable sign. Soon there will be pleasant worries and troubles. Peace and tranquility will come to the family. If one of your relatives has been sick for a long time, such a dream foreshadows his recovery. If the child was angry, aggressive or dirty, this foreshadows quarrels in the family and problems in business. Prolonged illness is also possible.

If a baby cried in a dream, but the dreamer managed to calm him down, this indicates hard work ahead. It will bring high profits.

What about the details?

Before you begin to decipher the dream, it is worth considering the baby in more detail. His external condition can say a lot:

• a child covered in dirt - expect health troubles;
• the baby is well-fed - there will be pleasant chores;
• beautiful - communication with friends;
• sick toddler - financial difficulties, financial expenses;
• ugly - conflict situations;
• large - you will provide selfless help to a friend;
• a thin child who constantly cries - you will deal with unpleasant worries.

Interpretation for men

It is important in the process of interpreting the image seen to take into account who had such a dream. Did a man have to babysit a small child? This reflects his creative inspiration. Such a man has many ideas and plans in real life. If the baby was alone, it means the person is working on some major project. This matter is extremely important to him. You need to try to remember the details.

If a child caused a man a lot of trouble, did not want to calm down, was capricious, this indicates hard work. It will take a lot of effort to achieve your goal. If it was not possible to calm the baby down at all, such a dream indicates the inexpediency of continuing the work begun. You will spend more effort than you get in profit. It is better to abandon what was planned and start a new project.

If you had to babysit someone else’s child at the request of a friend, he will soon turn to you for help. You need to remember your emotions in a dream. If nursing a baby was a burden for you, then the request will be appropriate.

If you happened to babysit someone else’s child (a girl or a boy) in a dream, you should also look forward to meeting friends. There may be good news from distant relatives. If the dreamer liked playing with the baby, friendly gatherings will bring a lot of positive emotions.

Interpretation by days of the week and time of day

The well-known statement that prophetic dreams come only from Thursday to Friday is not always true. Each day of the week has a specific meaning. For a complete interpretation, you need to pay attention to this aspect.

Only dreams at night can be important. Prophetic dreams come in the morning only if their interpretation is of enormous importance for the dreamer’s life. This is how the brain tries to protect a person from something that poses a threat to his life or physical and psycho-emotional health. Otherwise, a dream seen after sunrise does not contain important information.

For women, the most important dreams are those seen during the hour of the fox (from 04 to 05 hours). For men, the most informative dreams come at the hour of the wolf (from 01 to 02 o'clock). Parents who are worried about the fate of their offspring should first of all interpret those dreams that they had from 23 to 24 hours.

Interpretation for women

The modern dream book offers a slightly different interpretation for women. Dreaming of nursing a child means additional troubles. If the baby is spinning in his arms, it is difficult to hold him, or he is trying to bite or pinch a woman, this is a sign of illness. It's worth taking a closer look at your health. The sooner treatment is started, the better.

For a woman, a crying child means that the work she has started will end well. It is possible to receive unexpected profits. If the baby cries hysterically, this indicates quarrels in the family.

If a woman saw how she gave birth to a child whom she was nursing, this indicates a quick solution to family problems or work issues. You need to pay attention to what thoughts are occupied in your head in reality. The subconscious gives the answer to them. If the dreamer receives custody of a child she did not give birth to, this portends a lucrative offer. It may concern work or personal life.

A modern dream book allows you to find out the gender of the unborn baby for a pregnant woman. Another person can nurse the child in their arms. If you dreamed that it was a man, it means that the woman will give birth to a boy. When a woman holds a baby in her arms, the woman in labor will have a daughter.

Miller's Dream Book

Another interpretation of the night image seen is given by Miller’s dream book. If you had to babysit a child in a dream, this indicates the need to work in the future. This will allow you to get a solid profit or increase. If the baby is very tiny, the path to success will be littered with difficulties. They will need to be overcome.

If in a dream a woman rocked several children at once, she should expect deception. Moreover, this will be a close person whom she trusts.

Miller, in his dream book, claims that if you had to calm a loudly screaming baby, you will soon have to accept the blow of fate. This is a test of strength. A person must gather all his strength to withstand such pressure of circumstances.

If a child cried loudly, but was able to be lulled to sleep, you should not get so caught up in your problems. They are not as big as they seem. If the dreamer watches someone else rocking the baby, you should expect good news. A pleasant event will happen in life soon. It will bring a lot of joy.

A clean, healthy baby, according to Miller, is a sign of receiving a reward, happy love. The person is doing well in life. If the dreamer takes his sick child, who has a fever, in his arms, this foreshadows mental suffering and worries. However, this period is fleeting. It will end soon, everything will fall into place.

Dream Interpretation of Shereminskaya, Loffa

According to Shereminskaya’s dream book, a small child is a symbol of the future. If he was beautiful, great joy awaits the person. A naked and dirty baby portends unexpected unpleasant worries.

If a mother sees her child who is sick, but not severely, this portends good luck. In reality, her child will not be sick at all. However, small troubles can happen to him. This is quite normal for children. His life is not in danger. However, if in a dream your baby gets very sick or even dies, you should pay attention to his health. There is cause for concern. You need to show it to a doctor to avoid serious consequences. The disease can be defeated if treatment is started in time. Such a terrible dream warns about this.

If you dreamed of a child who is not yours and who is very sick, this indicates disappointment in the near future. Unforeseen unpleasant situations are possible.

According to Loff’s dream book, a child in a dream foreshadows some troubles or worries. Someone requires your attention and care. You need to clearly remember your emotions in a dream. If you yourself wanted to take care of the baby, then in reality, caring for your neighbors will be your initiative. However, it is also worth considering that if someone else’s baby is forced on you in a dream, you will have to face coercion in reality. You will have to take care of someone against your will.

If such a dream was seen by a woman of childbearing age, this is a reflection of her instincts. On a subconscious level, she already wants to become a mother and take care of her children. If the child was a burden in the dream, the girl is afraid that she will not be able to cope with her role as a mother in the future. These are her inner fears. You need to pull yourself together. All difficulties can be overcome. You just need to want to find a way out of the situation.

If a man had the chance to nurse a child, this may be a reflection of his experiences. Perhaps you are afraid of responsibility or your own fatherhood. If you liked babysitting your baby, then you are ready to take on this role. Fear in a dream of a small child who is difficult to calm down may be caused by fear of fatherhood. Maybe you are afraid of not being able to cope, you are not yet ready for this. You shouldn't be afraid of this. We need to accept the fact that children bring both worries and joy. You can't be afraid to take responsibility. Otherwise, in the future you may greatly regret missed opportunities.

Through obstacles to success

Some dream books consider a dream in which you had the opportunity to nurse someone else’s baby as a thorny path to your goal. A sleeping person will have to overcome many obstacles to achieve a result.

The dreamer should stock up on great patience in order to get to his goal . This interpretation is especially suitable when you were calming a crying baby. Only your inner core will be able to help you out, since fate has seriously decided to test your strength.

If you were babysitting a child, then, according to Felomena’s dream book, you will have to carry out a public, volunteer assignment, which will bring good results.

In addition to material benefits, you will receive moral satisfaction. For a girl, the dream foreshadows a vile deception; do not succumb to any provocations.

Gypsy dream book

According to the gypsy dream book, nursing a child in a dream means difficulties in business. It can also characterize a person. If the baby is sleeping or very small, you are inherently shy. You can't be too trusting, because there are a lot of people around who can harm you.

If the child is crawling, the dreamer needs to make a decision quickly. You can't hesitate. If the baby bursts into tears, in real life you will need to solve many small problems.

The gypsy dream book also interprets a different situation. For example, a woman dreams that she is breastfeeding a child, or a man dreams of a baby being breastfed. In this case, you should beware of people who are not relatives. Protection must be sought in the family. It is better to strengthen relationships with relatives. You can't count on friends.

English dream book

The English dream book interprets the plot in which you had to nurse a baby negatively. He claims that this portends grief and disappointment in his personal life. If a child is sick, this may indicate an illness of someone close to him. The English dream book claims that such a dream does not bode well for an unmarried girl. If she sees herself as a mother in a dream, her boyfriend may seduce her and then abandon her. If a man sees himself in the role of a nanny, his love expectations are in vain. Even if a girl likes him, her feelings are shallow. Circumstances will develop such that they cannot be together.

If you receive a negative interpretation of a dream, you should not take it literally. Such interpretations are intended only to warn of some danger. You need to take a close look at yourself and your life. Perhaps it is not too late to change something and prevent negative consequences.

The interpretations presented make it possible to understand what it means to nurse a child in a dream. You will be able to make the right decision in certain circumstances. Thoughtful actions will lead to happiness and well-being.