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'Literal interpretations are exceedingly rare but they need to be ruled out first.' In order to figure that out, you need to pay attention to how you feel about your pregnancy in your dream, she says. 'The first step with dream interpretation before you move to the symbolic and psychological is always literal,' Cheung tells us. In most cases, dreaming you are pregnant doesn't equate to being with child IRL, but it could be.

So why do we have dreams that we're pregnant and how can we decipher what they are actually trying to tell us? Here, Cheung breaks down why exactly you're having these dreams and what they mean. (Don't worry - we'll break down all of those scenarios later.) Popular pregnancy dreams include being heavily pregnant, in labor, giving birth to an ugly baby, or being pregnant with your ex's kid, she says. 'Being pregnant in a dream when you aren't or even thinking about being pregnant in waking life is a very common dream scenario,' says dream decoding expert and author of the forthcoming book How to Catch a Dream Theresa Cheung.

RELATED: Why You're Suddenly Remembering Your Dreams In the Morning Like many dreams, it could be a metaphor pointing to something deeper. For others who are looking to conceive, it may be an exciting dream, but regardless of where you fall on that spectrum, having a pregnancy dream doesn't necessarily have to be about having a baby at all.

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