CAN ANYONE HELP ME EXPLAIN THIS DREAM??

Hi there I am a new poster because I dont really pay attention to my dreams but I have to ask about this one because it was just so wierd.

In my dream I was pregnant and just about to give birth. I was in my own house. I wasnt married in my dream (nor am I married in real life) Then I remember the doctor told me it was time to have the baby and all I remember about the birth was watching it happen. Almost like I stepped outside myself to watch myself have the baby, but I didnt see any blood, i just heard myself being in pain. Then when the birth was over, I saw the baby sitting on the couch, propped up as if it were about 2 months old, next to my boyfriend who was also sitting on the couch.

I remember seeing her face very clearly. The baby looked more like my boyfriend, very similar to pictures of him I have seen from when he was a baby. ALso, when I went to go pick her up, her face was distorted, almost like she was twitching. It was in a very disturbing way. The doctor told me she was destined to die. and then the dream ended very abruptly.

Please help me decipher the meaning of this dream! thanks
Stephanie :?

When first reading about your dream, I thought it could mean youre starting something new, perhaps with your boyfriend or youre trying to give something. You say the baby takes on the face of your boyfriend, perhaps this is saying you have new emotions or feelings for him and his face changes b/c youre not sure if he'll except? But I went out to another site and found this. Maybe their info can help you.

Baby:
To see a baby in your dream, signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings. Babies may symbolize something in your own inner nature which is pure, vulnerable, and/or uncorrupted. Babies may represent an aspect of yourself that is vulnerable and helpless. If you dream that you forgot you had a baby, then it suggests that you are trying hide your own vulnerabilities; You do not want to let others know of your weaknesses.

Birth:
To dream of giving birth or see someone else giving birth, suggests that you are giving birth to a new idea or project. It also represents a new attitude, fresh beginnings or a major upcoming event. Alternatively, the dream may be calling attention to your inner child and the potential for your to grow. A more direct interpretation of this dream, may represent your desires/ anxieties of giving birth or the anticipation for such an event to occur.

Pregnant:
To dream that you are pregnant, symbolizes an aspect of yourself or some aspect of your personal life that is growing and developing. You may not be ready to talk about it or act on it. This may also represent the birth of a new idea, direction, project or goal. To dream that you are pregnant with the baby dying inside of you suggests that a project you had put a lot of effort into is falling apart and slowly deteriorating. Nothing works out the way you want it to.

Belly:
To see a pregnant belly, represents emotions that are due to come to the surface. They can no longer remain suppressed.

I think the baby in your dream is a symbol of the relationship between you and your boyfriend. It symbolises that you are happy and stable in your relationship. (you having a child with your parter would naturally look like one of you.) perhaps you are thinking of moving into some sort of comittment you dont say how long you have been together but perhaps you feel like its the right time to ask for more comittment. Your child being in distress its face distorted could also be a sign that perhaps while you want this comitment or change in your relationship. your not really ready for it and perhaps your partner isnt either. The fact that your child later looks about two months older could be a signal of some sort of time indication. Perhaps in two months time your relation ship will change. you will "give birth" to new feelings and perhaps this will change "distort" the way you feel about your relationship at present. ------- just a thought.