I've been having a recurring dream (the setting sometimes changes, but the situation is always the same) for maybe 2 months now, and it's really starting to affect me.

I dream that I'm pregnant, which as a student, is not a joyous occasion for me. The odd thing is, I am not sexually active and am on birth control, so there is never any way of knowing how I got pregnant or who the father is. One time I felt that the father wasn't even a human, as weird as that sounds. I end up feeling trapped and I can actually feel pain in my stomach sometimes. Sometimes I try and get an abortion in the dream, but somehow never end up making it to the clinic. Other times I decide to keep the child, but never end up having it in my dream. My boyfriend of 3 months almost always appears in the dreams and tries to figure out how I got pregnant, but never gets angry or suspicious of me cheating on him. My mother is ALWAYS in the dream, and is always as upset with the news as I am, but always ends up supporting whichever decision I make about the child.

I've tried explaining this dream to my mother, who just dismissed it as a pertinent subject in my life as a college student. I feel strongly that this represents something much more profound and would be incredibly grateful for any insights I can gain from anyone in this forum.