Learn more about managing mental health during pregnancy here. One study from 2013 notes that dreams about the fetus’s safety were common in the early part of the third trimester, but declined after 36 weeks when the risk of pregnancy complications begins to drop sharply. Research also indicates that pregnancy-related anxiety may increase during the final weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant people commonly experience intense emotional changes, particularly in the first and third trimesters. Some scientists believe that dreams may help the brain process emotions. A person who wakes up during REM sleep may remember their dreams more easily, making them feel more frequent or vivid. These disruptions can affect the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep when dreams occur. They may wake because they need to urinate more frequently, if they are experiencing other pregnancy-related symptoms, or if the fetus moves. Pregnancy can cause discomfort and make a person wake up more often, impacting their sleep cycle. It is unclear what causes pregnancy dreams, but several factors may contribute.

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