In every culture, people have wondered how life chooses its path — whether children arrive by chance or through some unseen bond. In ancient China, stories of sages and emperors arriving through prophetic dreams filled history books. Yet remarkable dreams aren’t only found in dusty scrolls. Modern mothers, too, describe uncanny moments that feel like whispers from another world — glimpses of little souls waiting for their turn at life.
These stories may not come with proof, but they carry warmth, gratitude, and mystery. For many parents, they feel like memories that are not easily forgotten.
Heaven-sent connections
One expectant mother dreamed of a crimson dragon circling above her. Months later, she welcomed a baby girl — born in the Year of the Dragon. During her second pregnancy, she dreamed of the Bodhisattva Guanyin appearing in the sky and gently tossing a child into her arms. This time, she gave birth to a boy.
She would later say with deep gratitude: “Compassionate Guanyin blessed me with a son and a daughter.”
Another mother dreamed twice of a little girl who wanted to play with her. The first time, she was busy and sent her away. The second time, she stayed and played. Soon after, she learned she was pregnant — and when her daughter turned two, she looked exactly like the child in the dream.
“Before heaven entrusted me with my daughter,” she said: “I had already met her twice. Destiny arranged it beautifully.”
“Don’t forget me”
One woman dreamed of the end of the world. As she and her family fled, a tiny voice called out from behind: “You forgot to bring me!” When she woke, she was puzzled — until she discovered she was pregnant.
Her child later became known for clinging lovingly to her everywhere she went, often saying the very same phrase: “I want to go too — don’t forget me!”
Laughing, she shared: “I used to wonder whether pregnancy dreams were real. Now I don’t doubt it at all.”
Another mother dreamed she was picking apples in an orchard. She selected one, then saw a better one, but told herself: “No — I’ll keep this one.” At the time, she was experiencing signs of miscarriage, yet the baby held on and was safely born.
To her, the dream was a reminder to cherish the life that had chosen her.
The child at the tunnel
A well-known physician once shared a story from one of his patients. Before she knew she was expecting, the woman dreamed of a little girl waiting at the entrance of a dark tunnel, crying and alone. Feeling compassion, she carried the child home — but in the dream, she already had two daughters and struggled to care for them all. A fleeting thought crossed her mind: Should I send her back? She woke instantly, shaken by how real it felt.
Not long after, she became pregnant. Her baby arrived with fragile lungs and needed oxygen therapy, but grew stronger day by day. The doctor later reflected: “The dream unfolded like a foreshadowing. Some souls seem to wait in darkness until the right moment and the right heart find them.”
‘Why didn’t you want me?’
Another mother dreamed of a sweet little girl with a round face, a short bob haircut, and bright, animated eyes — the kind of innocent charm you’d see in a children’s cartoon. The girl ran up to her, hugged her tightly, and called her “Mommy.” But she was still young and considered ending the pregnancy. That night, she dreamed again — this time, her late brother held the same girl at a white train station. The child, with tear-filled eyes, asked: “Why don’t you want me?”
She woke in tears.
Soon afterward, doctors believed the embryo had stopped developing and would pass naturally. Believing a miscarriage was coming, she quietly accepted it. Yet just before her follow-up, she dreamed of the same girl again — now holding a little brother’s hand — saying: “Mommy, I’m back.”
At the appointment, the doctor unexpectedly found a heartbeat. Months later, she gave birth to a healthy, affectionate daughter.
The memory before birth
Another mother nearly missed her destined child, too. She dreamed of a little boy calling her “Mommy,” and the very next morning, her husband, who had dreamed about the same boy, suddenly asked whether she might be pregnant. She was — and the dream boy became their first son.
Years later, while expecting again, she had no dreams. But her young son confidently announced: “It’s a girl.”
When the girl was born, she adored her brother above all others. Only he could calm her when she cried. The mother wondered if her daughter had come not for her, but for her son.
One night as she tucked her daughter into bed, the child murmured in half-sleep: “I know you love me now, but when I was in your belly, I thought you were going to abandon me.”
The mother froze — and quietly cried. During that pregnancy, she had indeed felt overwhelmed and resentful. “I don’t want her,” she once complained. “She will ruin my plans.” Hearing her child echo those forgotten emotions became a lesson she would never forget.
A quiet mystery
These stories sit in a space between belief and wonder. Science may not explain them, yet many parents feel there is truth in them — a sense that the children who arrive in our lives already carry intention, memory, and love.
Perhaps, as some mothers say, babies choose us just as we choose them — long before the first heartbeat.
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Translated by Cecilia
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