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What do babies dream about?

Post 1

Gargoyle

Babies dream. You can tell. Right from birth they do the REM and twitching thing in their sleep. But what do they dream of? I asked ours and she said "gaa" which didn't help!


What do babies dream about?

Post 2

Wand'rin star

Try to remember this conversation until she's old enough to tell you what it means / meant. Sounds like an attempt at Grandma or Granpa to me, or French railway stations. If the next word was "nicked", it's German for "nothing at all"


What do babies dream about?

Post 3

Anonymouse

Maybe all those pretty little smiley - fishs? smiley - winkeye


What do babies dream about?

Post 4

Rickshaw Splat

breasts!


What do babies dream about?

Post 5

Anonymouse

I believe the question was about babies, not men. smiley - winkeye


What do babies dream about?

Post 6

Is mise Duncan

..the difference being? smiley - smiley.

Seriously, if the function of dreaming is to organise memory and learning from what has happened that day then babies dream about crawling,vocalisation, recognising your face and expressions etc.


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