Breast-feeding Dream Meaning
Dream interpretation
Dreaming of breast-feeding typically symbolizes certain needs or deficiencies in your life. It may indicate that you are facing instability or loss in some emotions. If you see a man breast-feeding, it could signify an economic crisis or a lack of worldly resources. This dream might also express pressure or dissatisfaction regarding your emotions.
Breast-feeding — Islamic interpretation
From Imam Muhammad Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams According to Islamic Inner Traditions — entry "Breast-feeding" (page 56).
In a dream, it means being in need, becoming an orphan, business losses, being emotional or having a temper. If a woman sees herself breast-feeding a man in a dream, it means tightness of worldly means or imprisonment for both of them. Breast-feeding a child after weaning him in a dream means a sickness or imprisonment. Though, if a pregnant woman sees herself breast-feeding a child in a dream, it means that she will have a safe delivery. Ifone sees himselfbreast-feeding a hunted animal, or a domesticated one, or if one sees himself suckling their milk in a dream, it means that an affliction, or a calamity will strike at that person, then it will secede. If a man sees himself having milk in his breast in a dream, it means material success and prosperity. Should he breast-feed someone in that dream, it denotes ill consequences for both people. Ifa woman sees a man suckling milk from her breast in a dream, it means that he uses force with her to give him her money. If a woman sees herself moving between other women and breast feeding them in a dream, it means that she will never yield milk. Ifa sick person sees himself suckling milk in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. (Also see Milk)
Note: Islamic dream interpretation depends on the dreamer's circumstances and state. This is a general guide drawn directly from the source book.
How to read this dream
Layer in your personal context
What does breast-feeding mean in your own life? Recent experiences and feelings sharpen the symbol's meaning for you specifically.
Remember the emotion in the dream
How did you feel when breast-feeding appeared? The emotion often points to the truest meaning of the dream.
Connect it to your current life
Look for events or situations in your waking life that involve breast-feeding or its themes — the dream is often a reflection of those.