What does a baby dream about?

[Locke Dauch]

Thinking back on my childhood, I can't remember a single experience as a baby. Do babies dream? If so what do they dream about?

This picture was shot at Kerry Park in Seattle, Washington using a Nikon D50 and a 28-80mm Nikkor lens... It is one of my favorite portfolio shots...

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Ours is often making sucking motions with his mouth while he's sleeping, so I think we know what he's dreaming about.

 

[Michael_Stones]

Yes babies dream, most of their sleep is REM. But their dreams are unlike those of adults. The content contains only visual/auditory fragments until the nervous system has sufficient maturity/experience to perceive an object as the same object regardless of orientation. The baby fails to remember beyond a few moments any dream or waking experience until the language system is suffiently developed to enable time tagging. This usually occurs between 3-5 year's old.
Cheers
Mike

 

[John Sheehy]

Thinking back on my childhood, I can't remember a single experience as a baby. Do babies dream? If so what do they dream about?

Not having gas.