Umbilical cord

Dreaming of an umbilical cord symbolizes that problems with independency and attachment. You are worried about doing things on your own and so reply on others to help you out. If the baby represents new growth and transition the cord is letting you know you are attached to something that belonged in the past or should have been let go.

Symbolic of being attached to someone or something. An umbilical cord can also signify the need to detach

The umbilical cord can have associations with the mother. This was your first way of being nourished and can symbolize feeling a connection to life that allows you to feel fulfilled. Having a baby usually portrays how you are 'giving birth' to a new side of yourself and the umbilical cord is both, what connects these sides of yourself and how they are nurtured. It can also represent the traits adopted from your mother and how they are currently influencing you.