Songs to be born to...

[Belle]

I didn't want music either but molly, you re minded me that when I was in labour with mine I was watching Masterchef, which I am a massive fan of - but for a while after I couldn't watch it!

[jalapeno]

Oh I love Razorlight, How I wish my little daughter was born to that! A bit of Salt N Peppa's Push it can't do any harm to get you in the frame of things when you're in that delivery room?:))

[Ko]

The staff had the radio on and the last song i remember before the birth was Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'. That was playing while I was having a spinal block for a c section. I love that song anyway and hearing it always brings back good memories of my beautiful baby boy arriving and how exceptionally kind everyone was that day.

Its nice to have a song to remind you of the birth and when they were so tiny. I wasn't organised enough to have a CD or playlist or anything, but the radio was relaxing and the theatre was lovely and very sunny (I was expecting a dark room like on TV!)

[littleEDfamily]

I am just doing my labour playlist, so was hoping to resurrect this thread as I know I could be in for the long haul and I have many minutes to fill still.

So far, my highlights include

1. You're the one for me, Fatty by Morrissey

2. Here comes the sun, Nina Simone

3. I see you baby (shakin that ass), Groove Armada and Fatboy Slim

I'd love to hear everyone else's Top 3s!

[MrsMc]

Am listening to my playlist (again)... Currently playing Sara (Fleetwood Mac), preceded by Everywhere (also FM). Waiting for everybody's free (to feel good) Quindon; god only knows (beach boys); open arms (Tracy chapman) and this woman's work (Kate bush) how appropriate!.. Still being soppy ;-)

Good luck littleEDFamily xxx

[littleEDfamily]

Ooooh yes - thanks especially for 'God only knows' - such a beautiful tune.

I hope I am not kidding myself about all this playlist making helping to dull the pain(but even if it doesn't, it reminds me of being a teenager and compiling 'tapes', so I am all for it!)

[Moos]

littleEDfamily Wrote:

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So far, my highlights include

3. I see you baby (shakin that ass), Groove Armada and Fatboy Slim

That made me roar with laughter. What a brilliant choice!

[Vik]

Working on my playlist for number 4 at the mo, didn't have any for the other 3, but deffo will this time - consisting mainly of Elbow, Seldom Seen Kid album at the minute (I adore One Day Like this - beautiful song.)

Got me thinking of songs that remind me of my older ones baby days too, I remember being a petrified first time mum, desperatly trying to feed my screeming, colicy(sp?) sleep fighting son, when 'High' by the Lighthouse Family came on the radio, the lyrics were just so perfect, it still makes me cry now at how fitting it was.

"When you're close to tears remember

Some day it'll all be over

One day we're gonna get so high

And though it's darker than December

What's ahead is a different colour

One day we're gonna get so high

And at

The end of the day

remember the days

When we were close to the edge

And we'll wonder how we made it through the night

The end of the day

remember the way

We stayed so close till the end

We'll remember it was me and you"

Believe me, there were times when I was close to the edge - but we did come through it, wouldn't be on number 4 otherwise!

Sorry - totally off on one there - darned hormones!

[Smiler]

In our ante-natal classes someone likened the moment of crowning / birth to a "ring of fire", making Johnny Cash's classic an appropriate option!

The one by the Smiths that goes "Hang the DJ" could also be good for releasing some angst if annoyed with the medics on-hand!

Vik - that's lovely about the song and getting through the colic, and inspiring to know that you came through and went on to have 4!

[littleEDfamily]

My friends have since come up with some crackers. Among them:

Salt & Pepa (a classic) 'Push it real good'

The wince-worthy 'The first cut is the deepest' by Rockin Rod Stewart.

'She moves in her own way', The Kooks.

And 'Nessun Dorma' to describe what the next year of my life is likely to be like.

I like 'Ring of Fire' too...and the Lighthouse family offers appropriate lyrics and a rousing melody to boot. Who would have thought anything connected to birth could be this fun!

[sillywoman]

I know a baby born to Johnny Cash's "ring of fire" quite recently. Highly appropriate really . . . .

[MrsMc]

Howl - Florence + The Machine ?? ;-)

[littleEDfamily]

Just wanted to announce that I DID listen to my playlist through my entire labour, and can highly recommend good tunes as a coping means.

In fact, I was in second stage and still managed to chuckle out loud when 'I see you baby (shaking that ass)' by Groove Armada and 'Hey Mama' by the Black Eyed Peas came on. And Mazzy Star was excellent for maintaining calm in the face of extreme pain.

Aaah, the wonder of music.

[hanstands]

'Slow Train Coming [round the bend]' by Bob Dylan

[edanna]

Well done and congratulations Little ED family! At my son's birth, the stereo in the delivery room was broken so all the CDs we spent ages choosing stayed in their cases! But no 1 then was Bleeding Love. Says it all really.

[littleEDfamily]

Failing technology - the bain of my life. We did the playlist using Spotify on my Mac (so totally free!!). I am 'down' with the kids you see.....

[Vanessa3]

Spent days putting together the perfect playlist... baby was eventually born via a C-section & the lovely staff at Kings had late night love songs (either Heart or Magic) playing. While I'm being prepped in theatre I hear Shania Twain & exclaim that my child cannot not be born to this sh*t... lucky for us, Al Green - Love is a Beautiful Thing followed by Peter Cetera - Glory of Love. Gotta love late night love song dedications!

[Narnia]

We didn't have any music when our son was born but for some strange reason I always remember this as being the one friends had playing at their birth.

[littleEDfamily]

aahh yes, late night love... gotta love a power ballade!

[dulwichmum]

My midwife told me that she delivered a baby to "Things can only get better" by D Ream - the woman had been pushing for hours and this song came on the radio. It really lifted her and the birth was amazing, no, SPECTACULAR.

See how it goes, bring a radio, have an open mind!

[dulwichmum]

My children were both delivered to the sound of Radio 4, naturellement!