Singing to sleep - fave songs?

[allycat06]

Whatever either of us is listening to at the time really. At the moment a lot of Dan Sultan or Nick Cave. Blowin in the Wind by Bob Dylan is always a favourite too. As you can see we're a little non traditionalist

[~StarBright~]

The five little ducks song- but i usually start with 10 little ducks and count down- if he is unsettled i just keep going and going and if he settles quickly i skip a few numbers. i have also made my own words up and changed "ducks" to "trucks" so its 5 little trucks went out one day- over the bridge and far away - mummy truck said honk honk beep beep - but only 4 little trucks went to sleep" and so on....

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Pink really settles Kailey.

Im currently listening to it and singing along and shes zonked out

[jackrose]

Our favourites are 'Close to you' by the Carpenters, 'Mockingbird' and the 'Stay Awake' song from Mary Poppins

[onthefly]

Is anyone else's chid really, really picky?
Before DS could speak well enough to request specific songs, we'd have to run through song after song after song, singing the first line or two before he'd say NO! until finally we found the one he wanted to listed to.
Now he just names the song he wants, which is much easier.

[Snowy Love]

The five little ducks song- but i usually start with 10 little ducks and count down- if he is unsettled i just keep going and going and if he settles quickly i skip a few numbers. i have also made my own words up and changed "ducks" to "trucks" so its 5 little trucks went out one day- over the bridge and far away - mummy truck said honk honk beep beep - but only 4 little trucks went to sleep" and so on....

I remember doing that song backwards (counting up) one night with DS1 and getting to 80 ducks!

I sing Elanor Rigby and Ob la di. Ob la da - 'cause I know all the words.