Music ideas for labour

[sassy123]

all the music we listen to is rock lol. i know there are some slower ones but do u think it will be distracting/annoying having that kinda music in labour?
sorry for hijacking the thread

[MrsB26]

I dont know if it will be distracting or not. I didnt have any music with ds but for some reason i feel the need to with this baby. I just have this urge to get a cd or 2 together
Ds's labour was obviously my first, he was prosterior and didnt turn and it was long and i hadnt slept for 3 days and i just did what i had to to get through it. This time i feel alot more in control with a plan and i'm hoping that some chilled out music will help me along the way and if it doesnt then i have a nice cd to play inthe car

[Bathsheba]

For my first labour i thought i would want relaxing "sounds of the forest" type music... but when the time came it actually annoyed me! Labour (well for me) was more like running a marathon... imagine struggling up a hill not knowing if you are going to get to the top and listening to relaxation music? For me the two don't go! So by the time I had my third labour i had refined my playlist to Kate Bush LOL Her albums have a great blend of active labour energetic music combined with softer songs for times when you are in transition or between contractions and need a break... i just flicked between tracks as needed. I also wore ear plugs so the music could be played loud enough to enfold me and keep me in my "zone" despite the hospital staff coming and going and other people talking about sport results etc. ETA: Kate also did all the screaming sounds i wanted to make but was too self conscious to make hehe

[ladybird11]

Thinking along the lines of Bathsheba, I'm thinking this could be a marathon labour. I've never laboured so have no idea what to expect.

I think I'll pick my most motivating songs, which for me are those 'doof, doof' songs I use in fitness classes, but I'll have a 'laid back' version of music too. Reading everyone elses suggestions I think I am a bit unusual...

[sassy123]

ok i just did a list up and i have some rap and rock in there too. like bath said u can flick around if u dont feel like it. there r some song that just make me wanna get up and dance so will be interesting in labour lol

[MrsB26]

For my first labour i thought i would want relaxing "sounds of the forest" type music... but when the time came it actually annoyed me! Labour (well for me) was more like running a marathon... imagine struggling up a hill not knowing if you are going to get to the top and listening to relaxation music? For me the two don't go!

aint that the truth.

I like the idea of ear pulgs - for some reason i never thought to put the playlists on my ipod (baby brain?!?) so i could tune out at my own volume.

Better get moving and organised or all i'm going to have is a list of songs before this baby arrives

[tattoo_mama]

well you guys prob havent ever heard of the bands i like lol but in labour i lsitened to Tool which is very spiritual about opening your third eye and stuff... i had a 3rd eye tattooed on my arm a few weeks after DD was born...and an ambient dance group called Aphex Twin.... very spiritual and cool...