Making sure I had music was one of the most important plans I made for birthing, but that is because music is such a big part of my/our lives. My simplest solution was using my itouch, with everything and anything loaded on to it and took it and the dock to hospital. That way I had everything on hand depending how I felt. While labouring at home I actually used the tv as a distraction and also listened to my visualisation cd's a few times.

In my mind I'd always thought I'd have a certain CD playing when I was actually giving birth and just before starting to push I asked DH to change it to that CD (my fave cruisy rythm and blues singer) It did play out about 15 minutes before DD crowned, and I was very aware it was silent and I really wanted to ask DH to play it again but I couldn't bear the thought of him walking the 2 metres away from me to press play and letting go of my hand!

It came in really handy for the few days I stayed in hospital too as I had a classical CD I played on really low volume and it just drowned out the other bubbas crying and all the banging and clanging on the ward.

Hope you have a beautiful birth!