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Our childbirth class instructor has suggested that we carefully select what music will be playing in the delivery room during the different stages of labor.
For some reason, I have no idea what to include in this mix. What would you put on yours?
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not that i have any personal experience on this…however, i am a) a lover of good music, and b) in delivery rooms on a regular basis. haha
i would suggest any music that soothes you…definitely anything kind of repetitive (in a good way).
personal favs of my patients’: coldplay, amos lee, deathcab, iron and wine, etc…
stuff i wouldn’t recommend: anything by puddle of mud (”let the bodies hit the floor” is never a good mantra in the delivery room)….and enya (because duh, it will make you want to pull your hair out. not a good call in labor).
hope this helps
metallica - …And justice for all
for when it’ls about to kick ass in there. ya know?
We have created our CD…it’s all songs about parenting (in my daughters eyes, isn’t she lovely, forever young, etc. )
From my own personal experience… the last thing I wanted was any noise of any kind. Maybe it depends on when you get to the hospital, but getting there at 2AM in significant pain… I just wanted to attempt to sleep as much as I could before the craziness came. Then, during the craziness, I was so focused on getting the job done that I don’t know if I would’ve heard music even if it had been on!
Eye of the Tiger?
Heh - I read the comments above without seeing who posted them. As I finished reading #4, I thought to myself, “now there’s someone I can agree with”.
As it turns out, that someone is my wife.
I say don’t worry so much about the moment’s soundtrack. If you want to bring an ipod in for a little while to take your mind off things as you progress, that’s cool — but as you get closer to delivery, you’re going to be kind of busy having a baby. I seriously doubt you’re going to care what music is playing.
Maybe an idea? Possibly?
http://www.fiql.com/playlists/the_perfect_house_party_playlist_predrunk_rock_to_hip_hop/
substitute “drunk” with “labor”?
salt n peppa, “push it”
just a thought
I’m also in the “turn the damn thing off” camp, but I also can’t fall asleep with the TV on and I don’t like background music. I spent a lot of time sort of hanging out in the back of my own head while I was laboring, and music would’ve made it more difficult (the L&D nurse I had the second time was bad enough). If you like having the stereo on while you clean, then yeah, pick something out.
I agree with Anitra — after getting my epidural after 18 hours of labor at home, I just wanted to rest and try to sleep. I don’t think I would really have noticed it, but very mellow music might have set the right mood. Once I was ready to push, I was only focused on Brett holding me up and listening to the nurse and doctor.
It’s a good idea, if you think it will help you, but keep in mind you probably won’t even hear most of it. Whatever you listen to when you’re working might be a good selection.
Okay, I honestly like the idea of Enya. I had no music in my three deliveries, but the idea of it is wonderful. Snow Patrol. One Republic. The Fray.
I would LOVE to hear that Enter Sandman was playing and that Ross and the nurses were all jumping up and down and then started cheering loudly when s/he finally came out of the… uh… the birth canal tunnel.
I like to recommend Ben Lee’s Catch My Disease for everything. First dance at a wedding? Check. Funeral? Check. Pushing a baby out of your area? Check.