Playlist for Labor and Delivery (aka Gangsta's Paradise)

One of the things we were taught in Bradley Class was to make a playlist or CD for birth.

"Make sure your CD includes music for all sorts of moods. I actually gave birth while listening to Gangsta's Paradise, " said our teacher, who is a petite, gray-haired woman. As snickers bounced off of the walls of the room, she explained, "You'll need music that makes you feel energized at some points and calm at others."

Well, my playlist doesn't include Gangsta's Paradise, but it does include a few titles that I found particularly ironic, like:

-Baby by Justin Bieber
-Closer to Love by Mat Kearny
-Everything is Changing by Keane

...or some less "positive" sounding ironies:

 -Hurts like Heaven by Coldplay
-The Hardest Part by Colplay (maybe I'll listen to this song at 10 centimeters)
-Paralyzer by Finger Eleven (in case I need an epidural)
-Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle (I don't think I need to explain this one.)

At any rate, here is my brainstorm list for what I'll be listening to during childbirth. :-)

Playlist for Birth

Section 1: Upbeat, Positive Music to Make Me Smile

·         Love Train by the O’Jays              

·         Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

·         Baby by Justin Bieber

·         Down by Jay Sean

G   Get Down On It by Kool and the Gang

  

Section 2: Rock Ballads/Favorites

·         Nothing Left to Lose by Mat Kearney

·         Closer to Love by Mat Kearney

·         Everything’s Changing by Keane

·         Is it Any Wonder by Keane

·         Hurts like Heaven by Coldplay

·         Living in Technicolor by Coldplay

·         Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Coldplay

·         A Message by Coldplay

·         The Hardest Part by Coldplay

·         Things I Don’t Understand by Coldplay

·         Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

·         Someone Like you by Adele

·         The Walk by Imogen Heap

·         First Train Home by Imogen Heap

·         Tidal by Imogen Heap

·         Swoon by Imogen Heap

·         Let Go by Frou Frou (Imogen Heap)

Section 3: Powerful/Amped Music (Hard Rock and Hip Hop)

·         Mr. Brightside by The Killers

·         Somebody Told Me by The Killers

·         Everlong by Foo Fighters

·         My Hero by Foo Fighters

·         Rope by Foo Fighters

·         Times Like These by Foo Fighters

·         Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter

·         Paralyzer by Finger Eleven

·         Closer by Nine Inch Nails

·         Hate It or Love It by The Game

·         Dirt Off Your Shoulder by Jay Z

·         Can I Get A. . . by Jay Z

·         Hard Knock Life by Jay Z

·         Not Afraid by Eminem

·         California Love by Tupac

·         OMG! By Usher

·         “Yeah!” by Usher

Section 4: Calming Music

·         John Fluker—The Sound of Peace (entire disc)

·         David Nevue—Overcome (entire disc)

·         anything by Lorie Line

·         Yellow by Coldplay

·         Sparks by Coldplay

·         We Never Change by Coldplay

·         Green Eyes by Coldplay

Section 5: Christian Favorites

·         Jesus Freak by DC Talk

·         Consume Me by DC Talk

·         Between You and Me by DC Talk

·         Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle

·         Give You Glory by Jeremy Camp

·         Our God by Chris Tomlin

·         I’m Not Who I Was by Brandon Heath

·         The Light in Me by Brandon Heath

·         Your Love by Brandon Heath

Please comment with suggestions for labor playlist songs, or tell me about what you were listening to when you gave birth to your child. :-)

Love,

Poppy's Mama