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Music for labour - any suggestions?

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LAbaby · 21/06/2011 18:44

I've got two weeks to go and just started packing my hospital bag. The hospital have said I can bring a CD player and CDs, but I have no idea what kind of music i'll want to listen to during labour.
Any suggestions for good albums that I can stick on and leave on - I won't want to be swapping CDs when I'm in labour!
I'd like relaxing stuff for early labour and maybe more energetic stuff as well? Any ideas? Thanks

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fatbottomgirl · 21/06/2011 20:06

None:- any noise irritated the crap of out me when i was in labor Good luck

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Reallee · 21/06/2011 20:32

If you take the cd player you won't use it. If you don't you'll wish you had. Mostly whatever you plan will be different. I think the radio might have been on during labour. I can't remember! Know I wasn't bothered either way. Would recommend some Capri sun drinks in the bag though. They were a godsend for me.

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NatzCNL · 21/06/2011 21:25

I packed Enya and chill out music - the CD player never even made it out of the bag! DP did suggest putting some music on, but my colourful response cant be repeated on here....!

Music is relaxing in early labour, I would imagine, but my labours were very quick and chosing what music to have on in the background was the last thing on my mind when it was all systems go.

Best of luck to you and let us know if you managed to get any music on x

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redexpat · 24/06/2011 13:56

Classic:
Faure's requiem.
Carl Nielsen's "The dream" although that's only a short piece.
I'm sure classic fm do a soothing classics cd.

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Lighthouse family always soothes me when I have PMT.
Indigo girls.

I actually find several radio 4 voices very soothing. Eddie Mair, Jennifer..., Kate Adie.