Playlists

[Carole803]

Hey all,

I am appealing to you creative and musical sides.

I have just had my 20 week scan and all is good. My placenta is slightly low, but not worried at this stage.

But the baby is all fit and healthy and now I am starting to get excited about the nesting bit.

I am thinking more about nesting and some of the fluffy and practical stuff. which for me includes creating musical playlists.

I know it isn't top priority, but I want to avoid the pan pipes or dolphin sounds my mum subjected me to to try to get me to sleep when I was little. Plus it is an opportunity to share our love of music with the young 'un. We may not agree on taste in the future, but it is the effect of music we want to share.

I would love to hear your suggestions of types of playlists I might want put together and some of the stuff I could include.

Normally DP and me listen to BBC 6 Music because we love most of the stuff and the diversity of indie and alternative rock. But I also like classical music, although have no idea one piece to another. and have a very open minded open armed approach to music.

But equally (here is the painful bit) I am happy to include commercial pop (which I am mostly NOT a fan of) if you know it is popular with little ones.

So sorry about the essay, but if you could impart your knowledge and expand mine, that would be amazing.

Some of the playlists I was thinking about would be along the lines of:

Calming/sleep
Fun playtime
Long journeys (I suspect this should include kiddy music of which I have no idea about) (French and Spanish suggestions also welcome)
Anytime music (background type when not listening to the radio or in the car when not listening to long journeys)

Rest assured, we will have plenty of times when there is no music on, but this is something fun and lighthearted which I want to give to my DC as a welcome home gift.

As a welcome home gift, honestly they are not going to give two figs about music. The world is big and loud and scary for a newborn. They like noises that mimic the womb - which is why things like hairdryer and hoover sometimes help with sleep.

When they are a bit older, you could try a musical mobile at bedtime and naptime. Something consistent that they will associate with sleep. You don't want to vary it too much.

Other than that, I would honestly just compile lists of your favourite music and listen to that in the background. You will have years of library singing time and wheels on the sodding bus, so don't peak too soon on those .

Thanks Amanda,

I am aware the kid is not going to be fully aware, my problem is I love so much music, it is hard to pick out my favourites, I was just asking for people's suggestions as a starter for ten.

Plus I have noticed children as young as a few months respond well to different music. So why not get started young, and before the baby is home, when I am unlikely to have a chance to spend time on frivolous things like playlists!

It is only meant to be a lighthearted post. There are enough things to moan or worry about.

Thank you Sunny, I will look at this for getting. I used to have an LP called All aboard (or something like that), which has the laughing policeman on it (which I always thought was a little bit of a strange sound) along with some other classics, but not sure it is a legacy I want to pass on.

I do understand that, I'm not trying to rain on your parade or anything. I think compiling lots of playlists to have on around the house is a lovely thing to do. I just think you'd be better off focusing on playlists you would like to listen to on long car journeys, whilst playing with the baby, etc. And it's quite hard for other people to give you recommendations on that.

The one thing I would say is that young babies often seem to respond best to music with a strong beat. Around 6 months DD2 was very fond of Jessie J's What about the money (or whatever the title is).