SouthernBelle-Do you work at Baptist or something? Cause you sound like a walking ad for them. You couldn’t pay me to deliver at Baptist. I had a fetal loss (of a twin pregnancy) last year and my doc only had priviledges there. So, I had to go there to be checked out. While I was in my most vulnerable state, even though they knew I was coming and was supposed to have a bed for me, they didn’t. They sent me back and forth from desk to desk while I was bawling my eyes out not knowing what end was up. Then, they stuck me in a tiny exam room for over an hour bawling my eyes out while they figured out what to do with me. Centennial, on the other hand, is a wonderful place to deliver. It is where I delivered my son and they were great. And when I lost the 2nd twin 9 days later, they were there for me in a way Baptist couldn’t even compare.

As far as the question, I didn’t listen to music during my 1st labor, but on the way to the hospital, my husband put in Green Day’s American Idiot to try and get my mind off of what was happening. The only song I could listen to was “Give me Novacaine” because it was a pretty mellow song. So, now I think of my little boy whenever I hear that song. I am just a few weeks away from delivering again and I doubt I’ll have music this time either…

During my first child’s labour, I listened to Norah Jones’s Come Away With Me for hours on end. It was quite soothing. I’ll probably do the same this time, and maybe add Ray Lamontagne in as well.

I played Enya… it helped me hold off on the epidural until 7cm

During our son’s birth, we played Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” CD. It’s really mellow and several nurses and doctors asked about it (I haven’t listened to it since because I know I will turn into a mushy mess). However, music was soon forgotten as I pushed for 4 hours with a failed epidural, but I distinctly remember that Columbo was on TV at the time!!! We didn’t even bother with music during labor with our daughter, and had the TV on as a distraction, which helped a little bit with another failed epidural (why do I even bother?) She was born as the NY Giants were winning the NFC Championship!!!

I had been watching The Sound of Music. When it was time for me to deliver my son, my doctor came in and took one look at the TV and he said, “Oh hey I took a date to see that movie!”. Now why you would take a date to see The Sound of Music is beyond me but it was a peaceful birth. The love song between Maria and Captain Von Trapp. Funny thing is now my son can’t stand that movie!

I didn’t play any music with any of my births which is three of them. I was pretty much thinking of when I should get the epidural. lol. I don’t believe in being in pain when you don’t have to be, especially since it doesn’t hurt the baby.

I wouldn’t have noticed if there would have been music playing in the delivery room but no I didn’t and I didn’t plan on it. I hope her birth goes as she plans.

My oldest daughter was born to the Jurrasic Park soundtrack. I didn’t even notice my husband had the music on. Someone told me sometime later.

With my first daughter there was no music,with my 2nd I listend to a CD i had brought to the hospital,while i took a bath but that was only while i had contractions,with my 3rd last summer my midwife had turned on the radio but the only song i remember was right after she was born James Blunt 1973 (one of my favs and a lot of what he sings in that song like Simona since my name is Simone,the year 1973 i was born 72) and everytime I hear it I smile because it brings back memories of that night.