I began creating a birth playlist long before I found out that I was pregnant. When the two pink lines finally appeared, I went straight to work researching songs and thinking about what I would want to hear during labor and while giving birth.
I chose some songs because they had a special meaning to me, some because they had a peaceful melody and all of them because I wanted them to remind me of the little life I was bringing into the world. These songs became the soundtrack to my pregnancy. I listened to them while feeling tiny kicks as I drove to work at 7 months pregnant, breathed through them during my 26 hours of labor, and now, dancing in our pajamas to them with my one year old little girl.
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2. Someone Else’s Life by Joshua Radin
3. A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
4. I Won’t Give Up On Us by Jason Mraz
5. Knocked Up by Kings of Leon
6. I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
7. Ho Hey (I Belong With You) by the Lumineers
10. Such Great Heights by Iron and Wine
11. Breathe in, Breathe Out by Matt Kearney
13. Find Someone by David Carn
15. The First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes
16. In the Sun by Joseph Arthur
17. I Know You Will by JJ Heller
18. Flightless Bird by Iron and Wine
19. Tiny Dancer by Ben Folds Five
20. All This Beauty by The Weepies
21. You Are the Love of My Life by Carly Simon
22. Endlessly by Green River Ordinance
24. Made for Glory by Landon Pigg
25. I Get to Be the One by JJ Heller
Did you have music playing in the background during labor or delivery? What songs would you add to this list?
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By Allie Garcia
