More than a few people have asked me to share the playlists I made for Peter's birth so I shall! I decided to make one that was more fun and lighthearted and one that was slower and more reflective so that I could have the option of either during labor. Normally, I would just gravitate towards slower, peaceful music for a time like labor and birth but more than a few times in the months before, I envisioned the labor and birth being a time of joy for our whole family and wanted to have music that would reflect that and help us enter into that! Turns out, that's exactly what we listened to during his birth. I think we went through that one three times during the birth? I'm glad I made both, though, because several times in the difficult long days before I also listened to the slower, more prayerful one to help me get through and to bring some peace.

Not all of these are directly related to birth and, of course, these reflect my own tastes. You may have zero affinity to any of them! I chose music that either had a message I wanted to remember during labor, some that are just super fun that we like to dance to (dancing is great for labor!) or were just ones that I associated with good memories (those good feelings and memories help that oxytocin flow!). 

A few of them are more obscure and not available on Spotify so they might not be able to be heard on the playlist, sorry! I also included links to all the Amazon digital files underneath each playlist if you want to listen to a snippet or buy the song for yourself. 

I hope this helps someone else out...Happy listening!