What are your fav songs to sing to baby?

dhdana7 · February 2010

For me, lately:

Little Potato - Malcolm Dalglish

You Are My Sunshine

The Words I Would Say - Sidewalk Prophets (the chorus makes me cry!)

KBabySmiles · February 2010

"I just haven't met you yet"

penelopepink09 · February 2010

I sing "Favorite Things" to DD when she's sad. As for LO, I don't sing to him yet, we just have talks.

am369 · February 2010

We sing Amazing Grace.

Legally Nads · February 2010

I sing "You are My Sunshine" and we have talks so baby can hear my voice without all the background noise.

What are the words to "The Words I Would Say"?

dhdana7 · February 2010

KBabySmiles:
"I just haven't met you yet"

Oooooh! Great one!

dixielane · February 2010

Since babies in the womb respond more to tone than anything, I like Amazing Grace because it is very pretty, soothing, and the tones are pretty strong. I also like You are my sunshine, and The Rose. And I also like alot of songs sung by Taylor Swift, and Carrie underwood since they have pretty, soft songs.

Here's the Rose:

Some say love, it is a river

That drowns the tender reed

Some say love, it is a razor

That leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love, it is a hunger

An endless aching need

I say love, it is a flower

And you, its only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking

That never learns to dance

It's the dream, afraid of waking

That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken

Who cannot seem to give

And the soul, afraid of dying

That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely

And the road has been too long

And you think that love is only

for the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter

Far beneath the bitter snow

Lies the seed

That with the sun's love, in the spring

Becomes the rose

shanmoyer · February 2010

Here Comes the Sun - Beatles

Golden Slumbers - Beatles

Imagine - John Lennon

dhdana7 · February 2010

Legally Nads:

I sing "You are My Sunshine" and we have talks so baby can hear my voice without all the background noise.

What are the words to "The Words I Would Say"?

Here they are. I think I'm going to end up framing these lyrics for Henry's room. When DH heard them, he got teary, too.

Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You're gonna do great things
I already know
God's got His hand on You
So don't live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don't forget why you're here
Take your time and pray
And thank God for each day

sugarland726 · February 2010

I sing a lot of Glee (like daily) and also country. Currently in the cd player is Lady Antebellum. I don't make a point to sing a specific song to LO, but I love the idea that LO might know/like Glee. Would drive DH nuts!

MWoodside · February 2010

I sing all the time in my car, which is a lot because my commute is an hour each way so LO hears everything.

Check this out though: In my childbirth class this week we learned that studies have been done showing LOs that are sung too regularly are happier & more relaxed. So the recommendation is pick 2 songs- one to sing/listen to when you are stressed out & 1 too sing/listen to before you go to bed/nap.

Once LO is born he/she will recognize these songs. If you sing the relaxing song when LO starts to freak out they will calm down. If you sing the sleepy time song when it's bedtime, LO will understand it's time to sleep.

Sounded pretty cool so I thought I'd share. DH & I haven't picked out sings yet, but are going to this weekend.

bluejayway · February 2010

Interesting idea, MWoodside. I may have to try that.

My husband likes singing random songs to our little one. My favorite is "Blackbird" by the Beatles. Classic, and lovely.

scoutkate · February 2010

"You Can Close Your Eyes" by James Taylor and "Power of Two" by Indigo Girls.

When I first got pregnant I used to sing the version of "Maybe This Time" that was on Glee ALL the time (b/c I like to pretend I can sing like Kristin Chenowith) but then morning sickness hit like a freight train--and now everytime it comes up on my ipod I feel nauseus. Shame, because it's such a great song to belt out in the car.

ucdeidre · February 2010

Anything! I sing mostly just what I know the words to -- lots of Elton John, Billy Joel, Otis Redding, stuff by Gershwin. Dave Matthews, Disney stuff, Beatles. I sing along with whatever's on the radio if I'm in the car. If it's a rockin' tune, she starts squirming. If it's a soothing song, she calms down. I love it!