Labor Beats for Gen Beta
A music post with *not even one* mention of the Longest Johns!
Hello, everyone!
Today my friend LuElla D’Amico and I have something a little fun and different for you. 2025 marks the beginning, in some reckonings, of a new generation: Generation Beta. This milestone put us in mind of our own Gen Alpha babies and, more specifically, of birth stories and of the music that has accompanied each of our children’s births.
What music will Gen Beta be born to? We don’t know, but LuElla and I are sharing our own top ten songs for labor over at the Arena today. (And yes, I restrained myself and did not mention the Longest Johns even once!)
Read more here:
“Generation Beta beats: the ultimate playlist for moms-to-be.”
Have a great day!
Dixie
I enjoyed this article so much! Music and pregnancy have always been deeply intertwined for me. I have four little ones, and each one has had a "womb song" that I sang to them through the pregnancy and after they were born. It was delightful to read of other mothers' relationships with music and pregnancy/ birth.
Dixie, I really enjoyed your and LuElla’s article!
1 - How can I keep from singing? Have you hear Audrey Assad’s rendition? It’s ok if it’s not your style, but I find her very smooth and calming.
2 - Reading about your experience with Sweet Afton, I can only imagine what a treasure that song must have been for you. Thank you for sharing something that was so close to your heart on those hard days.
Music is such a blessing. I wonder how many artists were imagining these settings as the ones in which women would be singing their music? What a gift art is to us in our times of need and rejoicing!
Thanks again for this lovely post.