Music can soothe the savage beast (read: baby) but with more than 2,000 CDs listed in Amazon’s lullaby section, how’s a tired mama to choose? Don’t miss a beat with these VJM picks:
The Classics: Experts believe that babies like the steady tempos and slow rise and fall of classical music. Try:
Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics or
The Most Soothing Lullabies In The Universe.
Tried and True: Parents swear by Kenny Loggins’ beautiful
Return to Pooh Corner so much so that they admit to listening to it even when their baby has fallen asleep! For a more modern mellow try the new
Lullabies & Wildflowers album from Melissa Errico.
You’ve Got to Listen, Too: Rockabye Baby! makes lullaby renditions of your favorite bands’ music (think Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, U2), while the award-winning jingles of
Dane Zanes and Friends Catch That Train! please crowds of all ages.
Remember, be consistent. Your baby will learn that the same music played each night at bedtime is a cue to go to sleep. And when all else fails, nothing beats a heartfelt song sung by mom (if you can’t carry a tune, this is the only audience that doesn’t care).
