tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post5435692858059579935..comments2023-04-13T02:32:06.587-07:00Comments on ichigo means strawberry: 10 Differences in Pregnancy and Parenting in Japan and the US from the Viewpoint of a Natural MamaMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-43777330253848623672011-06-07T11:06:33.098-07:002011-06-07T11:06:33.098-07:00Thank you so much for this post! My husband is a J...Thank you so much for this post! My husband is a Japan-o-phile, and I emailed the link to him as well. It is so interesting. I'm *really* surprised that cloth diapers and organic foods aren't more mainstream there. It is counter-intuitive to me, considering how much more "natural" most other things are in Japan.<br /><br />Following your blog now!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427587568863426374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-61563769809479576352011-03-12T03:19:25.523-08:002011-03-12T03:19:25.523-08:00Your post is very different. It is great to get so...Your post is very different. It is great to get some insights into another culture. I would love to have stayed with my parents after the birth, but we live in different countries, so it would have complicated citizenships, documents, etc. <br /><br />I feel so validated when I find another Western mum who avoids driving. I have been resisting my husband's pressure to get a second car for years!Tathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857276166066428470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-41495420131350965912011-03-11T15:51:09.493-08:002011-03-11T15:51:09.493-08:00Interesting post,thx. I always love to read about ...Interesting post,thx. I always love to read about cultural differences.I am from Turkey and had both babies in UK. With my first baby,I hired a postnatal doula.She was a great helper. Second time around mom was able to come and that was great as well.Isil Simsekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848918410956563032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-34290928025387146732011-03-09T19:37:10.996-08:002011-03-09T19:37:10.996-08:00@Bethy I love having a fun bath time with Ichigo, ...@<a href="#c1899887498905821176" rel="nofollow">Bethy</a> I love having a fun bath time with Ichigo, too!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-20668490605140586352011-03-09T19:36:11.104-08:002011-03-09T19:36:11.104-08:00@NevThank you, Nev. I love your blog!@<a href="#c509858086890658583" rel="nofollow">Nev</a>Thank you, Nev. I love your blog!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-25522241561310012082011-03-09T19:35:27.404-08:002011-03-09T19:35:27.404-08:00@Thomasin Now that I have a dryer, I am very thank...@<a href="#c5386350497684692794" rel="nofollow">Thomasin</a> Now that I have a dryer, I am very thankful for it as well! We used to spend so much more time getting our laundry done. I'm looking forward to lots of line drying once the weather warms up, but I love having a dryer again!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-34012581004055195402011-03-09T19:33:56.387-08:002011-03-09T19:33:56.387-08:00@Dionna @ Code Name: Mama I will definitely plan f...@<a href="#c4778957955802953765" rel="nofollow">Dionna @ Code Name: Mama</a> I will definitely plan for some postpartum help next time!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-18998874989058211762011-03-09T09:33:58.318-08:002011-03-09T09:33:58.318-08:00What an interesting post!
We took a bath with ou...What an interesting post! <br /><br />We took a bath with our son since his first real bath.At nine months we just started hosing him off in the sink after meals. But his real bath is still with us. Its a very fun time! <br /><br />What a great post!Bethyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289158853632384711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-5098580868906585832011-03-09T07:00:59.915-08:002011-03-09T07:00:59.915-08:00This is great. Thanks for sharing. I will forward ...This is great. Thanks for sharing. I will forward to my Japan-loving friend who might just need to know this one day ;)<br /><br />NevNevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630266453311273616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-53863504976846927942011-03-09T04:58:44.305-08:002011-03-09T04:58:44.305-08:00Very interesting! I haven't read your blog bef...Very interesting! I haven't read your blog before, and this was a nice introduction. (I have to admit, though, I kind of despair at the thought of line drying EVERYthing... I do use our clothesline, but I'm also thankful for our dryer. ;-) ).Thomasinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885478921467639611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-47789579558029537652011-03-08T19:51:33.186-08:002011-03-08T19:51:33.186-08:00I was really looking forward to a "babymoon&q...I was really looking forward to a "babymoon" with just my baby, my hubby and me after Kieran's birth, but I could have *really* used someone to help me cook, clean, move, etc. I love the idea of having built-in support!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-58211248175133037462011-03-08T19:43:29.403-08:002011-03-08T19:43:29.403-08:00@Ana @PandamolyI can relate! My husband's immi...@<a href="#c6019936178404463569" rel="nofollow">Ana @Pandamoly</a>I can relate! My husband's immigrant family finds my "back to basics" parenting very odd.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-1847468680179468492011-03-08T19:40:43.159-08:002011-03-08T19:40:43.159-08:00@Mandy @ Living Peacefully with Childrensaid: &quo...@<a href="#c2975003942761411336" rel="nofollow">Mandy @ Living Peacefully with Children</a>said: "It's a nice reminder that there are areas in the world who still practice natural parenting rather than having natural parenting practices brought back to the culture."<br />What a good point. I had never thought of it that way.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-88614062659417094292011-03-08T19:39:39.819-08:002011-03-08T19:39:39.819-08:00@Farmer's Daughter What's normal all depen...@<a href="#c2092496779248642609" rel="nofollow">Farmer's Daughter</a> What's normal all depends on your frame of reference, right!? If people give me flack for my choices, I like to point out that what I'm doing is normal in Japan!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-47477008316887229982011-03-08T19:36:09.772-08:002011-03-08T19:36:09.772-08:00@Patti
Thank you! The background photo is a close-...@<a href="#c7923645608556183078" rel="nofollow">Patti</a><br />Thank you! The background photo is a close-up of my crocheting. We have a lightweight stroller with tiny wheels. We haven't even been able to attempt to use it in the snowy Boston winter!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-46492080223899022262011-03-08T19:34:36.787-08:002011-03-08T19:34:36.787-08:00@I Thought I Knew MamaThanks for your comment! I&#...@<a href="#c2562916730228404310" rel="nofollow">I Thought I Knew Mama</a>Thanks for your comment! I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog posts, too. And how great that you're also in the Boston area!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-7580247519493462412011-03-08T19:31:50.834-08:002011-03-08T19:31:50.834-08:00@MJ, Thanks! I want to go back, too.@<a href="#c7984308652343172697" rel="nofollow">MJ</a>, Thanks! I want to go back, too.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-90777326179064154722011-03-08T19:30:54.802-08:002011-03-08T19:30:54.802-08:00@Lauren @ Hobo Mama, I think that we will be bathi...@<a href="#c7502780694897340847" rel="nofollow">Lauren @ Hobo Mama</a>, I think that we will be bathing with Ichigo long-term, too! In Japan, parents and kids bathing together is called "skinship". Isn't that great?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252738278205248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-60199361784044635692011-03-08T14:43:23.522-08:002011-03-08T14:43:23.522-08:00It's really interesting to read about how cust...It's really interesting to read about how customs differ between world regions. It seems like you've had the best of both worlds and have come to a nice happy medium while moving back to the conventionally estranging customs of the U.S. I've never traveled internationally, but much of my family are immigrants from Croatia. I was shocked when I had my baby at how off-put they seemed that I would breastfeed him (they have formula for that now! we did it because we didn't have that!) and just shocked that he sleeps with me and I wear him in a "hippie wrap." Oh well. One can only appreciate customs; one does not have to adopt them all. : )Ana @Pandamolyhttp://pandamoly.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-29750039427614113362011-03-08T14:10:32.721-08:002011-03-08T14:10:32.721-08:00It's a nice reminder that there are areas in t...It's a nice reminder that there are areas in the world who still practice natural parenting rather than having natural parenting practices brought back to the culture.Mandy @ Living Peacefully with Childrenhttp://livingpeacefullywithchildren.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-20924967792486426092011-03-08T12:14:06.987-08:002011-03-08T12:14:06.987-08:00What a neat comparison! I guess that with cosleepi...What a neat comparison! I guess that with cosleeping, cobathing and babywearing, my family would be "normal" in Japan! LOLFarmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-79236456085561830782011-03-08T11:41:02.745-08:002011-03-08T11:41:02.745-08:00I'm so happy to have found your blog through t...I'm so happy to have found your blog through the Carnival of Natural Parenting. (And I really love the background photo!)<br /><br />So funny that what is accepted in one culture is frowned upon or simply unfamiliar in another. And what you said about strollers is SO TRUE: I have $1000 worth of barely used strollers sitting in my garage and meanwhile my baby rides around in a sling that my friend made for me out of $5 worth of fabric. Gotta get those strollers on Craigslist! :-)Pattihttp://www.angelbabyjazzymama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-66854584449940469102011-03-08T10:56:16.875-08:002011-03-08T10:56:16.875-08:00It is so interesting hearing about other cultures ...It is so interesting hearing about other cultures and traditions! Thanks for sharing :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565759832834480920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-59679883611898044632011-03-08T10:44:00.137-08:002011-03-08T10:44:00.137-08:00very interesting comparison! thanks for sharingvery interesting comparison! thanks for sharingJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187151463075117941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421880618559404097.post-25629167302284043102011-03-08T06:56:35.450-08:002011-03-08T06:56:35.450-08:00This is so interesting! I've visited Japan twi...This is so interesting! I've visited Japan twice and have loved learning about the customs there every since. Glad to hear you are in Boston! I'm in the area too :-)I Thought I Knew Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455472180040349212noreply@blogger.com