Comments on: Getting Pregnant in Japan – Part Six: Finding a Baby-Friendly Hospital (BFH) http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/ A fresh look at Japan, by gaijins for gaijins! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: good gaijin jp lover http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-96875 good gaijin jp lover Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-96875 lol Jason arent u miserable.. lol Jason arent u miserable..

]]> By: Rizalina http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-92987 Rizalina Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:50:16 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-92987 Im using iucd,last period 12.5.2011,on 9.6.2011 i got my period but little,is there Any chance to get pregnant?awaiting for reply. Thank you doc Im using iucd,last period 12.5.2011,on 9.6.2011 i got my period but little,is there Any chance to get pregnant?awaiting for reply. Thank you doc

]]> By: aso4pm http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81426 aso4pm Tue, 12 May 2009 16:04:28 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81426 Hi Hyo, Yes as long as either you or your husband has a visa and officially register in your local ward office then your child will be treated like any Japanese child in regards to health treatment and costs. Make sure you go to a hospital within your prefecture though because the Japanese subsidies are different from ward to ward and there is very reciprocation amongst prefectures (and sometimes even wards) Hi Hyo,
Yes as long as either you or your husband has a visa and officially register in your local ward office then your child will be treated like any Japanese child in regards to health treatment and costs. Make sure you go to a hospital within your prefecture though because the Japanese subsidies are different from ward to ward and there is very reciprocation amongst prefectures (and sometimes even wards)

]]> By: Hyo http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81413 Hyo Thu, 07 May 2009 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81413 Hi, Thanks for the good information! I am a US citizen living in Japan but my husband and I work in here. I wanted to ask you(if you know) about government subsidy system in Japan. Does it only apply to Japanese citizen? also, I'm planning to have my baby in USA but do you think I can still get some support from Japanese government after I come back with my baby when she's 2 months old? I still cannot speak nor read Japanese so that's why I decided to go back to USA to give birth... Thanks in advance! Hi, Thanks for the good information!
I am a US citizen living in Japan but my husband and I work in here.
I wanted to ask you(if you know) about government subsidy system in Japan.
Does it only apply to Japanese citizen? also, I’m planning to have my baby in USA but do you think I can still get some support from Japanese government after I come back with my baby when she’s 2 months old?

I still cannot speak nor read Japanese so that’s why I decided to go back to USA to give birth…
Thanks in advance!

]]> By: paternity-leaf http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81124 paternity-leaf Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:49 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81124 Hey it looks as though they're going to raise the “出産育児一時金” by 4 men from the middle of next year. Good timing if you're thinking of having a second! That will mean 42 men per child. Hey it looks as though they’re going to raise the “出産育児一時金” by 4 men from the middle of next year. Good timing if you’re thinking of having a second! That will mean 42 men per child.

]]> By: Jason http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81104 Jason Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:33:36 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81104 The reason even Japan doesn't do it anymore is because it was discovered that there is no reason to brutally disfigure you child's penis! Come on...even Japan that takes decades to catch up has woken up to this, surely you can too! Nothing wrong with being a little different to your child. The reason even Japan doesn’t do it anymore is because it was discovered that there is no reason to brutally disfigure you child’s penis! Come on…even Japan that takes decades to catch up has woken up to this, surely you can too! Nothing wrong with being a little different to your child.

]]> By: GBW http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81101 GBW Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:08:01 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81101 Thanks for the series. I am not sure if you are having/had a boy or a girl, but did you research where to get baby boy's circumcised? I know this is not common practise in Japan, but do want to have our baby boy done. Thanks for the series. I am not sure if you are having/had a boy or a girl, but did you research where to get baby boy’s circumcised? I know this is not common practise in Japan, but do want to have our baby boy done.

]]> By: Jason http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-81018 Jason Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:36:41 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-81018 We have had 2 babies here and 1 in Australia, and now expecting our 4th. The first hospital in Saitama, Japan (new miyaharacho stn if anyone is in the Omiya area) was fantastic - I think the name "Kino Sanfujinnka". All about Kangaroo care, and having the father involved as much as possible. The 2nd, our 3rd son, in a hospital in Nagano was horrible. I wasn't allowed in the room until a few seconds before brith, then promptly asked to leave. Our son was put in a crib next to the bed for a few minutes then moved to another room for hours. There was extremely little time spent with our boys mother in the next few days. I kept calm (which is rare for me!) to keep my wife happy. Thankfully, that hospital is no longer operating! Let's hope the next one is somewhat better. To put things in prosective, the Aussie birth process was great. My wife was free to choose how she gave birth and I was in the room during the whole labour and brith. The only problem was that she was sent home after 2 days! It was a public hospital. We have had 2 babies here and 1 in Australia, and now expecting our 4th. The first hospital in Saitama, Japan (new miyaharacho stn if anyone is in the Omiya area) was fantastic – I think the name “Kino Sanfujinnka”. All about Kangaroo care, and having the father involved as much as possible. The 2nd, our 3rd son, in a hospital in Nagano was horrible. I wasn’t allowed in the room until a few seconds before brith, then promptly asked to leave. Our son was put in a crib next to the bed for a few minutes then moved to another room for hours. There was extremely little time spent with our boys mother in the next few days. I kept calm (which is rare for me!) to keep my wife happy. Thankfully, that hospital is no longer operating! Let’s hope the next one is somewhat better.

To put things in prosective, the Aussie birth process was great. My wife was free to choose how she gave birth and I was in the room during the whole labour and brith. The only problem was that she was sent home after 2 days! It was a public hospital.

]]> By: kiki http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-80995 kiki Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:32:44 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-80995 I am enjoying your articles on a foreigner fathers experience with pregnancy in japan. I, too, am a very pregnant foreigner here in rural Japan, come to deliver and hand over a Japanese man's baby and this is the hardest and loneliest experience i have ever gone through in my life. No one in my hospital speaks a word of English and I, having just arrived in japan two weeks ago, speak a very limited amount of Japanese. most of the time i feel more like an inanimate incubation unit than a human being. but its nice to follow your story and i wish you and your wife the very best of luck. I am enjoying your articles on a foreigner fathers experience with pregnancy in japan. I, too, am a very pregnant foreigner here in rural Japan, come to deliver and hand over a Japanese man’s baby and this is the hardest and loneliest experience i have ever gone through in my life. No one in my hospital speaks a word of English and I, having just arrived in japan two weeks ago, speak a very limited amount of Japanese. most of the time i feel more like an inanimate incubation unit than a human being. but its nice to follow your story and i wish you and your wife the very best of luck.

]]> By: Rudy http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/getting-pregnant-in-japan-6/comment-page-1/#comment-80964 Rudy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:08:43 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=1064#comment-80964 Yes, thanks a lot for this. We just found out too, and pleased for the reference. Good series, sad to see it finish. Yes, thanks a lot for this. We just found out too, and pleased for the reference. Good series, sad to see it finish.

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