Comments on: Strange conversations with MIL & GIL… http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/ An Aussie girl living in Tokyo with her Japanese husband and 2 kids trying to make sense of her crazy yet funny Japanese life... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:46:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mariie http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40477 mariie Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:38:13 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40477 hi. i wore the old-skool haraobi at around 8 months to keep babe in position! she was upside down and after the midwife turned her, i was told wrapping my belly should help her stay head down. it worked!! but very difficult to wrap by myself. plus it was winter and i always had a gap between my pants and tops. warm! hi.
i wore the old-skool haraobi at around 8 months to keep babe in position! she was upside down and after the midwife turned her, i was told wrapping my belly should help her stay head down. it worked!! but very difficult to wrap by myself.
plus it was winter and i always had a gap between my pants and tops. warm!

]]> By: Brenda http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40452 Brenda Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:05:11 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40452 Awww, sounds like a very nice tradition, definitely do it! And like everyone else said, a few extra blessings for Goma-chan certainly couldn't hurt anything! Awww, sounds like a very nice tradition, definitely do it! And like everyone else said, a few extra blessings for Goma-chan certainly couldn’t hurt anything!

]]> By: beamies http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40443 beamies Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:15:09 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40443 Oh I never got to do that one, not sure why MIL didn't suggest it. The only Japanese tradition I came across when pregnant was when dh's aunt died I was unable to go to the funeral. Though I read on S's blog that if you have a mirror in your pocket you can go to one. I love learning new things. After R was born though we had the naming/ blessing ceremony. I love learning about Japanese traditions especially since we are moving back to Canada I want R to grow uo experiencing Japanese culture as well. This year MIL bought us a Kabuto set and we hung the koi no bori. Look forward to hearing more about you dog day experience. Oh I never got to do that one, not sure why MIL didn’t suggest it. The only Japanese tradition I came across when pregnant was when dh’s aunt died I was unable to go to the funeral. Though I read on S’s blog that if you have a mirror in your pocket you can go to one. I love learning new things. After R was born though we had the naming/ blessing ceremony. I love learning about Japanese traditions especially since we are moving back to Canada I want R to grow uo experiencing Japanese culture as well. This year MIL bought us a Kabuto set and we hung the koi no bori. Look forward to hearing more about you dog day experience.

]]> By: heather http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40442 heather Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:09:47 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40442 don't you just love it when conversations spiral out of control and you go from being a participant in it to just the subject? I did the inu no hi thing and wrote my Anzan ema. I had to go with Ken's mum's best friend because his mum is Christian and won't do Buddhist things BUT doesn't want us missing out so BF supplies all our Buddhist needs.... not sure how it works out but hey... It's just the first in a long line of new kid related cultural experiences- enjoy the ride! don’t you just love it when conversations spiral out of control and you go from being a participant in it to just the subject?

I did the inu no hi thing and wrote my Anzan ema. I had to go with Ken’s mum’s best friend because his mum is Christian and won’t do Buddhist things BUT doesn’t want us missing out so BF supplies all our Buddhist needs…. not sure how it works out but hey…

It’s just the first in a long line of new kid related cultural experiences- enjoy the ride!

]]> By: x http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40441 x Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:43:42 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40441 http://yokomatsu.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-of-dog-and-other-japanese-pregnancy.html http://yokomatsu.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-of-dog-and-other-japanese-pregnancy.html

]]> By: marianne http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40440 marianne Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:38:31 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40440 Yeah,we did the dog day thing here but very toned down and only with DD1.MIL wrapped my tummy up in ripped bits of a sheet(classy lady!) and we had a meal together.It is also a celebration that you have reached a milestone in your pregnancy and past the main danger zone of losing the baby. As for the support,I used one with DD1 and loved it but she was a winter baby.With DD2 it was too hot for me but I missed it alot.As with most of these clash in customs and new expeirences,I think your attitude is spot on by giving things a try.The good bit about inter-cultural marriages is that we can really get some great ideas from both sides Yeah,we did the dog day thing here but very toned down and only with DD1.MIL wrapped my tummy up in ripped bits of a sheet(classy lady!) and we had a meal together.It is also a celebration that you have reached a milestone in your pregnancy and past the main danger zone of losing the baby.

As for the support,I used one with DD1 and loved it but she was a winter baby.With DD2 it was too hot for me but I missed it alot.As with most of these clash in customs and new expeirences,I think your attitude is spot on by giving things a try.The good bit about inter-cultural marriages is that we can really get some great ideas from both sides

]]> By: Lily http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40439 Lily Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:57:27 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40439 LOL- Never heard of, therefore never participated in the ritual. You should do it just for kicks and hey, any help to make the pregnancy easier. Sounds like a great thing to tell baby in the future as it may be extinct by the time he/she grows up. LOL- Never heard of, therefore never participated in the ritual. You should do it just for kicks and hey, any help to make the pregnancy easier. Sounds like a great thing to tell baby in the future as it may be extinct by the time he/she grows up.

]]> By: Gina http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40435 Gina Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:16:39 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40435 Good morning. :) We didn't do the inu no hi. : ( Branden was born in Hawaii, so we didn't get the chance to do that, I mean I think we coulda tracked someone down there to do it but we didn't. And Noah was born in Funabashi, but with my parents in law all the way in Osaka. We pretty much were left to our own devices. So again no inu no hi. I wouldn't have minded though doing this at all though. :) Both our boys are baptized Roman Catholics though.:) But we are raising them with appreciation of both cultures for sure. :) Oh and about the pregnancy band. My MIL bought me a few of the commercial/store bought ones and I wore those for both pregnancies. I would have loved to have tried the obi or wrap style for sure. :) Good morning. :) We didn’t do the inu no hi. : ( Branden was born in Hawaii, so we didn’t get the chance to do that, I mean I think we coulda tracked someone down there to do it but we didn’t. And Noah was born in Funabashi, but with my parents in law all the way in Osaka. We pretty much were left to our own devices. So again no inu no hi. I wouldn’t have minded though doing this at all though. :)

Both our boys are baptized Roman Catholics though.:) But we are raising them with appreciation of both cultures for sure. :)

Oh and about the pregnancy band. My MIL bought me a few of the commercial/store bought ones and I wore those for both pregnancies. I would have loved to have tried the obi or wrap style for sure. :)

]]> By: GEG http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40434 GEG Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40434 I live near Suitengu (mentioned above), which I think is the most famous shrine in Tokyo for this dog day thing. A lot of pregnant women pay a visit in the 5th month to pray and often take their babies back there too, as the shrine's "specialty" is protecting unborn babies and newborns. If you check the website there is a bunch of information, I think you can sign up for various "prayers" and blessings too (http://www.suitengu.or.jp/inu_frame.html). If you decide to visit, there is a ton of great food in the area too! I live near Suitengu (mentioned above), which I think is the most famous shrine in Tokyo for this dog day thing. A lot of pregnant women pay a visit in the 5th month to pray and often take their babies back there too, as the shrine’s “specialty” is protecting unborn babies and newborns. If you check the website there is a bunch of information, I think you can sign up for various “prayers” and blessings too (http://www.suitengu.or.jp/inu_frame.html). If you decide to visit, there is a ton of great food in the area too!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/06/15/strange-conversations-with-mil-gil/comment-page-1/#comment-40432 Rachel Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:07:18 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=622#comment-40432 Hi, I found quite a bit about Japanese pregnancy customs, including the Day of the Dog, so I put them on my blog. All from the one book. I never did this, dh just kind of ruled it out when MIL suggested it, though once I learned about it, and the presentation at the shrine, I thought it sounded like a great idea. Nice way to feel cared for and fussed over, for a day at least! The clinic told me when my Dog Day was due, but stressed that I was under no obligation to do it, or to wear a hara-obi. Many prefer modern belts or girdles, most I think take it or leave it, but I have encountered a few who seemed to think that the baby was going to fall out with the hara-obi. Hope you MIL and GMIL don't fall into that group! Hi, I found quite a bit about Japanese pregnancy customs, including the Day of the Dog, so I put them on my blog. All from the one book.

I never did this, dh just kind of ruled it out when MIL suggested it, though once I learned about it, and the presentation at the shrine, I thought it sounded like a great idea. Nice way to feel cared for and fussed over, for a day at least!

The clinic told me when my Dog Day was due, but stressed that I was under no obligation to do it, or to wear a hara-obi. Many prefer modern belts or girdles, most I think take it or leave it, but I have encountered a few who seemed to think that the baby was going to fall out with the hara-obi. Hope you MIL and GMIL don’t fall into that group!

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