TPG Lunch, Thursday September 27th

As our newsletter mentioned, we have to cancel our meeting for October 11th, due to a last minute cancelation from the speaker. However, we would still love to get everyone together for a lunch. We have reserved a table at Roy's in Roppongi Hills for Thursday, September 27th at 11:30. Roy's has a wide selection of menu options, from salads, seafood and burgers and fries. http://www.roys-tokyo.com/category/menu/lunch/

Here is the address:

6-10-1 Roppongi Hills

Westwalk 511 C

ACCESS: http://www.roppongihills.com/en/guide/access/

Please RSVP as soon as possible and no later than next Tuesday to TokyoPregnancyGroup@gmail.com.  Also, when making the reservation the woman informed us that it will be a busy day at the restaurant, so if you could please come about 10 minutes early we can choose our menu options and avoid a long waiting period for the food. 

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Slingmeet Group in Tokyo

Do you have a baby that loves being held and doesn’t like to be on the pram, cot, car seat, etc? Would you like to get some work done in the house while responding to your child needs? Do you find difficult to attend your older children while looking after your little one?

Many mothers find the use of a sling/baby carrier the perfect solution. But, have you ever wanted to use one and didn’t know how? How about a place where you can try different types before buying your own? 

Would you like to learn how to make your own?

Slingmeet is a new group for parents, or parent’s-to-be, to learn and share about their experience in baby slings or baby carriers.

GROUP INFORMATION

NAME: Slingmeet Tokyo

WHEN: Thursday, 27^th September, from 11 am till 1 pm.

WHERE: Children and Family Support Center (nickname: Everyone and support center of kids), located on the 2^nd Floor.

ADDRESS: Zip 108-8315 1-4-10, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo. BEWARE that the Children Centre is quite a new building; your GPS may take you to the street behind. Children and Family Support Center is located next to "Saiseikai Hospital", along the inner circular route of the expressway

NEAREST STATION: the metropolitan Oedo line Akabane bridge station.

For further meeting information, please check our website:

http://slingmeet-tokyo.jimdo.com/

TPG Excursion to Suitengu Shrine

A few TPG members headed to Suitengu Shrine to pray for an easy birth. Members followed all the rituals of washing, tossing in a few coins into the collection, ringing the bell and praying.

Some members purchased amulets to keep with them or place in their hospital bags to ensure a safe birth.  Since dogs are thought to have an easy labor, the shine features a dog statue with her puppy. Everyone was sure to give the mother dog a rub.  It was a fun afternoon! 


Suitengu Shrine
2-4-1 Nihonbashi-kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
03-3666-7195
Open daily 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

TPG Dinner at Ivy Place

TPG members and their partners met for dinner at Ivy Place in Daikanyama. The turn-out was great with eighteen members and partners attending. It was wonderful to get to know some of our members who are working full-time and unable to attend our Thursday meetings. We will definitely plan another evening or weekend event very soon.

Article about doula in Metropolis

Our own TPG member Jane Kitagawa who is about to give birth any day now has written the following article for Metropolis about Olivia Arakawa:

http://metropolis.co.jp/features/body-soul/birth-control/

Once Your Little One Arrives - Slingmeet

NAME: Slingmeet

WHEN: 4^th Friday of the month (next meeting 27^th April), from 11 am till 1 pm.

WHERE: Children and Family Support Center (nickname: Everyone and support center of kids), located on the 2^nd Floor.

ADDRESS: Zip 108-8315 1-4-10, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo

NEAREST STATION: the metropolitan Oedo line Akabane bridge station.

Please check the following link for the map: http://trans.city-minato.jp/LUCMINATO/ns/tl.cgi/http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kosodatesien/kodomo/kodomo/shienshisetsu/15/03.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XPARAM=keyword%2c&XCHARSET=utf-8&XPORG=%2c

FACILITIES: The Children and Family support are kindly offering us this room for free. The meeting room can hold up to 20 people. They kindly offer us playmats and a set of toys. Food is not allowed in the room, however, just outside of the room there is a snack area with few tables. They also have a children room with some toys for any parent and child to enjoy.

There is no parking area.

BOOKING: it is not necessary. However, as the room is up to 20 people, I would appreciate if you send an e-mail to confirm your attendance at: lirubianes@hotmail.com

The advantages of baby carrying are numerous for both parents and babies. Please find some of the examples taken from LLLI website: http://www.llli.org/nb/nbbabywearing.html

Why Wear Your Baby in a Sling?

• Babies whose mothers wear them in slings are calmer and cry less.
• It is easy to nurse discreetly when the baby is in a sling as the fabric shields both the baby and the mother from the public view.
• Mothers find it easier to carry on their normal daily activities. Both their hands are free and their babies are quickly soothed. Looking after older children, housework, shopping, walking for exercise and even using computers become more manageable tasks.
• Travelling is easier when babies are tucked securely into slings.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Loreto

Infant Sleep Consultant

Deborah Taylor offers advice on how to prepare for and help young babies to sleep well and self settle. She is English and lives and works in Hong Kong as an Infant and Child Sleep Consultant. Her website:

http://www.infantsleepresources.com/
Her facebook page may also be of interest as it contains regularly added tips, testimonials, upcoming events etc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Infant-Sleep-Resources/194108337284572

TGP Tokyo (Trying to Get Pregnant)

TGP Tokyo (Trying to Get Pregnant) is an infertility support group in Tokyo which provides informal opportunities for women and men experiencing with infertility to connect with one another, to discuss their situations and to receive support from others who have had similar experiences or who are struggling with similar issues.

Group moderators are volunteers and are not mental health professionals.
Attendance is free.
For more information about joining the group, please visit http://www.tgptokyo.com/

Yoyo Market

Yoyo Market brings you the finest goods from IKEA and Costco straight to your door anywhere in Japan. On top of everything you need from IKEA and Costco we also carry a massive selection of imported foods and organic goods from importers across Japan. We are the only IKEA home delivery service in English in Japan, and we have the best shipping rates, prices and speed of delivery in the business. We know that in Japan finding everything you want and getting it home can be a huge hassle so we've tried our best to get you everything in one place and top it all off with the fastest shipping in the business. How fast? If you order before 12 noon on a weekday we can have it at your door the next morning for most parts of the country. We don't charge extra for cold or frozen shipping, and have a free shipping policy for orders over 30,000 yen. And, we think our prices stack up well against any other online supermarket, hands down. Basically we try our hardest to bring you more of what you want faster and cheaper than anyone else, and what's more give you unparalleled and personal customer service. Give Yoyo Market and try and see what everyone is talking about! We are your one stop online supermarket serving all of Japan.

For all members of the Tokyo Pregnancy Group we'd like to offer a 500 yen discount for orders over 10,000 yen until the end of March 2012. Just type in TPG-001 in to the coupon code space on the checkout page to receive your special discount, and then sit back and relax until your order arrives at your front door! 

Pregnancy Sewing Classes

Pregnancy Sewing Classes

The Sewing Circle is offering special Sewing Classes for international pregnant women

in Tokyo!

If you have difficulties finding pregnancy clothes in Japan, learn to make your own 

or get a better fitting for the garments that you already have.

With much creativity and a few simple techniques it is easier than you think

and maybe you are even getting in the mood to sew some items for your new baby.

Please check http://sewingcircle.wordpress.com/sewing-classes for details.