The world has become very small.
— A very pregnant mother in Tokyo.
Let’s not romanticize it too much. I am scared. Just before the birth again- Japan- Pregnant- U...
This is my second pregnancy in Japan. You would think the second time is easier. You would be wrong. It is not harder, necessarily. It is deeper . The world has become very small
The first time, everything was a checklist. Pack the bag. Install the car seat (which, in Tokyo, means wrestling a bassinet onto a bicycle). Learn the Japanese words for epidural ( takumaigai zentai ma sui —a mouthful of consonants when you are in transition). The first birth was a sprint toward the unknown, fueled by anxiety and the naïve bravery of a beginner. Just before the birth again- Japan- Pregnant- U...