Useful
Web Links
(Part 2)
Baby science - How babies really work.
www.vtbear.com/index.html
Web site allows you to send a Teddy Bear - Gram as an alternative to sending flowers etc.
www.bradleybirth.com
Information on the Bradley method of natural childbirth.
www.babiestoday.com
The first year.
www.cpsc.gov/index.html
Web site for the American Consumer Product Safety Commission. Gives a list of all recalled products.
www.informe.co.jp
Company which provides rental baby needs. They have a good range and a fast delivery service. You select goods from a catalogue. They only speak Japanese.
www.twoleftfeet.co.uk
Shopping website that delivers from the UK to Tokyo
www.lamaze-childbirth.com
Information on the Lamaze childbirth method.
www.parentsoup.com
Parenting information and issues.
www.gltc.co.uk
The Great Little Trading Company is a 'one-stop shop' for everything from children's clothes to bedroom furniture.
www.stemcell.co.jp/english/stem/index.html
Stem Cell Institute is the cord blood storage company in Japan.
www.mjbovo.com
This is a women's health web site that has pregnancy information and a good interactive birth plan.
www.aap.org
The official website of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
www.birthplan.com
Provides information about developing a birth plan.
www.ebabyasia.com
Baby furniture delivered to Tokyo. From Singapore and Hong Kong. It has a good selection of Western-style nursery items.
www.tokyowithkids.com
A site useful for English-speaking families living in Japan. Includes information about the "boshi-techo" (mother/child handbook), national health insurance and immunizations for newborns. Interactive features include the extensive Discussion Forum, which offers recommendations for physicians from other English-speakers living in Japan, as well as a place to network for playgroups and to share data on education options.
