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		<title>Being Pregnant in Japan &#8211; Part 3, The Third Trimester</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2009/02/05/being-pregnant-in-japan-part-3-the-third-trimester/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to read Being Pregnant in Japan &#8211; Part 1, Up to Week 12ish Click here to read Being Pregnant in Japan &#8211; Part 2, The 2nd Trimester You: It depends on the person and the time of year, but things took a turn for the worse almost to the day of my 3rd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>post-birth clinic life</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/10/04/post-birth-clinic-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;m glad i had bijou in japan&#8230;don&#8217;t get me wrong, i am sure there are wonderful clinics and birthing centers all over the US but i wonder if they would be covered by insurance, etc. yes, it wasn&#8217;t cheap here either, but the 7 night stay (including the night of the birth &#8211; arrived 11pm) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Pregnant in Japan &#8211; Part 1, Up to Week 12ish</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/09/16/being-pregnant-in-japan-part-1-up-to-week-12ish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking since I am trying to figure this all out myself for the first time, some others might be interested in how exactly all this works. Looking back I wish I had kept more diligent notes but when you are working and volunteering WHILE trying to figure it all out, you tend to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>murder house</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/06/23/murder-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;ve been entertaining the idea of buying a house lately. of course there&#8217;s the fact that with rent you feel as though you&#8217;re throwing away money every month, but it was easier to rationalize here in japan because the value on your house will virtually never be what it was when you bought it ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cold bellies, helpful husbands</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/06/06/cold-bellies-helpful-husbands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[today was also our first maternity class at the clinic. between the clinic and ward office, we have a barrage of classes over the next few months. none are mandatory, but i figure &#8211; why not? today was a talk from the dr. about different symptoms that might occur during pregnancy &#8211; what&#8217;s a worry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>unexpected souviner</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/06/04/unexpected-souviner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[how frightening is this: &#8220;Customs slip cannabis into passenger&#8217;s bag A passenger who landed at Tokyo&#8217;s Narita airport over the weekend has ended up with a surprise souvenir courtesy of customs officials &#8212; a package of cannabis. Sniffer dogs failed to find the cannabis after it had been slipped into a passenger&#8217;s bag. A customs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese/English Birth Plan &#8211; Labor/delivery questions</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/05/22/bilingual-birth-plan-labordelivery-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/05/22/bilingual-birth-plan-labordelivery-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 13:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have no interest in birth, etc. then you have no reason to read further! This is for those women looking for a bilingual template to help with their birth plan. Last weekend I read everything possible trying to figure out what kind of birth I would like to have. Then my Japanese teacher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>birth plans</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/05/18/isnt-this-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/05/18/isnt-this-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 12:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[whew &#8211; i knew having a baby was going to be tough, but i thought the 2nd trimester was when you could relax and enjoy it a bit!?! no such luck. a lady who recently gave birth and lives near me just told me her story: she goes to the clinic at 3 weeks before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>people are strange</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/02/08/people-are-strange/</link>
		<comments>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/02/08/people-are-strange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[            as i&#8217;m strolling down the ramp from my station toward my apartment building i become aware of a shadow very close behind&#8230;the all of a sudden there&#8217;s a little touch on my left calf! so i swing around and this guy is trotting away in the other direction. so i&#8217;m just staring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>you know you&#8217;ve been in japan too long when&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/02/02/you-know-youve-been-in-japan-too-long-when/</link>
		<comments>http://hearthearmy.com/2008/02/02/you-know-youve-been-in-japan-too-long-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[        we&#8217;ve all seen the lists &#8211; here&#8217;s my breakthrough: i&#8217;ve made the 25min commute to work via my shiny red &#8220;mama chari&#8221; with a basket on front in a skirt. i have arrived. then again &#8211; i suppose this could mean i&#8217;ve been somewhere in Europe or China too long also. can&#8217;t remember [...]]]></description>
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