No advice on the cooler baths, but if you need me to check something locally let me know. I can swing by the Minato Ward office for example, but could also call for the area around Ikebukuro.
Not sure I can accept the challenge of travelling up to Ikebukuro for a bath (too many steely ladies brandishing sharpened elbows at belly height
)
but this is a good lead I should have considered for myself.
There's an English language phone line for the Shibuya ward (where Yoyogi is) and I can try the Shinjuku Ward office also.
There is a very nice bath in Minato Ku I can use, but it involves a two hour round trip. I very much want an alternative. This visit is going to be tiring enough as it is.
And thanks very much for the good wishes! It's a huge turning point for us, much bigger (and scarier) than merely getting married.
(I'm sure
Sanosuke is also very nervous about the prospect of becoming an uncle)
Originally Posted by
SJUAMMF
Check online and the recommendation is negative:
"ですが、妊娠してからの大浴場での入浴は不衛生ですのでお勧めはしません。
浴場で滑って転んで流産してしまうかもしれませんし････もう貴方だけの体じゃないんですか ら････"
Due to sanitary and safety reasons (slippery floor).
Where did this advice come from??
If pregnant women payed any attention to this kind of tosh none of us would swim or take part in ante-natal pool exercises (slippery floor...)
I wonder if there's a discount for using the showers and taps at a Sento when pregnant as we're effectively barred from the baths themselves.
I didn't realise I'd be setting out to uncover the hidden mystery on how all the pregnant women in Tokyo who live in residences without baths manage to wash and maintain their hygiene standards. Their plights unacknowledged by unconcerned authorities keen to keep their health and safety records unsullied. I'm feeling more Japanese all the time
