One of my biggest mom-fails/pediatrician-fails to date must be the episode with the oral thrush… 'Love never fails' 1 Cor 13:8 I still feel really red-in-the-face when I tell this story, but it is important to share. I think we all try our very best as moms to do only what is best for baby, … Continue reading The oral thrush episode…
Author: pediatricsandplaydough
Mom of two, qualified pediatrician. Using my knowledge to explain the what, why and how of childhood diseases from a mother's heart.
My Breastfeeding Journey
In my 3rd year in medical school we had a few lectures on breastfeeding. Firstly a lecturer from the Physiology department taught us exactly how the hormones oestrogen and progesterone assists in the development of glandular tissues in the breast, and the changes that take place in the areola and nipple as you go through … Continue reading My Breastfeeding Journey
Growing Kids with Character
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) This verse was one of the key verses at our baby boy’s dedication last weekend. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to read it in a whole new context … Continue reading Growing Kids with Character
My Birth Story (Part 3)
Our perfectly beautiful baby boy was born at 04:15 on a Saturday morning. He screamed loudly just after he was born and was so beautifully pink that he scored an Apgar of 10 and 10 out of 10. It was the best moment of my life! “Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment … Continue reading My Birth Story (Part 3)
Choices, choices… the Birth Plan (Part 2)
“In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn't matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.” Cassandra Clare, City of Glass In my previous post I wrote about the advantages of a NVD (Normal Vaginal Delivery) for your baby. I was set on delivering my baby … Continue reading Choices, choices… the Birth Plan (Part 2)
Why NVD is best for baby… (Part 1)
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm At about 28weeks gestation our gynecologist completed a slip of paper for us to register at the hospital. What seems like an inconsequential tick on paper can actually be a nightmare-type-decision to make. … Continue reading Why NVD is best for baby… (Part 1)
Longing
“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s … Continue reading Longing
Dreams come true
What do you want to be when you grow up? When I was five years old I participated in a Miss Tinkerbell competition, and when the judges asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I said "A Sister that works with babies". In Grade 2 I had to describe what my … Continue reading Dreams come true
Pediatrics and Playdough 