Well hello again everyone! Can you believe that the year is drawing to a close?! I know we say it every year, but geez this year went quickly! The tree is UP, the orders (to Santa) are IN and the kids… well the kids are still not really behaving themselves despite...
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Beautiful Christmas jelly cake
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly!! Fa la la la laaa! La la la laaaaaaaaa!!" Oh I looooooove Christmas!!!!! I am one of those INSUFFERABLE Christmas crazies who puts Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas (is you)" on repeat (like dozens of times) and dances...
Mummy (parental) guilt
Hello again all you awesome peeps out there that look after little people. Today I am going to blog about “Mummy guilt.” If you are a dad, or a foster parent/carer – please don’t think that I am excluding you. I am certain that all types of carers have some form of...
Stir fry noodles and crispy chicken
G'day there all you foodie followers! I would really love to know if any of you guys out there are as tired as me. I am always so EXHAUSTED. I think if you all assured me that you were too, it would make me feel slightly better about life in general. I am preparing...
Screen time and electronic device use in children
Helloooooooo there parents and carers! It seems that I am making a bit of a habit of apologising for late posts of recent weeks. The months of November and December for some reason, seem so much busier than the rest of the year and the weekends are PACKED,...
(Good Friday, Malaysian Style) Fish Curry
Ahhh.. yeah, yeah... I know - this post is late! Sorry dudes. Can you believe I actually TOTALLY forgot to post on Friday?! I spent the day doing ALL my Christmas shopping (and YES - IT. IS. ALL. DONE.), and then got so excited about going out Friday night with my...
Failure to Thrive (poor weight gain)
The term "Failure to Thrive" is enough to strike fear in a parent or carer's heart... Or at least it does in mine (but then, I'm an Asian mum and I'm a feeder!!) Initially for many mums, it feels like the weight of the expectation of breastfeeding your baby...
Very Special Occasion Chocolate Cake
Hi peeps, Back on the horse, so-to-speak this week. Bit of a horror weekend last weekend actually... Had a GREAT Saturday night out celebrating a good friend's 40th on the Sunny Coast whilst poor old Troy was left at home with gastro. I did feel sorry for him... ...
Zucchini pizza (with other variations)
Hi foodies! I was chatting to one of my patient's mums in clinic this week and she was telling me that she had been checking out the blog (yay!). I think the general gist of the conversation was that the Kid's Health blog posts were helpful, and the Food blog posts...
Itchy girl bits (vulvovaginitis)
Hey there mums and dads, Gosh, I said I'd try hard to get these posts out earlier and I managed to last 1 whole week with that (face palm) - sorry. Have had an epic weekend, only arrived home from 4 days in Canberra this afternoon and have been running around,...
About Dr Megs
Megan is a Brisbane and Ipswich-based paediatrician in public and private practice, and mum to two small children. You can usually find her working hard in private practice at Paeds in a Pod North Lakes and Greenslopes, and in public practice at Ipswich Hospital.
PLEASE NOTE: This blog is written for the purpose of providing GENERAL advice about common children's health topics (and of course recipes). It is NOT a substitute for a proper medical assessment and examination by a qualified physician.
If your child is unwell, seek medical and attention and advice in person.