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Introducing solids
Hey there everyone! You all know how much I love food, and I can only hope that my kids will develop a passion for eating and cooking one day just like me (.. can I just say it's not looking great with the littlest one at the moment - he chews everything and spits it...
Nightmares vs Night Terrors
Nightmares vs Night Terrors – terms that are frequently and mistakenly used interchangeably. What are they and what to do about them?
Sleep Problems and How To Deal With Them
Hellooo and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year period and are ready to tackle 2018 head on! I personally feel like I need a holiday to recover from my holiday (and those of you who follow my food blog...
Iron Deficiency
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
Constipation (Part 2) – Treatment
Hi again mums and dads! So to continue on from where we left off last week on this "hard" topic (ha ha!), we were going to discuss the different products that are on the market to treat constipation. Back in the day (like ~20 years ago) when I worked in community...
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.