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When will my baby start teething?
May 11, 2022

Teething generally occurs for most babies between 6-10 months, although there is always the occasional exception to any rule (some babies are born with neonatal teeth, some babies don’t get teeth until 12-15 months, and are still normal). Many parents […]

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Baby-Led Weaning: Fab or Fad?
June 25, 2020

It seems too good to be true: a new craze to hit the baby feeding scene that doesn’t require any troublesome steaming or pureeing. Instead, you just grab a handful of fruit or veggie sticks and away you go. So […]

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When Can My Baby Swim?
January 8, 2018

This is a question I’m often asked in the clinic. Often parents ask whether they need to wait until after their baby has his first set of vaccinations. Actually, the decision is based more on your baby’s size, or surface […]

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Newborn Jaundice: What’s It All About?
October 1, 2017

Jaundice- the yellowish discolouration of the skin that occurs in around 50% of full term well babies (and up to 80% of babies born prematurely). Most of us will have seen it at some point, but what is it, and […]

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Bedwetting: How To Help Your Child Stay Dry
September 17, 2017

The majority of children achieve daytime dryness somewhere between 2 and 3 years of life, and nighttime dryness at around 4 to 6 years of life. However, some children persist in having nighttime accidents after the age of 6 years. […]

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How Much Calcium Does My Child Need?
August 27, 2017

Babies begin life drinking only milk. Whether breast or formula milk, all babies drink milk only until around 4 to 6 months of life. After a baby starts on solid food, milk is still regarded as his primary source of […]

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Coughs and Sneezes: What works- and what doesn’t!
August 20, 2017

Coughs and sneezes, and runny noses are a part of life for every parent of a toddler. Studies suggest that the average child under the age of two has approximately 12 upper respiratory infections per year. That’s right, that works […]

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Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux: What Is It, and What Can You Do?
August 13, 2017

All babies vomit- any parent knows this is an irrefutable fact! But when is a vomit a vomit? Or a posset, or a regurgitation? What is the difference? And does it actually matter? The Terminology Of Vomiting! You know you’re […]

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Warts and all: How to Treat Molluscum Contagiosum – Home Remedy and Treatment
August 6, 2017

One of the most delightful things about having children is their propensity to develop wonderful skin conditions. Of these, molluscum contagiosum, or “water warts”, is one of the more challenging and frustrating conditions parents have to deal with. What Is […]

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Childhood Eczema: How To Stop HIm Scratching That Itch!
July 30, 2017

So your child is driving you crazy with his constant scratching of his skin, and the dreadful red marks he leaves all over his body. When you ask him to stop, he says he can’t- it’s too itchy! What can […]

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    I received my medical degree from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1999. I went on to complete my postgraduate Paediatric training in Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK and KK Womens' and Children's Hospital, Singapore obtaining membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (London) in 2004.

    Following that, I continued my advanced specialist training in both Paediatrics and Neonatology, becoming one of the first doctors in Singapore to receive advanced accreditation in both specialties.

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