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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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