by Dr. Wadley | Feb 18, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
Vaccination age charts are important sources of information, especially in the first twelve months of life. This is the time period where babies need the most vaccines. Vaccine intervals are based on recommendations from the ACIP as a result of many years of research...
by Dr. Wadley | Feb 15, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
What is an ear infection? Ear infections in children are also known as otitis media. The march toward an ear infection typically begins when your child has a cold or allergies. This causes the immune system cells run to the areas where they need to fight the virus...
by Dr. Wadley | Feb 11, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
My child was the most angelic newborn. She slept a lot and rarely cried. Those behaviors lasted until we got her home from the hospital. On her third day of life, she turned into a child akin to the baby on the movie The Incredibles. You know, the one that...
by Dr. Wadley | Feb 10, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
Pediatricians diagnose and treat childhood constipation very frequently. Almost daily. We have a saying among our colleagues in our social media groups, “it’s always molluscum or constipation.” While it may not be true that all childhood...
by Dr. Wadley | Feb 7, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
What is the fourth trimester? The definition for “fourth trimester” was recently added to the Merriam Webster dictionary in 2021 due to the work of many advocacy groups. This period of time is defined as the 12 weeks immediately after delivery of an...
by Dr. Wadley | Feb 4, 2022 | Seasonal Pediatric Topics
Have you ever had a sick kid and needed to schedule an appointment with the pediatrician? But you were put on hold. Forever it seemed. Have you ever looked around the waiting room at your pediatrician’s office? Because you have been sitting there for an hour....