Mummy Clever Doc

Motherhood through a doctor's eyes

'Rain rain go away...'

Let’s be serious…there aren’t many advantages of being on maternity leave and managing 2 children under 2 apart from being able to book a...

Let's take a minute...

As I woke up this morning with a slobbery kiss from Alyvia and an unintentional boob-grab from Sophia, I thought…here we go again! The...

Possibly the strangest pregnancy symptom...

Much to CD’s happiness I was mute for the first 22 weeks of my pregnancy! For the first 6 weeks, I felt good. For some reason, I thought...

My postpartum body

I don’t know about you but after giving birth I felt like I had been through a natural disaster! Now that I think of it, that’s a good...

Mealtimes...an example of motherhood through a doctor's eyes

Getting Alyvia to eat a piece of toast for breakfast is harder than persuading a cocaine addict to give up. Weaning was the thing I was...

She stops breathing...could your child have Adenoidal Hypertrophy?

Have you ever heard your child stop breathing? I have. Alyvia has always been on the chubby side. As a baby, it was cute and many people...

Poker Face

I have never been good at gambling but over the years I have become an expert at displaying a poker face. Throughout medical school you...

Help! Does my child need antibiotics???

Did I read your mind? It’s one of the first few questions we ask ourselves when our children have a persistent infection. I know I do!...

My 5 Top Tips in managing a baby with reflux

Sophia has reflux and our journey up until now has been completely different to the one we had with her older sister Alyvia. What is...

'Grins and Needles' - Sophia's immunisations

I know I am not the only parent who dreads their child having their immunisations but perhaps I am the only mummy doc who does? Again,...

Croup Breathing - Alyvia

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