Dr Dillon van der Haer Paediatrician

24/05/2023

This time of the year again🤒😷

Dr Dillon van der Haer Suite G02B, Mediclinic Bloemfontein, Cnr Kellner Str & Parfitt Ave, Bloemfontein, 9301.

28/04/2022

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS(RSV) IS DOING THE ROUNDS

FYI

🦠RSV is the most common causes of bronchiolitis
🦠RSV occurs predominantly in children below the age of 2years
🦠RSV is highly contagious
🦠RSV causes cold-like symptoms that can lead to breathing difficulties and hospital admission

🦠RSV is usually seasonal, peaking in autumn and winter
🦠RSV is transmitted from person to person through physical contact, coughing, and sneezing
🦠Risk of transmission is increased with smoke exposure, crowded conditions, daycare and infected siblings
🦠Adults and older children generally have mild flu-like symptoms

🦠Symptoms are usually mild fever, runny nose, blocked nose, sore throat, mild cough
🦠Most children and adults recover within a few days
🦠In some children disease can progress to breathing difficulties, wheezing and poor feeding

‼️Danger signs include persistent fever, dehydration and respiratory distress ie rappid breathing, chest indrawing and grunting

💉 Most children can be treated at home with symptomatic treatment like saline nasal spray, parcetamol and preventing dehydration
💉As this is a viral infection, antibiotics in not necessary
💉Most children will recover in 1-2 weeks but can spread the virus for 1-3 weeks, even after recovery

😷Medical attention should be seeked in children under 3months, signs of distress, poor feeding and persistant fever

😷Preventative measures include, hand and cough hygiene, prevention of smoke and overcrowded conditions

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Dr Dillon van der Haer Suite G02B, Mediclinic Bloemfontein, Cnr Kellner Str & Parfitt Ave, Bloemfontein, 9301.

25/12/2021

From our family yours 🎄 Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the happiness your holiday can hold!

06/09/2021

Had a special visitor today on her first birthday 🎈 happy birthday cutie pie! Hard to believe you were only 1.2kg at birth❤️

11/07/2021

04/07/2021

Very true..

What kids don’t need:
1. Cell phones when they’re in grade school. Over the years, I cannot tell you one good thing that can come from this.
2. Unlimited access to social media. There is very little that is healthy on social media for children and it is getting worse.
3. So many toys that they can’t even think of something to want at birthday or holiday times. Too much of anything leaves children unable to be full. They become like buckets with holes in them.
4. Televisions in their rooms. Rooms are for sleeping. Good sleep hygiene is a dying art for too many children.
5. To be able to control the emotional climate of the home. Moody kids should not be allowed to hold the whole house hostage. If a child wants to be moody, he can go to his room and be moody by himself. Everyone else need not suffer.
6. Too much indoor time. Our kids have become hermits with social media and high tech games. It is ruining their social skills. It’s also taking a toll on their physical well-being.
7. Too many activities outside of school. No wonder this generation is so anxiety-ridden. They are overloaded. If we want to teach them to take care of themselves as they age, we must teach them to do that by our example and by limiting their extracurricular activities. Scripture even recognizes the need to rest.
8. To be able to disrespect any authority. Even authority that you as a parent dislike or the child dislikes should still be respected. There will always be an authority in your child’s life even when your child is 50.
9. To always call the shots. Children who get to always choose where to eat, where to play, and what the family does end up being brats.
10. Constant approval and pats on the back. You will not always be around to do this. Children need to learn to be proud of themselves when they do something good whether anyone tells them or not.

What children do need:
I. Rest. They play hard. Their bodies need rest to grow and develop.
2. Uninterrupted family time. The most important people to a child are those under the same roof. Make family time purposeful and protected.
3. Outdoor play time where they can explore and create. All kids need free time to imagine.
4. Rules and expectations. Be clear. Be concise. And don’t be afraid to give them.
5. Consistent discipline. If a rule is broken, a child needs to know what to expect. All fear is not a bad thing. There is a fear that can represent respect.
6. Parents who love them and love each other. Security begins here.
7. For you as a parent to say “no” sometimes. Your child does not need a lollipop or a new shirt every time you go to Walmart.
8. Hugs. Physical touch affects the development of children.
9. The ability to share their feelings about anything as long as they are respectful.
10. The most precious gift that a parent can give any child is to demonstrate a personal relationship with God and consistently teach that child through your actions what having faith in God really means. In the toughest times of their lives, they will learn in large part to rely on God by the example you display for them.

Post cred: Cindy Ketron

20/05/2021

14/05/2021

Lip, cheek and tongue ties: what are they and what should you do about them? Learn when they should be fixed - and when to leave them alone!

09/05/2021

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies❤️

08/03/2021

Hard to believe that this 2.5kg baby was only 858grams at birth👶 Good to see you again baby BQ

02/03/2021

This JAMA Patient Page explains how the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, likely to be the third SARS-CoV-2 vaccine approved for widespread use, uses an adenovirus 26 vector to deliver coronavirus DNA to host cells to produce spike proteins and safely and effectively induce immunity.

22/02/2021

Had my Covid vaccine today! 😂 💉

24/01/2021

19/01/2021

Our beautiful princess 👸

25/12/2020

From our family to yours🎄

10/12/2020

Two shots can prime the immune system to fight the coronavirus.