Dr Smit & Dr Theron Pediatricians

13/10/2025

We have been seeing a lot of cases of *Hand- foot- and mouth disease* in the practice. Did you know it can also cause sores on the buttocks and legs?

Click on the link to learn more about this inconvenient disease:

http://pediatricsandplaydough.com/2021/06/16/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-explained/

* Pediatrics and Playdough blog posts written by Dr Theron to help you understand more about different diseases and problems in babies and children. You are welcome to share with other moms!

I have heard about a few outbreaks of Hand foot and mouth disease in our area in the last few weeks. Read on to learn more about this miserable illness: Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a …

22/09/2025

"Twinning" with the beautiful dietitian Simone Howe from 4Life Living Dietitians on weekend ward rounds! 🌸

Nog net twee weke dan is dit skoolvakansie! Mag al die kiddies 'n gesonde week hê!

15/09/2025

Hierdie is baie oulike voorgeboorte klasse wat deur The Visiting Midwife aangebied word. Sy is 'n borsvoedkonsultant en 'n suster wat immunisasies en baba-konsultasies doen in Grootbrak!

8 years ago, while pregnant with my first baby, I felt something was missing.

Most antenatal classes focused only on the birth itself — but I was craving more. I wanted evidence-based guidance on birth, recovery, breastfeeding, and baby care — the real challenges that come after the birth too.

After my baby arrived, I quickly realised: I wasn’t alone. So many new moms felt overwhelmed and under-supported.

That’s when I decided to change things.
💡 I began collecting the information I wished I’d had — the kind that makes you feel informed, empowered, and supported. From that, I created a practical, no-fluff antenatal course that covers it all — from labour to those tough first weeks at home with your newborn.

….And because support after birth is just as important, my course includes 4 weeks of direct support from me — a midwife & lactation consultant, who gets it — so new moms aren’t left figuring it out alone.

This isn’t just what I do — it’s what I love:
Helping moms feel confident, calm, and cared for as they step into motherhood. 💛

10/09/2025

Ek is sooo opgewonde om hierdie boek in my hand vas te hou! Uitstekende raad om kinders gesond groot te maak, van baba-tyd tot tieners. Dis kort en kragtig weergegee en help om veilige inligting te onderskei van al die oorweldigende inligting wat beskikbaar is.

Dr Claudia Gray is 'n pediatriese allergoloog en ook 'n ma van 4 kinders, sy verstaan al die vrae waarmee ons elke dag worstel.

Tans beskikbaar by Takealot en Amazon.

29/08/2025

Ons het vandag afskeid geneem van Ané, ons praktykbestuurder, wat vir 18 jaar alles agter die skerms glad laat verloop het. Ons is baie dankbaar vir al haar harde werk en mooiste glimlag elke dag.

Ek weet sy was geliefd onder die pasiënte, ons almal gaan haar baie mis!

Mag jy geseënd wees in jou pad vorentoe Ané!

25/08/2025

Does your baby have a blocked nose and is struggling to drink?

Is jou kleuter 'n snottebelle-fabriek??

Lees hierdie artikel deur ons eie Dr Theron geskryf vir raad oor die behandeling van verkoues in babas en kinders:

When our son turned 1 year old we moved to Belgium. That December we experienced our first European winter, and for about 6 weeks our son had a cold with a runny nose almost weekly! In that time he…

23/08/2025

We are seeing a lot of babies and children with runny/blocked noses and coughs in the practice!

Dit is amper lente, en die verkoue virusse klim nou weer uit hulle diep-winterslaap uit!

Click on the link below to learn more about runny noses:

Sniffles, Nunus, Snotties, Snottebellen… whatever you call it, we all know that when this fluid starts to run out of your child’s nose, or causes a complete blockage of their nostrils, we are in fo…