By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai If feeding has felt harder than it should, or you have noticed your baby clicking, slipping off the breast, or struggling to gain weight, you may have heard the words “tongue-tie” from a midwife, lactation consultant, or fellow parent. It is one of the most talked-about […]
By Dr. Mustafa Abdalla — Specialist Pediatric Dentistry, myPediaclinic Dubai If your child’s back teeth have ever trapped a sticky biscuit or a piece of sweet that refused to brush away, you have already met the main reason cavities form on molars. The chewing surfaces of the back teeth are covered in tiny grooves and […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai Few sounds rattle a parent more than a child who suddenly wakes at 2am with a harsh, barking cough and noisy breathing. In a clinic week during the cooler months, I see a steady stream of children with coughs that all sound alike to a worried […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai Constipation is one of the most common reasons parents bring a child to the clinic — and one of the most distressing to watch. A child straining, holding back, or in pain on the toilet can worry any parent, and the problem has a way of […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai Few things reassure a new parent more than knowing their child is protected against serious, preventable illness. Yet the immunisation card that comes home from the hospital can look like a confusing grid of abbreviations and dates. As a Specialist Pediatrician in Dubai Healthcare City, I […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai If your child is approaching their first birthday, or is a little older and has never had chickenpox, you have probably wondered whether the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is worth it. After all, many of us remember chickenpox as a “normal” childhood rite of passage — a […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai If your child has missed a vaccine dose, arrived in the UAE part-way through a different country’s schedule, or carries a record you can’t quite decode, you are far from alone. Dubai is one of the most internationally mobile cities on earth, and at myPediaclinic we […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai Few things unsettle new parents more than watching milk come back up after a feed. The good news is that for most babies, spit-up is a normal, even expected, part of early life rather than a sign that something is wrong. Infant reflux — the gentle […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai If your baby has an upcoming vaccination appointment, you have probably seen “6-in-1” written on the schedule and wondered what it actually means. It sounds like a lot for one tiny injection — and in a way, it is. The 6-in-1 vaccine for babies is one […]
By Dr. Medhat Abu-Shaaban — Specialist Pediatrician, myPediaclinic Dubai Every year, as the cooler months approach, parents across Dubai ask the same question: does my child really need the flu vaccine? It’s a fair thing to wonder about — flu can sound like just a bad cold, and no parent loves the idea of an […]
