Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

The New York Times has published a great article on the mathematics of obesity and weight management.

To read the article, visit the NY Times website by clicking HERE.

For more information on obesity and weight management contact us at the office at 713.467.1741 (Memorial) or 281.855.3700 (Cypress)

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Below is a great resource for our parents who are interested in more information about breastfeeding.

The Stanford School of Medicine website provides great information and video tutorials on breastfeeding and infant care.

Check it out here:

Stanford School of Medicine: Breastfeeding

If you’d like more information about breastfeeding or caring for your infant, feel free to give our office a call at 713.467.1741 (Memorial) or 281.855.3700 (Cypress).

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1. For comfort, give a SHORT daily lukewarm bath of 5-10 minutes with a mild soap.  Aveeno Oatmeal bath treatment is a good choice.

1. Apply the following medicine to the bites:

For the face –Hydrocortisone ½%-1% (Over-The-Counter) 2x/day.  Use this no longer than 2 weeks.

For the body –Hydrocortisone 1% (Over-The-Counter) 2x/day. Use this no longer than 2 weeks.

1. To keep the bites/rash from becoming infected, apply an antibiotic cream (OTC) (such as Neosporin) to the bites 2x/day.  The antibiotic cream can be used at the same time as the hydrocortisone cream.

1. Keep the fingernails as short as possible.  This will reduce injury to the skin from scratching, as well as keep unwanted germs/dirt/debris from being harbored under long nails.

1. When the child is itchy/scratching apply Sarna Lotion (OTC) (0.5% Camphor + 0.5% Menthol) to the affected area   3-4x/day as needed.  Avoid rubbing on open lesions as this may cause a burning sensation.

1. When the child is itchy/scratching take Loratadine (Claritin OTC) or Cetirizine (Zyrtec OTC) in the morning and/or take Diphenhydramine HCL (Benadryl OTC) at night. For dosing see chart below.

1. If there are signs of an infected skin lesion, please bring the child in a.s.a.p.
   1. Tenderness
   2. Whitish discharge or pustule formation
   3. Fever (temperature >100.4 Fahrenheit)
   4. Redness (increasing over time, initially all bites will have some redness)
   5. Swelling (increasing over time, initially all bites will have some swelling)
   6. Generally looking worse

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

We’re happy to announce that our annual summer newsletter is available for download!  Check it out for important information to make this summer both fun and safe.

Download it by clicking here or ask for it at your next office visit.

Blue Fish Pediatrics Summer Newsletter 2012

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Just as a reminder, Blue Fish Pediatrics Memorial and Cypress will close at 12:00PM Noon on Friday, April 6th in observance of Good Friday.

Blue Fish Memorial will reopen for Saturday Clinic on April 7th, and then resume normal business hours on Monday, April 9th.

Blue Fish Cypress will resume normal business hours on Monday,  April 9th.

If you have any questions, feel free to call us at the office at 713.467.1741.

Happy Easter!

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics,

If your child needs to have a school or camp form filled out by one of our docs, we at Blue Fish would like to ask you to follow the guidlines below:

1.  Please remember to fill out the NAME and DATE OF BIRTH of any form you’d like the doctors to complete before you turn it in.

2.  Please put a sticky note beside any area the doctor needs to fill out to ensure we don’t miss any important information.

3.  Our doctors can only fill out a School/Camp form if your child has had a well check up at our office within the recommended interval (annually for children over 2 years old).

4.  The standard turn around time for a form is 5 business days (though we try very hard to get them done much sooner).  There is no charge for the standard service.

5.  If you need a form completed imediately, there is a $30 express service available for within-the-hour service.

If you have any questions concerning School/Camp forms and our office policy, check out our website, or give us a call at 713.467.1741.

3.21.2012

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Both locations (Memorial and Cypress) of Blue Fish Pediatrics will close at 12:00 PM noon on Friday, April 6, 2012 in observance of Good Friday.  Blue Fish Memorial will resume normal business hours for Saturday clinic. Blue Fish Cypress will resume normal business hours on Monday morning

If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call at 713.467.1741 (Memorial) or  281.855.3700 (Cypress).

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All our systems are back up and running.  Thanks so much for your patience!

2.23.2012

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics Cypress:

Families with ATT or Verizon as their cell phone carrier may have difficulty this morning reaching our Cypress office.  If you need to contact Blue Fish Cypress and you are with one of these carriers, please contact our Memorial office at 713.467.1741 and our Cypress front staff will give you a call back.

We apologize for this inconvenience and will update you as soon as this matter is resolved.

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Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Below is a link to an article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics entitled “A.A.P. Expands Guidelines for Infant Sleep Safety and SIDS Risk Reduction”

To read the article click HERE and you will be forwarded to the A.A.P. website (www.healthychildren.org)

While you’re there, be sure to check out the American Academy of Pediatrics smartphone app (kidsdoc):  iPhone or Andriod!

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Below is a link to an article published by the N.Y. Times entitled “Ritalin Gone Wrong: Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long Term.”

To read the article click HERE and you will be forwarded to the N.Y. Times website.