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08/04/2026

Paano malalaman kung choking hazard ang toys ni baby? Gawin ang toilet paper roll test! 👇🏻

⚠️Choking Hazard Check (The Toilet Paper Roll Test)

Bilang doktor, alam natin na delikado ang maliliit na laruan. Para sa mga mommies na hindi sigurado kung safe ang isang object:

✅The Hack: USE THE TOILET PAPER ROLL
👉🏼Kung ang isang laruan o gamit ay kasingliit o kasya sa loob ng toilet paper roll, ibig sabihin ay choking hazard ito para sa mga batang wala pang tatlong taon.

👉🏼Itabi muna ang mga ito sa mataas na lugar.

👉🏼Once you identify a potential choking hazard, keep it out of reach of your child. Curiosity drives children to put such objects in their mouths, so it is better to be safe than sorry.

☝🏽Here is a list of things that are not food items but could still potentially cause your child to choke if ingested:

❗️🎈Latex balloons: Statistics show that balloons cause more childhood deaths than any other toy. Because they can take the shape of your child’s windpipe, they are more dangerous than hard, solid toys. Keep them out of reach of children. Supervise your child when she is around uninflated or burst balloons.

❗️🪀🚂Small toys and broken toy parts: Such small pieces can easily become lodged in your child’s throat, nose, or ear. Many childhood deaths occur as a result of inhaling, choking on, or swallowing objects like small balls, marbles, small toys, and toy parts that can fit into a child’s mouth.

❗️🪙🔋Other hazardous items include coins, magnets, pen caps, rubber balls, button-type batteries, and ball-shaped toys.

✔️Supervise your kids when they play together. ✔️Ensure your older kids do not give small toys to their younger siblings.
✔️When buying toys, only buy age-appropriate toys while following package age recommendations.
✔️Apart from small swallowable objects, you also need to be aware of objects that can cause other types of airway obstruction such as strangulation, suffocation, and entrapment. This will help you prevent such issues.

⚠️Choking hazards are things that could potentially cause babies and toddlers to choke. This includes anything that is smaller than a coin.
✔️You can prevent choking from food by ensuring that your child eats while she’s sitting and by mashing or cutting her food into tiny pieces.
✔️To reduce the risk of choking from non-food hazards around your home, always keep small objects away from your child.

☝🏾The rule:
👉🏼If nagkasya o nagfit sa tissue roll-Wag ibigay ang toys❌

👉🏼Kung hindi nagkasya-Safe ibigay ang toys✅

Dr.Mitch V. Mendoza

08/04/2026

Mag usong sakit ngayong summer ☀️

08/04/2026

Worried because your baby seems to “snack” all day? You’re not alone 💛

Many little ones don’t follow the usual 3-meals-a-day pattern—and that’s okay. Their tiny tummies are designed for small, frequent feeds, especially in the early years.

What matters most is not how much they eat in one sitting, but their overall intake, growth, and energy throughout the day.

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦.

Swipe through to understand what’s normal—and when to take a closer look. 👉🏻

07/04/2026

Clinic schedule today 🩺

07/04/2026

Napansin niyo ba? After watching videos or playing on a gadget, biglang nagiging irritable, iyakin, or hirap pakalmahin ang bata.

There’s a reason behind these big emotions. 😰

When kids are on screens, especially fast-paced shows or games, their brains get used to high levels of stimulation—bright colors, quick scene changes, exciting sounds. But when the screen suddenly turns off, the transition can feel overwhelming especially for young children.

Here are some gentle ways to help 👇🏼

06/04/2026

Sa araw-araw na routine—sa laro, aral, at kahit sa mga stressful moments—tahimik lang na ina-absorb ng mga bata ang mga salitang naririnig nila sa bahay.

𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐚𝐧… 𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐢 ‘𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢 𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚.

Over time, your voice becomes their inner voice.

Kapag madalas silang nakakarinig ng encouragement, natututo silang maniwala sa sarili nila: “Kaya ko ‘to.”

Kapag pasensyosa/o ka, natututo silang maging kalmado kahit nahihirapan.

Kapag kinakausap sila nang may respeto, dala-dala nila ‘yon sa sarili nila at sa ibang tao.

Pero kapag puro puna ang naririnig, nagiging dahilan yun nang lack of self confidence. Puwedeng matakot silang magkamali o isipin na hindi sila sapat.

Hindi naman kailangang maging perfect parent. Lahat tayo napapagod at nagkakamali rin. Ang importante ay awareness at yung small, consistent effort na piliin ang mga salitang makakatulong sa kanila, hindi makakasakit.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲:
💬 Instead of “Bakit mo ginawa ‘yan?” try “Kwento mo sa akin kung anong nangyari.”

💬 Instead of “Ang kulit mo naman,” try “Mukhang nahihirapan ka, tulungan kita.”

💬 Instead of “Puro ka mali,” try “Okay lang magkamali, doon tayo natututo.”

At huwag kalimutang sabihin:
✨ “Proud ako sa’yo.”
✨ “Naniniwala ako sa’yo.”
✨ “Andito lang ako para sa’yo.”

Simple words—but they mean everything to a child. Ito yung nagiging source nila ng confidence at comfort, lalo na kapag humaharap sila sa challenges.

𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬.

So today, take a moment. Pakinggan natin ang sarili nating mga salita.
Dahil balang araw, iyon din ang maririnig nila sa sarili nilang isip.

Your voice today becomes their inner voice tomorrow. 💜

05/04/2026

Clinic resumes today! 🩺

04/04/2026

𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐐: Doc, paano i-handle ang tatntrums ni baby? Dapat ba paluin agad o sigawan?

𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐆 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬:

Tantrums are a normal part of childhood—lalo na sa toddlers. Hindi pa fully developed ang kakayanan nila to manage big emotions, kaya minsan umiiyak, sumisigaw, or nagwawala sila. And as parents, it can feel overwhelming too. 😰

𝐒𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭) 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝.

Here are some simple, gentle phrases you can use 👇🏼

✨ "𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐤𝐨."
Pinaparamdam nito na hindi sila nag-iisa, kahit nahihirapan sila sa emotions nila.

✨ "𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐭/𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐚."
Helping your child name their feelings is the first step in learning how to manage them.

✨"𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐭 𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐭."
This sets a clear boundary while still validating their emotions.

✨"𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦. 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨, 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲?"
Modeling calm behavior helps them slowly regulate their own emotions.

✨ "𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐚 𝐧𝐢 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐲/𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐚 𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐠-𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐩."
Not all problems need to be solved immediately—sometimes, they just need space to calm down.

𝐈𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐰, 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐠-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 (like “tumigil ka na” or “wala ‘yan”). Instead, aim for calm, connection, and consistency.

Remember: 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 “𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫”—they are your child’s way of saying, “I need help with what I’m feeling.”

If you need support with your child’s behavior or development, just tap and click for Doc G! 💌

03/04/2026

Good Friday reminds us that even in the darkest moments, love endures and sacrifice brings hope. ✝️🕊️

02/04/2026

In the quiet of Maundy Thursday, we remember the humility of service, the power of love, and the grace found in sacrifice. 🙏

01/04/2026

Did you know your breast milk changes every single day? 💭

Amazing talaga ang katawan ni mommy! Kayang-kaya nitong mag-adjust based sa needs ni baby. 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐲𝐚 “𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬”—it’s a living, dynamic source of nutrition na patuloy nagbabago mula newborn stage hanggang sa paglaki ni baby.

Sa unang mga araw pagkapanganak, ang gatas ng ina ay tinatawag na 👉🏻𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦—𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐥, 𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐭). Kahit konti lang ang dami nito, sapat na sapat ito para protektahan si baby laban sa infections.

Habang lumilipas ang mga araw, nagiging itong 👉🏻 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤. Dito, nagbabago ang composition ng fats, proteins, at carbohydrates para tugunan ang growing energy at development needs ni baby. Parang “custom-made” ang gatas mo—𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.

At hindi lang ito nagbabago over weeks or months—kahit within the day, nag-aadjust din ang breast milk:
✨ Mas watery ito sa simula ng feed (foremilk) para ma-hydrate si baby
✨ Mas creamy at rich in fat sa dulo (hindmilk) para mabusog siya
✨ Maaaring mas hydrating during hot days para iwas dehydration

Isa pa sa pinaka-amazing—kapag may sakit si baby, nagre-respond din ang katawan mo. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 and produce more immune factors to help fight illness.

Breast milk is not just food—it’s comfort, protection, and connection. 🤱💜

Kaya mommy, every drop truly matters. Walang sayang sa bawat patak na naibibigay kay baby 🤗