Dr. Clerigo’s Child Health Clinic

07/08/2025

Good news, everyone!

We have another Pediatric Cardiologist that will be visiting Kidapawan. Please see post below for her schedule. Welcome to Kidapawan, Doc Eena! ❤️

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT // ❤️ Consultation & 2D ECHO (PEDIA)

We are pleased to inform you that
DR. KATRINA ANGELICA ANDOY
Pediatric Cardiologist
will be available for Consultation and 2D Echo (Pedia) on:

🗓 August 23, 2025 (Saturday)
⏰ 8:00 A.M.

For inquiries and appointments, kindly contact:
📞 0991 295 3299

20/06/2025

EAR PIERCING 👂💎

While there is no specific recommended age for ear piercing, experts recommend piercing at the age when children are mature enough to take care of their piercing. In many cultures, parents opt to have their children’s ears pierced at an early age. There are, however, many points to consider before piercing.

For baby Elri, we made sure that:
✅a trained professional did it
✅sterile instruments were used in piercing her ears
✅hypoallergenic earrings were used
✅more than 2 months have elapsed since her series of tetanus vaccines
✅since Elri had been rubbing her ears few weeks ago because of irritation from hair growth, we made sure that she is over that stage of rubbing
✅we didn’t pierce her ears before her scheduled swimming trips

For the aftercare, we recommended the following to Elri’s parents:
✅keep the earrings in for 4-6 weeks to allow healing
✅clean the area around the earrings once a day
✅keep hands clean when cleaning or touching the area
✅rotate the earrings with clean hands once a day to avoid adherence to skin
✅be careful not to push or pull earrings when brushing hair or having a bath
✅avoid swimming in pools and beaches while in the process of healing
✅watch out for any signs of infection such as pain or irritability, redness, swelling and pus

…and yes! Ear piercing is available at the clinic. ❤️🫶

Ref: https://www.rileychildrens.org/connections/ear-piercing-for-kids-safety-tips-from-a-pediatrician

01/06/2025

Want to know more about healthy screen time?
Join the workshop and learn more about screen time and its effects.

This workshop will be sponsored and conducted by The Point Special Needs Awareness on June 22, 2025 at Camp Riverpark, Kidapawan City.

Message the page directly for registration.

Screens are raising our kids — but should they? 🤔

🗓 June 22 | ⏰ 8:30 AM | 📍Camp Riverpark

Dr. Paul Filomeno, Founder of Healthy Screens PH, will share what every parent needs to know.

🎁 Join us! Includes buffet lunch!

29/05/2025

‼️ Rabies cases are on the rise again. Do not fret! Rabies infection is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable.

RABIES VIRUS
Incubation period: typically 2–3 months but may vary from one week to one year.

How is it spread?
1. When an infected animal bites or scratches other animals or a human; the virus being carried in the saliva or mucus spreading through a broken skin.

2. It is also spread through licking of open wounds or mucosa by an infected animal.

3. Eating of uncooked or undercooked carcass.

4. Direct exposure to a rabied human being.

How is it prevented?
1. Washing of wound extensively with soap and water for 15 minutes will dramatically decrease the risk for infection.

2. Immediately consult a doctor or any ABC or Animal Bite Center for proper categorization of the bite.

3. GET VACCINATED and COMPLETE the course of rabies vaccine; and administration of rabies immunoglobulin, if indicated.

4. Vaccinate your pets and do not let them mingle with stray animals.

‼️PLEASE TAKE NOTE:

-Do not induce bleeding. Huwag paduguin ang kagat.

-Do not kill the biting animal. Instead, keep alive and caged for observation.

Children 2 years old and older are recommended to be given with Rabies Vaccine as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. PrEP is given for 2 doses, 1 week apart. Please visit your doctor for proper consultations, categorization of bites and immunization.

References:
https://www.pidsphil.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-PIDSP-Immunization-Calendar.pdf
-https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies

20/05/2025

Nom! Nom! Nom!
Is your child ready to eat? 🍽️🥣

It is recommended to start complementary feeding at 6 months old, although some introduce at 4 months. Every child is different. You can look for these signs of readiness before you start solid feeding:

✅Sits up alone or with support

✅ Can control their head and neck

✅ Opens their mouth when you offer food

✅ Swallows food rather than pushes it back out onto their chin

✅ Brings objects to their mouth

✅ Tries to grasp small objects, such as toys or food

✅ Transfers food from the front to the back of their tongue to swallow

Always check with your friendly pediatrician as he/she will walk you through the journey of feeding - when to start and how to start. Also, flu vaccine is recommended for children 6 months old and above.

References:
https://www.cdc.gov/infant-toddler-nutrition/foods-and-drinks/when-what-and-how-to-introduce-solid-foods.html

24/04/2025

[LOOK] Vaccines are safe and effective.
Through vaccination, we are able to save and improve countless lives from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Join us as we celebrate World Immunization Week from April 24 to 30. This infographic is brought to you by PIDSP.

16/04/2025

Yey! Hailey and Caley finally got their yearly dose of flu vaxx. ❤️

It is recommended that children 6 months of age and older get an annual Influenza vaccine.

Message the page for more details. 📲

14/04/2025

Flu vaccine for season 2025 available 🙂

11/04/2025

Good jab, Keith!

Flu vaccine for season 2025 is here. Get your shots now!

Influenza vaccine is recommended for children aged 6 months and older.

Message this page for inquiries. 📲

26/03/2025

Finally! Good news, Mommies and Daddies! ❤️

For parents of children with developmental and behavioral concerns, we now have a Developmental Pediatrician in town. Dr. Lagang-Buenaventura is affiliated with The Point Special Needs Awareness at Riverpark, Kidapawan.

Reserve for a slot now because June schedule is already full!

"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity." - Hippocrates

We are truly excited to have join us, Dr. Khat and be delighted also to see what we will accomplish together as one family. You are indeed a God's provision and will be His extra hand to be part of the lives of the people with special needs.

*For inquiries and appointments, please drop us a message or may call our contact number.

18/09/2024

Hi! We have been in a hiatus these past few weeks (or months) because we prepared for something really big, but we have two good news:

1. Doc Kryng passed the Oral (part 2) boards for the Philippine Pediatric Society making her officially a board-certified Pediatrician; and

2. We are back in the clinics!

Thank you, everyone, for your patience and for your congratulatory messages. God is good! ❤️

08/07/2024

Hi, Moms and Dads!
Kindly take note of my TEMPORARY CLINIC SCHEDULE for July. 🤍🫶