Mississippi Pediatric Associates

05/22/2026

Every Friday we have a "song of the day" here in clinic. Today it is the 1979 classic "Please Don't Go" by KC and the Sunshine Band. A special dedication going out to Ashley.

We have loved having Ashley here for the last two years. Her last day is today! She will be greatly missed. We wish her the best!

04/17/2026

Our phones are down. If you need to see us, you can walk in. We are here until 5 PM today.

04/16/2026

From the April Issue of South Mississippi Living...

04/13/2026

Today we celebrated our 75th successful treatment of hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice) with home phototherapy since we implemented the program in 2020! That's 75 babies we did NOT have to readmit to the hospital!

4/14/26 update -- upon further research and the good memory of our patients and staff, it seems that we implemented the program in the fall of 2018 -- so we have treated even more patients than I realized!

Thank you for trusting us to care for your children!

04/10/2026

We hope you had fun on Spring Break! We will be here and ready to see you when you get back next week!

04/03/2026

We are open today! Call us if you need us.

Also, remember we have an after-hours line that will connect you to a nurse.

Happy Easter!

02/16/2026

01/20/2026

👑🍰 King Cake Season Is Upon Us 🍰👑

If you find yourself arguing over purple vs. green icing, debating cream cheese vs. cinnamon, or secretly hoping you get the slice with the baby—congratulations. It’s officially King Cake season!

I usually try to avoid controversy, but this raises the eternal question: Who has the best King Cake?

Is that even a fair question? Or does it fall under Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle—the moment you try to precisely identify the best King Cake, your confidence in that judgment starts to decay? Observation alters the outcome.

That said, Loblolly Bakery in Hattiesburg is a relative newcomer that I will put them up against some of the best.
Here’s what ChatGPT said: The pastry strikes the perfect balance of adhesion, flakiness, and moisture—holding together without heaviness—while the icing is light yet abundant, and the whole cake comes festooned with Mardi Gras beads and doubloons, equal parts dessert and declaration. I couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s the icing that really does it for me, though.

👉 https://www.loblollybakery.com

So what’s your favorite? In the end, I suppose it really does come down to a matter of taste.

01/13/2026

We are seeing high rates of RSV and Flu. We are open until 6 PM (we take appointments until 5 PM). We can get your child in to be seen today.

01/08/2026

Flu is prevalent right now!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas!

We are open until noon today. If you are sick, we will get you right in!