Dr Hennie Snyman

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The past year has certainly had quite an impact on our kids. Fortunately, things are starting to return to some sort of ...
16/04/2021

The past year has certainly had quite an impact on our kids. Fortunately, things are starting to return to some sort of normal, but unfortunately with this our normal yearly seasonal illnesses are returning.

In the past few weeks I have seen quite a bit of respiratory infections like RSV but fortunately the season for RSV usually ends by the end of May. The RSV is not a new virus as some rumor's claim, it has been with us for many years. The RSV affects mostly our smaller children ( less than 3 years of age ) and present with coughing, wheezing chest and sometimes also shortness of breath.

But we are now entering the season of influenza, in other words flu season! Flu has many symptoms for example a sore throat, runny nose, fever and chills, fatigue, body aches, headaches and respiratory symptoms such as coughing. In some cases it can also present with shortness of breath, diarrhea and vomiting.

We must remember that flu has claimed many lives each year but fortunately there are preventative measures and it is more important than ever to make use of these. The flu vaccines are already available now. I strongly advise all family members (if they have no contraindications) to receive the flu vaccine. If your child does contract flu there are very helpful treatments readily available so do not hesitate to bring your little one. The sooner the right treatment is given the less the recovery time is.

Dit is soms so dat ons klein lieflinge skielik onverwags ernstig siek word, hulle lewens skielik net aan ‘n dun draadjie...
06/02/2021

Dit is soms so dat ons klein lieflinge skielik onverwags ernstig siek word, hulle lewens skielik net aan ‘n dun draadjie hang. Dit voel meestal vir ouers onwerklik om so skielik in so situasie te wees, hulle klein lieflinge het dan ‘n paar ure gelede niks makeer nie. As pediater is dit vir my wonderlik en ‘n voorreg om in sulke tye ook goeie uitkomste te sien en te ervaar, want dit maak verseker dit die moeite werd om aan te hou om daar vir ons pasientjies en hulle ouers te wees. Ek is dankbaar om deel van ‘n sisteem te wees waar ons menslik moontlik net die beste vir ons pasientjies kan doen ( dankie aan Rosepark hospitaal vir die uitstekende ICU fasiliteit, aan ons uitstekende verpleeg personeel, ook aan al die ander spesialiste wat ons bystaan in sulke moelike en gespesialiseerde gevalle ). Dankie dat ons kan glo in ‘n amazing Vader wat vir ons al die wonderwerke moontlik maak.

Dear parents! Herewith, an update on Covid-19 infections, see my previous posting in Augustus 2020.The graphics attached...
30/01/2021

Dear parents!

Herewith, an update on Covid-19 infections, see my previous posting in Augustus 2020.

The graphics attached speak for themselves.

So what about the new variants or mutations? For adults, according to up-to-date available data, it seems that it might be a bit more contagious and also to some degree more dangerous. For children, nothing much has changed though except that the age group 15-18 years is a bit more susceptible for infection and serious illness than before.

Since the start of the pandemic we haven't had any admissions in our paediatric ICU ward related to Covid-19 infections. We had only one admission in paediatric ICU with post Covid-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome, who was my own patient, fortunately she survived without any complications. We had only a few admissions in the children’s ward with Covid-19 related symptoms but all were discharged without any problems in just a few days. We did, however, have plenty of asymptomatic cases or children with only mild symptoms who isolated and recovered at home with just symptomatic treatment.

For personal protection adhere to all the general rules like hand sanitizing, the wearing of masks and social distancing. Vaccines will definitely have an impact on the pandemic, but more about that when it becomes available to us. Alternative medication like Ivermectin is still very controversial as to wether it will be an effective profilactic or therapeutic treatment. The dosages and product's safetey is still unknown.

Feel free to contact my practice for your little loved one's general or specific paediatric needs, or for your or your friends expected little babies.

Pease be safe.

To all the little ones and their families in my practice:May the Lord grant you and all your loved ones peace, joy and ...
24/12/2020

To all the little ones and their families in my practice:

May the Lord grant you and all your loved ones peace, joy and goodwill. May the wonder of Christmas, the joy of God’s abundant blessings, and the peace of Jesus’s presence be with you always.

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called the children to him. “ Let the little children come to me, “ he said. “ Don’t prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to those who are like them. “

Merry Christmas

November month we celebrate world preemie month (premature babies). Every single preemie I’ve treated over the last 30 y...
30/11/2020

November month we celebrate world preemie month (premature babies).

Every single preemie I’ve treated over the last 30 years (even longer) is very special to me. Obviously it is impossible to mention them all or even begin to decide whose story I must tell.

For 2020 I chose to say something about little Melinke because she was my smallest preemie in all my year’s in private practice. She was born at 25 weeks gestational age and weighed just over 550 gram. In the first photo she is compared with a 500ml cold drink bottle, on the second photo she has her dad’s wedding ring around her arm and lastly the third photo shows her as the very healthy, beautiful and bright little 6 year old that she is today.

In her three and a half months that she was in the neonatal icu she threw us with almost everything that you will find in the neonatal textbooks (myself, my colleagues and the neonatal nursing staff). She had her good days, her bad days, calm days and unfortunately very stormy days, she kept us on our toes at all times.

Little premies like Melinke that survived without any of those dreaded complications that can be devastating to our little premies, must give all parents with premies hope and faith, because it gives paediatricians like myself and all our most appreciate neonatal nursing staff great hope and belief in how amazingly strong fighters these little ones are!

My appreciation to Melinke’s parents for their always positive commitment and belief towards her treatment while she was in neonatal icu and that they allowed me to share her neonatal story with you. It was and is still a privilege to be part of her life.

Dear parents I’m probably stirring up the hornets nest with my topic of discussion today...in my more than 25 years of p...
24/10/2020

Dear parents I’m probably stirring up the hornets nest with my topic of discussion today...in my more than 25 years of private practice I’ve seen “ fashion diagnoses “ coming and going, with plenty of people jumping straight onto the bandwagon...and the latest one, I believe is “ Lip-tie and tongue-tie “ specifically in babies.

Lip-ties occur when the piece of tissue behind baby's upper lip is too short and tight, limiting the upper lip’s movement. This tissue is called the maxillary labial frenulum (you can feel yours if you run your tongue between your upper lip and the top of the gum).

Those who frequently diagnose and treat lip-ties use a classification system to describe where the frenulum attaches. A class 3 will insert at the edge of the gumline, a class 4 will wrap around to the hard palate.

Lip-ties can cause breast-feeding difficulties when a baby can’t get his/her lips around the ni**le and upper portion of the ar**la. (Lips should be able to form a proper seal around them.)

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition that restricts the tongue's range of motion. An unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum) tethers the bottom of the tongue's tip to the floor of the mouth. Breast-feeding requires a baby to keep his or her tongue over the lower gum while sucking, if unable, the baby might chew instead of suck on the ni**le. This can cause significant ni**le pain and interfere with a baby's ability to get breast milk.

From a medical standpoint, the key is really understanding if the upper lip’s or the tongue’s movement is restricted. No symptoms, no problem. But any feeding problems in a growing baby are always a cause for concern.

Treatment for lip-tie and tongue-tie is controversial. Some doctors and lactation consultants recommend correcting it right a way, others prefer to take a wait-and-see approach. The surgical procedure performed to cut or remove the lingual or labial frenulum is called frenotomy/frenulotomy and frenectomy.

My personal concern is the huge amount of babies that are diagnosed with or treated for lip-ties and tongue-ties.

Accordingly to an article in Oct 2019 on this topic in UpToDate ( UpToDate are used by doctors and specialists all over the world for the newest up to date articals on many different medical topics ).

“ The reported prevalence varies from

❤️This is my wish for our children at this beautiful time of the year, especially this year where Covid-19 deprived them...
12/09/2020

❤️This is my wish for our children at this beautiful time of the year, especially this year where Covid-19 deprived them from the enjoyment of childhood❤️

Dear Parents, a common problem seen at my practice in our babies is gastero esophageal reflux ( GER ). It differs from v...
22/08/2020

Dear Parents, a common problem seen at my practice in our babies is gastero esophageal reflux ( GER ). It differs from vomiting which is a active forceful reflex from the stomach to empty it’s content. GER is more just like an overflowing of either milk or gastic fluids out of baby’s stomach.

Symptoms are usually recurrent regurgitating and re-swallowing, abdominal pain or colicky behavior ( frequent crying and fussiness), refusing or difficulty to drink ( choking or gagging), complaining of a sour smell or taste at their mouths and episodic coughing or wheezing from the airways.

I personally do believe all babies have some degree of GER, most are asymptomatic but many suffers symptoms. Those with symptoms can easily be manage by adjustments in feeding ( techniques to improve breastfeeding or specialized formulas in case of formula feeding ) or manage either with or without medication, severe cases of GER might need surgery.

Remember to bring your babies for their regular checkups.

16/08/2020

Covid-19 and our children:

Dear parents, the most asked question in my surgery is “Are our children safe?" I fully understand your anxiety, any disease or infection that can harm our children is of great concern. Any death of a child is a tragedy and even one death is one too many.

Firstly, take note that Covid-19 is mainly a disease of adults. Worldwide, as well as in South Africa, more or less 93% of all cases are in adults. Serious illness and deaths occur mainly in adults, whereas children rarely have the same outcome.

Secondly, in South Africa the total cases of children between 3rd March – 25th July is 33 065, that’s 7% of all cases in South Africa and keep in mind that children make up a third of our population. Of these children, more than 35% were older adolescents ( aged 15 - 18 years ) and there were 1 067 hospital admissions; that’s 3% of all the cases in these children. There were a total of 26 deaths and that’s 0.08% of all cases in these children. Most of these deaths were in children whom already had serious underlying illnesses. These statistics were published by the NICD early in August 2020: “Epidemiology and Clinical characteristics of laboratory confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa aged less than 18 years“.

Hopefully this will give you as parents a better perspective of Covid-19 in our children. Our children is by far safer than our adults, but still we all have to adhere to all the rules to protect ourselves and our children against the Covid-19 infection.

Thanks for all the likes and very appreciated comments. Ek waardeer elk van julle so baie. 🤓👏🏻😘
15/08/2020

Thanks for all the likes and very appreciated comments. Ek waardeer elk van julle so baie. 🤓👏🏻😘

Na versoeke van my pasientjies en hulle ouers en met die hulp van my familie het ek nou 'n Facebook blad vir my praktyk....
10/08/2020

Na versoeke van my pasientjies en hulle ouers en met die hulp van my familie het ek nou 'n Facebook blad vir my praktyk. So kom ons geniet dit, Dr Hennie 😀

Due to requests from my little patients and their parents and with the guidance of my family I now have a page for my practice. So let's enjoy, Dr Hennie 😀

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Hierdie is ‘n blad waar ons met mekaar kan sosialiseer, spesiale oomblikke deel en relevante inligting kan deel.

The purpose of this page is to serve as a place where we can socialize, share special moments and also share relevant information.

Vrywaring/Disclaimer:

Eerstens word hierdie blad deur administrateurs beheer. Die plasings daarop gaan deur ‘n siftingsproses. Plasings wat nie geplaas word nie is nie noodwendig verkeerd of nie aanvaarbaar nie, maar dalk net nie in konteks met die blad se huidige bedoeling of aard nie. Tweedens is enige mediese inligting wat op hierdie blad gedeel word, alleenlik ten doel as interesante inligting aan individue wat die blad besoek en word dit geensins bedoel om as behandeling te dien nie en/of die plaasvervanging te wees van konsultasie, navrae of besoeke aan myself of ander gesondheidswerkers nie.

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