Happy Feet Paediatrics

01/12/2025

Our week: 1-8 December 2025

Vredenburg - normal hours on Monday - Friday.

Langebaan on 1-3 December 2025 (09:00-15:00). We have listened and are available from earlier times. No paediatrician available on 4 December 2025 at the Langebaan rooms.

Sr Margie at the rooms on Tuesday and Thursday.

Please cancel appointments at least 4hours prior to the appointment. Appointments not cancelled on time will be charged in full for your account! MISSED APPOINTMENTS WILL BE FULLY BILLED FOR YOUR ACCOUNT! Specialist appointments are required to be cancelled 24h prior in most settings.

Make sure of YOUR own medical aid rules when making appointments.
Allow sufficient time for travel and ESPECIALLY parking.

Do not be rude to staff - this will NOT be tolerated.

‼️‼️NB NB NB Please note that admin/clinical queries will be responded to as and when time allows - please be patient and do not badger us for a response. Patients booking appointments and emergency care takes preference above a query!
Please note - opinions about treatment from other providers will only be managed after a formal consultation in our rooms. ‼️‼️

Avoid disappointment and use our online booking platform available at www.happyfeetpaediatrics.co.za.
Have a great week!

Happy Feet Paediatrics, caring for our little ones. Building Strong Foundations for Lifelong Health and Wellness.

28/11/2025

Every weekend! Have a good one!!

26/11/2025

Big thanks to

Anneline Venter, Hester Hansen, Natasha Van Eden, Chanique Valentyn, Rene Van Der Westhuizen, Lizette Botha

for all of your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

26/11/2025

Just a reminder

24/11/2025

24/11/2025

Our week: 24-30 November 2025

Vredenburg - normal hours on Monday - Friday.

Langebaan on 24-26 November 2025 (09:00-15:00). We have listened and are available from earlier times. No paediatrician available on 27 November 2025 at the Langebaan rooms.

Sr Margie at the rooms on Tuesday and Thursday & Saturday.

Please cancel appointments at least 4hours prior to the appointment. Appointments not cancelled on time will be charged in full for your account! MISSED APPOINTMENTS WILL BE FULLY BILLED FOR YOUR ACCOUNT! Specialist appointments are required to be cancelled 24h prior in most settings.

Make sure of YOUR own medical aid rules when making appointments.
Allow sufficient time for travel and ESPECIALLY parking.

Do not be rude to staff - this will NOT be tolerated.

‼️‼️NB NB NB Please note that admin/clinical queries will be responded to as and when time allows - please be patient and do not badger us for a response. Patients booking appointments and emergency care takes preference above a query!
Please note - opinions about treatment from other providers will only be managed after a formal consultation in our rooms. ‼️‼️

Avoid disappointment and use our online booking platform available at www.happyfeetpaediatrics.co.za.
Have a great week!

Happy Feet Paediatrics, caring for our little ones. Building Strong Foundations for Lifelong Health and Wellness.

22/11/2025

I say no more! Scientific evidence still prevails - no links between vaccinations and autism

RFK Jr. says he ordered the CDC to change its website to hint at a vaccine–autism link.
That is extraordinarily unusual for a Health and Human Services Secretary, and it’s not how gold-standard science works.

Here’s why this matters:

1️⃣ The science hasn’t changed.
Decades of large, well-designed studies involving millions of children show no causal link between vaccines and autism. This is one of the most thoroughly investigated questions in public health.

2️⃣ What did change?
RFK Jr. admits he personally directed the CDC to edit its site to introduce doubt and suggest “ignored studies.” That’s political interference, not scientific discovery. Public health agencies are supposed to follow evidence, not ideology.

3️⃣ This move adds confusion, not clarity.
Parents deserve honest, evidence-based information. Sudden shifts in official messaging without new data erode trust and create unnecessary fear, especially for families with young children or are already navigating autism.

4️⃣ Public health depends on accuracy.
If a government official can rewrite settled science with the stroke of a pen, that’s not transparency, it’s manipulation. Vaccine misinformation has real consequences: lower immunization rates and higher risk of outbreaks.

Bottom line:
Vaccines do not cause autism. The evidence is overwhelming. What we’re seeing now is not a scientific update, it’s a political one.

Let’s keep the conversation grounded in actual data, not fear or agenda.

21/11/2025

I cannot state how important vaccines are at preventing DEATH and DISABILITY in our children! Until proven otherwise - we will remain advocates for our patients!

Harmful myths suggesting that vaccines cause autism sow fear and distrust in vaccines, ultimately jeopardizing the great progress we’ve made in preventing serious childhood diseases. For decades, scientists have studied the potential causes of autism, and have repeatedly found no credible link between childhood vaccines and autism. Any effort to misrepresent sound, strong science poses a threat to the health of children and does a disservice to our autistic community.

Read our full fact-check to learn more: https://bit.ly/4nI0Rnb

21/11/2025

Have a super weekend!!!

19/11/2025

Big thanks to

Natasha Van Eden, Anneline Venter, Hester Hansen, Chanique Valentyn, Rene Van Der Westhuizen, Lizette Botha

for all of your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

17/11/2025

Today we celebrate our tiny little people - born too early but with a strong will to fight!!!