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VMC Kids Pediatrics is coming soon to the Houston, SugarLand, Sienna, Missouri,Richmond, Katy & surrounding areas!

Our mission is to provide exceptional, compassionate care for children of all ages — from newborns to teens

11/09/2026

🧠 Practical tips

* Follow hunger cues: crying, rooting, sucking hands = hungry; turning away = full
* Overfeeding can increase risk of excessive weight gain, but strict restriction isn’t recommended either
* Intake naturally varies day-to-day
* Growth the key indicator of adequacy

Instead of focusing only on ounces, pediatricians often ask:

* Is the baby growing along their curve?
* Are they satisfied after feeds?
* Are there enough wet diapers (≥6/day after newborn period)?

10/28/2026

🧠 Practical tips
* Follow hunger cues: crying, rooting, sucking hands = hungry; turning away = full
* Overfeeding can increase risk of excessive weight gain, but strict restriction isn’t recommended either
* Intake naturally varies day-to-day
* Growth the key indicator of adequacy

Instead of focusing only on ounces, pediatricians often ask:

* Is the baby growing along their curve?
* Are they satisfied after feeds?
* Are there enough wet diapers (≥6/day after newborn period)?

10/24/2026

CDC respiratory virus update | October 23, 2026

Flu is increasing across many parts of the country.
Common cold viruses are circulating, with rhinovirus/enterovirus elevated nationally.
Parainfluenza is increasing.
COVID-19 is declining nationally, while RSV activity remains very low in most areas.


10/07/2026

⚠️ Important evidence-based points;
* Follow hunger cues: crying, rooting, sucking hands = hungry; turning away = full
* Overfeeding can increase risk of excessive weight gain, but strict restriction isn’t recommended either
* Intake naturally varies day-to-day
* Growth the key indicator of adequacy

🧠 Practical tip

Instead of focusing only on ounces, pediatricians often ask:

* Is the baby growing along their curve?
* Are they satisfied after feeds?
* Are there enough wet diapers (≥6/day after newborn period)?

10/03/2026

🩺 CDC Weekly Virus Update | Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2026
🤧 Flu: Activity remains low nationally but is beginning to increase.
🤒 Common cold viruses: Rhinovirus/enterovirus activity is increasing.
🦠 COVID-19: Activity varies by region.
🫁 RSV: Activity remains low in most areas.
🤢 Stomach viruses: Norovirus continues to circulate, but a local surge in Houston has not been confirmed.

Source: CDC Respiratory Illness Data and CDC FluView



09/17/2026

⚠️ Important evidence-based points;
* Follow hunger cues: crying, rooting, sucking hands = hungry; turning away = full
* Overfeeding can increase risk of excessive weight gain, but strict restriction isn’t recommended either
* Intake naturally varies day-to-day
* Growth the key indicator of adequacy

09/11/2026

Evidence-based guidelines for infant formula intake are usually given as ranges, because babies vary a lot in appetite and growth. Pediatric recommendations (from groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics) are based on weight, age, and feeding cues rather than a strict fixed amount.

09/05/2026

CDC report for this week
* As of September 4, 2026, the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek health care is very low.
* National and regional COVID-19 activity is increasing.
* RSV activity is very low in most areas of the country.
* Seasonal influenza activity is low.
* Rhinovirus/Enterovirus (RV/EV) is increasing nationally.


08/29/2026

CDC report for the week of August 24–28, 2026

* Overall respiratory illness: CDC reports that the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare is very low nationally.
* COVID-19: Increasing nationally and regionally. CDC estimates that COVID-19 infections were growing or likely growing in 48 states as of August 26.
* Rhinovirus/Enterovirus: Increasing nationally, which fits well with the common cold–type symptoms I’m seeing—runny nose, congestion, cough and sore throat.
* Influenza: Still low. The most recent CDC FluView data showed only 0.7% of clinical respiratory specimens positive for influenza for the week ending August 15.
* RSV: CDC’s current national picture does not indicate a major RSV surge; my observation of only a few cases is consistent with RSV not being the dominant respiratory virus right now.


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