Notes from an eight-year pediatric practice

A child grows inside a family,
not just a body.

Separate, practical guidance for mothers, fathers, and the grandparents and caregivers around them — written from the clinic floor, the NICU, and the emergency bay, not from a parenting forum.

MBBS · DCH · DNB · MRCPCH ECFMG Certified 8+ yrs clinical practice NICU · ER Triage · Public Health
Three people, one growth curve

Guidance sorted by who's asking.

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Mother's Corner

Postpartum recovery, feeding, early bonding, and the questions mothers ask only after the visitor leaves the room.

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F

Father's Corner

Hands-on care for the parent who's often told to "help out" rather than shown exactly what to do.

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V

Family Village

For grandparents and extended family — where tradition and current pediatric guidance disagree, and how to navigate it kindly.

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Flagship post

Raising a Child Is a Team Sport: What I Tell Every Family in Clinic

The philosophy that opens this blog — why the advice here is split by role, what mothers, fathers, and grandparents each actually need to hear, and the one thing every family I've treated has in common.

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MOTHER FATHER FAMILY
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Dr. Soumya Kolluri

MBBS · DCH · DNB · MRCPCH · ECFMG Certified

Practicing pediatrician with over eight years of clinical experience across NICU care, emergency triage, and public health. Currently completing paediatric residency training in Chennai, India. This blog translates what comes up daily in clinic — the questions parents are often too embarrassed or too tired to ask — into guidance for every member of the family.

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