Maranatha Pediatrics

Maranatha Pediatrics Dr. Ejeehi Umobuarie and Nicole Wedel FNP-C
Seeing all patients from newborn to 20 years old
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Just a friendly reminder to our families, we will be closed for Labor Day this coming Monday! We will resume normal offi...
09/03/2026

Just a friendly reminder to our families, we will be closed for Labor Day this coming Monday! We will resume normal office hours Tuesday, September 8.

๐Ÿ‘€ โ€œ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐?โ€Every child develops at their own pace, but persistent delays or l...
09/03/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ โ€œ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐?โ€

Every child develops at their own pace, but persistent delays or loss of previously learned skills deserve attention.

๐Ÿšฉ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐:

- Isn't meeting expected language or communication milestones
- Has difficulty with movement or coordination
- Rarely makes eye contact or responds to their name
- Struggles with age-appropriate social interaction or play
- Loses a skill they previously had

You don't need to wait and โ€œsee if they catch up.โ€ If something concerns you, discuss it with your pediatricianearly support can make a meaningful difference.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿ” โ€œ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .โ€Occasional snoring can happen when a child has a cold, alle...
08/27/2026

๐Ÿ” โ€œ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .โ€

Occasional snoring can happen when a child has a cold, allergies, or a stuffy nose. But ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ snoring may sometimes signal a breathing problem during sleep.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ

โ€ข Enlarged tonsils or adenoids
โ€ข Nasal congestion or allergies
โ€ข Respiratory infections
โ€ข Sleeping position
โ€ข Obstructive sleep apnea

๐Ÿšจ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

Talk to your pediatrician if your child snores regularly, pauses or struggles to breathe during sleep, sleeps restlessly, wakes with headaches, or seems unusually tired or irritable during the day.
๐“๐ˆ๐ :
Snoring isn't always harmless. If it happens often, it's worth discussing with your child's pediatrician to understand the cause.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿฉบ ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐€๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซKnowing the basics about your childโ€™s health can help you make inform...
08/20/2026

๐Ÿฉบ ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐€๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

Knowing the basics about your childโ€™s health can help you make informed decisions and communicate effectively with your pediatrician.

๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž?
Know the names, doses, and how often they are given.

๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž?
Keep a record of medication, food, or environmental allergies.

๐Ÿ‘. ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž?
Regularly review their immunization record.

๐Ÿ’. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž?
Know their typical eating, sleeping, activity, and behavior patterns so changes are easier to notice.

๐Ÿ“. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง?
Know which symptoms or changes require medical advice rather than waiting.

Keep your childโ€™s medication list, allergies, vaccination record, and important health information in one easily accessible place.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿง  ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ?Think you know your childโ€™s milestones? Letโ€™s test it! ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ ๐“๐ข...
08/13/2026

๐Ÿง  ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Think you know your childโ€™s milestones? Letโ€™s test it! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž!

Which skill would you typically expect from a 2-year-old child?

A) Reading simple sentences
B) Using two-word phrases
C) Riding a bicycle independently
D) Writing their full name

๐Ÿ‘‡ Whatโ€™s your answer?

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿƒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌSports and active play are essential for a child's growth, confidence, and ove...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿƒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

Sports and active play are essential for a child's growth, confidence, and overall health. While minor bumps and bruises are part of the game, many injuries can be prevented with the right precautions.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž

โ€ข Make sure they wear the proper protective gear for their sport.
โ€ข Encourage a warm-up before activity and stretching afterward.
โ€ข Keep children hydrated before, during, and after play.
โ€ข Teach proper techniques and the importance of following the rules.
โ€ข Ensure they get enough rest and avoid playing through pain or injury.

Not every injury is visible. If your child complains of persistent pain, swelling, or has difficulty moving after an activity, it's important to have them evaluated before returning to sports.

๐Ÿ’Š ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐.When your child is sick, it's natural to want them to feel better quic...
07/30/2026

๐Ÿ’Š ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐.

When your child is sick, it's natural to want them to feel better quickly. However, antibiotics only work against bacterial infections not viruses. Many common childhood illnesses, such as๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ, are caused by viruses.

Taking antibiotics when they aren't needed won't help your child recover faster and may contribute to antibiotic resistance, making future bacterial infections harder to treat.

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐?
Antibiotics may be prescribed for certain bacterial infections, such as:

โ™ฆStrep throat
โ™ฆSome ear infections
โ™ฆCertain types of pneumonia

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿซ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ?Knowing when to keep your child home helps protect their health and preve...
07/23/2026

๐Ÿซ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ?

Knowing when to keep your child home helps protect their health and prevents the spread of illness to classmates and teachers.

๐Ÿšจ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž:

โ€ข A fever of 38ยฐC (100.4ยฐF) or higher
โ€ข Vomiting or diarrhea
โ€ข A persistent cough with difficulty breathing
โ€ข A contagious rash or pink eye (as advised by your healthcare provider)
โ€ข Severe fatigue or they're too unwell to participate in school activities

โœ… ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง:

โ€ข They have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
โ€ข Vomiting and diarrhea have stopped.
โ€ข They are eating, drinking, and have enough energy to participate in normal school activities.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ?Heat stroke isn't limited to sports or intense physical activity. Children can develop heat stroke while pl...
07/16/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ?

Heat stroke isn't limited to sports or intense physical activity. Children can develop heat stroke while playing outdoors, sitting in a hot vehicle, spending time at the beach or park, or even during everyday activities in extreme heat.

Young children are especially vulnerable because their bodies don't regulate temperature as efficiently as adults.

๐Ÿšจ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ

โ€ข High body temperature
โ€ข Hot, flushed skin
โ€ข Confusion or unusual drowsiness
โ€ข Rapid breathing
โ€ข Loss of consciousness

Heat stroke can happen anywhere there's excessive heat not just on the sports field.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

๐Ÿฅ— ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญDuring hot weather, the right foods can help children stay hydrated, energiz...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿฅ— ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ

During hot weather, the right foods can help children stay hydrated, energized, and comfortable. Choosing fresh, water-rich foods is a simple way to support their health throughout the summer.

๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž

โ€ข Watermelon and berries
โ€ข Cucumbers and leafy greens
โ€ข Oranges and citrus fruits
โ€ข Yogurt and smoothies
โ€ข Coconut water (for older children, if appropriate)

๐Ÿ’ง ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐‡๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Encourage your child to drink water regularly, even if they don't feel thirsty. Fresh fruits and vegetables also contribute to daily fluid intake.

๐“๐จ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://consumer.scheduling.athena.io/?locationId=27962-1

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