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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP

@drjenchen4kids.medsky.social
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Girl mom, #tweetiatrician #KidVengers captain now on #MedSky 🦋Loves babies, baking, and bunnies 🥰 Posts ≠medical advice, employers' views, etc

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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dating myself as a 90s kid but this comes to mind 🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgOz...
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parts of the brain (by pinky and the Brain) with lyrics
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 06/10/2026
You should have come to San Diego haha, we’ve had a record breaking heat wave for NCE this weekend! 🥵
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 06/10/2026
Agreed, that's what we did for mine. Some places don't like giving MMRV to kids < 4 years old so they'll still do it as separate MMR + varicella (or if kid has some other reason eg hx seizures)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/10/2026
Literally just talked to @drelizabethmurray.bsky.social about this - reminder that kids >1 yo can get 2nd dose #MMR 4 weeks after 1st dose (don't have to wait until 4 years). Both my kids got theirs at 18m visit! #TheMoreYouKnow #VaccinesWork #VaccinesCauseAdults #VaccinesSaveLives
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/10/2026
#AAP2026 CEO Mark Del Monte: “Pediatricians are kind but not timid. They are compassionate but not passive“ 💪🏽 @ameracadpeds.bsky.social is currently the most trusted medical association re: #PublicHealth, over CDC/FDA 😬
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/10/2026
#AAP2026 “is a vibe” 😎 #KidVenger selfie w @alokpatelmd.bsky.social It’s been a wonderfully hectic and inspiring weekend, now a couple more days to cram in as many sessions as possible (plus bookmark the recorded ones for later) 🤓 #PedSky #tweetiatrician #WePutKids1st
Dr. Alok Patel and Dr. Jennifer Chen at San Diego Convention Center
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/10/2026
#CommunicationTraining - Trust is local eg need to de-centralize social media/marketing - Marketing ≠ Communication - We #tweetiatricians are not just clinicians, we are already #PublicHealth communicators
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Communication Is Key
Alt: One man yelling at another man: Communication Is Key
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/10/2026
#Breastfeeding Tongue tie controversy: see @ameracadpeds.bsky.social 2024 guidelines doi.org/10.1542/peds... - Mirroring technique of empathetic listening so families don't feel dismissed - most ppl make decisions based on FEELING, not THINKING (so throwing data at them doesn't help)
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Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report
Ankyloglossia refers to a congenitally tight lingual frenulum that limits the motion of the tongue. Whether the release of a tight lingual frenulum in neonates improves breastfeeding is not clear. Because many of the symptoms of ankyloglossia overlap those of other breastfeeding difficulties, a team partnership is necessary.
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Breastfeeding #LowSupply If you want a brownie, just eat a brownie (or Oreos) 😂 - Dr. Pepper does NOT help increase milk supply 😐 - no reason to collect milk antenatally; does NOT predict milk supply Side note: Encouraged to see many men in this #AAP2026 session (Dr. Wolynn is #IBCLC too!)
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Indiana Jones Ponders the Oreo Stack
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 04/10/2026
#AAP2026 #Breastfeeding Myths @drjen4kids.bsky.social + Dr. Todd Wolynn - re: toxins, they're in the environment, but still more in formula than breastmilk so risk of BF still < benefits (for most babies) - radiation: most things are safe eg contrast, refer to ABM protocol 31 www.bfmed.org/protocols
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Learned Something New Today Ribbon Award
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 04/10/2026
Glad the kids survived, but 1) Don’t take kids to a chiro, period 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2) The only safe “raw” milk is breastmilk (and even then donor milk is frozen/pasteurized + tested) 🤱🏻 3) Ask us, your pediatricians! Constipation is easily treatable w/out risking kids’ lives 💩 #PedSky #FoodSafety #TheMoreYouKnow
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy to see many #PedSky #Tweetiatricians @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #NCE @alokpatelmd.bsky.social @drericball.bsky.social @madocforhealth.bsky.social @drkatielockwood.bsky.social @elizabethmeademd.bsky.social @rubinallergy.bsky.social @drelizabethmurray.bsky.social @colleenkraftmd.bsky.social
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Penguin with Heart Eyes Loves Phone
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/10/2026
FYI 2 doses flu is actually anyone under 9 years old who hasn’t had 2 lifetime doses prior so not just babies. Glad you’re getting little one protected especially because we’re already seeing a lot of early cases 😬
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/10/2026
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social @reachoutandread.bsky.social #AdvocacyAsk #SaveHeadStart #PedSky #KidVengers Submit comments here by 10/6 to maintain Head Start as a crucial program in early childhood health and education! #ItTakesAVillage www.regulations.gov/commenton/AC...
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hard to put a protective % on breastmilk but n=1 first kid got COVID from daycare literally the week after she stopped getting breastmilk at 20m (yes she was vaccinated but by then it had been 6m)🙃 Re: current vaccines, my FQHC just got a supply so call your peds office, let them know you want it!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/10/2026
#PedSky #tweetiatricians, hope to see many of you at @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #NCE this weekend! It's going to be a toasty weekend so bring hats, water bottles, maybe fans or sunscreen 🥵
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Pudgy Pengu: Too Hot to Handle
Alt: Pudgy Pengu sweating w caption "Too Hot"
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/10/2026
Could be worse, like the "bowl" look 😂
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Dog With A Bowl Haircut Looking Ridiculous And Lost Nosolohit
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/10/2026
Busy AM clinic then rushed to @reachoutandread.bsky.social meeting w keynote author @mattdelapena.bsky.social - even got a signed book! Also great to reunite w #PedSky #tweetiatricians like @navsaria.bsky.social so now really looking forward to the rest of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #NCE
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Happy Girl Carrying a Huge Pile of Books
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 24/09/2026
Started giving #FluVaccine in clinic - already used 10+ doses the first day! I'm telling families I have a personal vendetta against #influenza after getting it in July🤧 #WhyIVax #IVax2Protect #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesCauseAdults Next up: #RSV season begins...
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Jon Snow: Winter Is Coming (Game of Thrones)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 20/09/2026
Took 4yo to try "PreTap/PreBallet" (you can imagine the chaos of 8-10 kids running around lol) and attended my own 90-min adult ballet class aka my weekly exercise 😅 #NationalDanceDay🩰#NeedAMassageNow #GoingToBeSoreTomorrow
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Cute Little Girl Dancing Ballet
Alt: Cute little girl in pink tutu doing a demi-plie (bending knees partially then straightening quickly)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 20/09/2026
If your knee really looks like that inside, there isn't going to be a non-surgical long term fix 🤔 #NotOrthoButIKnowEnoughAnatomy
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 18/09/2026
#PedSky PSA: This is a good time to get #flu and #COVID vaccines before coming to @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #NCE! We #tweetiatricians of all people know #VaccinesSaveLives and unfortunately we're already seeing uptick in #SanDiego cases 🙃 #WhyIVax #IVaxToProtect
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Vaccine Ready Woman Flexing
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 05/09/2026
Popping in to see if any #PedSky #KidVengers #tweetiatricians coming to @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #NCE in 4 weeks?! 👀 As a #SanDiego local, LMK if you need recs!
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Cute Meerkat Popping Up from its Burrow
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
No worries, there’s always next year! Congrats on finally being done w training (though there’s always more to learn 🤪)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thanks Mike! Appreciate your support of #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger at any time
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you for all your support of #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Welp this just happened in the other place so #HCWvsHunger is done. “ShyCollie” is the winner, period 🤪 #KidVengers, I’m still so honored to be one of your captains and we’ll see what the final tallies show 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
If #HCWvsHunger history is any indicator, the leaderboard freezes for the last hour but can still log donations! #Kidvengers how much higher can we go?! @kiddocsc.bsky.social @bnaikmathuria.bsky.social @docscribbles.bsky.social @doctorkorb.bsky.social @asato4kids.bsky.social @medpeds.bsky.social
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you again so much for supporting both teams #HCWvsHunger!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you Jr Captain! Maybe my girls will join you as #KidVengers mini-captains someday (they’re 3years and 10 months so a little too young 🥰)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Giving credit where it’s due, @shematologist.medsky.social and @tmprowell.bsky.social are the masterminds behind #HCWvsHunger, and Tatiana’s kids are half of the background team 😋
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Ok #Kidvengers, amazing job on #SNAPMatch! T-2 hours #HCWvsHunger, let’s try to make it another photo finish!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Anyone can donate, doesn’t have to be a healthcare worker! Thank for you amplifying #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger 🤗
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you so much for supporting #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger! If you had trouble logging then message @hcwvshunger.bsky.social and they can double check if it was included or not
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
#KidVengers we may yet pull this off 🤨 Pending #SNAPMatch results, #HCWvsHunger is never over until the final tally!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
Ping @hcwvshunger.bsky.social, there may have been some technical glitches earlier this evening
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 03/12/2025
😳 #KidVengers I’m not sure if this is including their extra $50K match! Just 1 hour #SNAPMatch #ChaosGrenade/ 5 hours left #HCWvsHunger! All hands on deck! @drpanmd.bsky.social @alokpatelmd.bsky.social @navsaria.bsky.social @salliepermar.bsky.social @clayjones.bsky.social @draylasays.bsky.social
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thanks for supporting #KidVengers! #HCWvsHunger
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
I’m biased toward #KidVengers, of course, but we’re all working toward the same goal of feeding people!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Still have 1 #SNAPMatch #ChaosGrenade receipt to pair w a new #KidVengers donor $50+ Message me before logging your #HCWvsHunger 💵! @tom.medsky.social @anniemassart.medsky.social @rheaultm.bsky.social @mcstarr1.bsky.social @bubblyjessa.bsky.social @ledgemd.bsky.social @drpanmd.bsky.social
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thank you for supporting #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger! I know it hasn’t been an easy year for you (just going off your social media posts) so sending extra good thoughts your way 🥺
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you donated over $50 and haven’t logged it yet for #KidVengers, message me! We have prior donations that can count for #SNAPMatch #HCWvsHunger challenge!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thank you for supporting #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger!
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you make a $50+ donation today during #SNAPMatch but don’t have an old receipt from 10/15-11/27 message me or one of the other captains because we have ppl who contributed earlier and want to count for #KidVengers #HCWvsHunger! Leaderboard as of now but things could totally change!
#HCWvsHunger leaderboard as of 12/2 3 AM PST
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you happen to see this reply, please consider amplifying #HCWvsHunger @hcwvshunger.bsky.social! Today’s the last day of the 2025 competition but part of the point is participants donate to their organization of choice including many local food banks (disclosure that I’m a #Kidvengers captain)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Up w baby so caught the #HCWvsHunger #ChaosGrenade 💣 #Kidvengers dig out those old receipts and add to a new donation of $50+ to count for #SNAPMatch! @drpanmd.bsky.social @readiatrician.bsky.social @hemedocruns.bsky.social @bubblyjessa.bsky.social @piranha54.bsky.social @hereforbusinfo.bsky.social
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
~25 hrs left in #HCWvsHunger 2025, #KidVengers definitely met the #MondayMotivation challenge! Still keeping an eye on #DiagnoseAndTreats plus other teams, anything could happen during #GivingTuesday esp w #ChaosGrenade incoming 👀
#HCWvsHunger leaderboard as of 12/1 7:30 PM PST
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Oh yes, separation anxiety definitely hitting. Hubby took a photo of angry baby banging on the closed bathroom door (I was trying to use 🚽) earlier tonight and I’m sure it’ll be amusing later when we look back on this period 🤪
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Yes, they are phases, and #ThisTooShallPass Signed, Your fellow mom sufferer (10mo is teething, getting over cold and just started cruising 🤪)
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Jennifer Chen, MD FAAP @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social · 02/12/2025
Oh no, hope you feel better soon! Can you hire a dog walker temporarily?
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