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Well-child visits

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After that, visits should occur at the following ages:

  • By 1 month (although experienced parents can wait until 2 months)
  • 2 months
  • 4 months
  • 6 months
  • 9 months
  • 1 year
  • 15 months
  • 18 months
  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
  • 8 years
  • 10 years
  • Each year after that until age 21

In addition to these visits, call and visit a health care provider any time your baby or child seems ill or whenever you are worried about your baby's health or development.

RELATED TOPICS

Physical examination:

  • Auscultation
  • Breath sounds
  • Heart sounds
  • Infantile reflexes and deep tendon reflexes as the child gets older
  • Neonatal jaundice - first few visits only
  • Palpation
  • Percussion
  • Standard ophthalmic exam
  • Temperature measurement (see also normal body temperature)

Immunizations:

  • Immunizations - general overview
  • Babies and shots
  • Diphtheria immunization (vaccine)
  • DPT immunization (vaccine)
  • Hepatitis A immunization (vaccine)
  • Hepatitis B immunization (vaccine)
  • Hib immunization (vaccine)
  • Human papilloma virus (vaccine)
  • Influenza immunization (vaccine)
  • Meningcococcal (meningitis) immunization (vaccine)
  • MMR immunization (vaccine)
  • Pertussis immunization (vaccine)
  • Pneumococcal immunization (vaccine)
  • Polio immunization (vaccine)
  • Tetanus immunization (vaccine)
  • Varicella (chickenpox) immunization (vaccine)

Nutrition:

  • Appropriate diet for age
  • Balanced diet
  • Breast feeding
  • Diet and intellectual development
  • Fluoride in diet
  • Infant formulas
  • Obesity in children

Growth and development:

  • Infant - newborn development
  • Toddler development
  • Preschooler development
  • School-age child development
  • Adolescent development
  • Developmental milestones
  • Developmental milestones record - 2 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 4 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 6 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 9 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 12 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 18 months
  • Developmental milestones record - 2 years
  • Developmental milestones record - 3 years
  • Developmental milestones record - 4 years
  • Developmental milestones record - 5 years

Preparing a child for an office visit is similiar to test and procedure preparation. See:

  • Infant test/procedure preparation
  • Toddler test/procedure preparation
  • Preschooler test/procedure preparation
  • School-age test/procedure preparation

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Review Date: 01/17/2011
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)