Well Child visits in the first 2 Years

Birth to 2 Years Old

In his or her first two years, your baby should have well child visits at 3-5 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, and 18 months.

Below is information about developmental milestones and safety concerns for your child’s age as well as any developmental screenings we will complete at each visit. Please bring a completed copy of these forms to your child’s appointment!

Well Child Visit 3 to 5 days after birth

Newborn:
3 to 5 Days after Birth

What to Expect

At your newborn’s first visit we will weigh your baby, review their feeding patterns and normal newborn care and address any questions or concerns you may have.

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Forms to Complete

Well Child Visit 2 weeks after birth

2 Weeks

What to Expect

At your newborn’s 2 week visit we will weigh your baby, review their feeding patterns and normal newborn care and address any questions or concerns you may have.

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No Forms to Complete

Well Child visit 1 month after birth

1 Month

What to Expect

At your Baby’s 1 month visit we will weigh your baby, review their feeding patterns, developmental milestones and normal newborn care and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your baby will be due for their hepatitis B vaccine at this visit.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

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Well child visits 2, 4 and 6 months after birth

2, 4, and 6 Months

What to Expect

At your Baby’s 2, 4 and 6 month visits we will obtain your baby’s weight, height and head circumference. At the 6 month visit we will also screen their vision.

We will then review their feeding, sleeping and developmental milestones and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your baby will be due for a rotavirus, prevnar (pneumococcal) and pentacel (DTap/Hib/Polio) combination vaccine at these visits.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

No Forms to Complete

Well Child visit 9 months after birth

9 Months

What to Expect

At your baby’s 9 month visit we will obtain your baby’s weight, height and head circumference. We will then review their feeding, sleeping and developmental milestones and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your baby will be due for a hepatitis B vaccine at this visit.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

Forms to Complete

Well Child visit 12 months after birth

12 Months

What to Expect

At your baby’s 12 month visit we will obtain your baby’s weight, height and head circumference. We will also test their vision and hearing.

Your baby will have a capillary blood draw to test their hemoglobin and lead levels. We will then review their feeding, sleeping and developmental milestones and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your baby will be due for their MMR, chickenpox (varicella), hepatitis A and prevnar (pneumococcal) vaccines.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

No Forms to Complete

Well Child visit 15 months after birth

15 Months

What to Expect

At your baby’s 15 month visit we will obtain your child’s weight, height and head circumference. We will then review their feeding, sleeping and developmental milestones and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your child will be due for their hib and Dtap vaccines.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

No Forms to Complete

Well Child visit 18 months after birth

18 Months

What to Expect

At your baby’s 18 month visit, we will obtain your child’s weight, height and head circumference. We will also test their vision.

You will complete a developmental screening called the SWYC and an autism screening form called the MCHAT.

We will then review their feeding, sleeping and developmental milestones and address any questions or concerns you have.

Your child will be due for a hepatitis A vaccine.

Handouts

We will reference the following handouts:

Forms to Complete