WELL CHILD CHECK UPS

This chart will tell you when your child should have routine check ups. Another way to remember when do check ups is: a first visit at 2 to 4 weeks, then starting at 2 months, every 2 months till 6 months, every 3 months till 18 months, every 6 months till 3 years, then every year after that. All visits include: measurements, age appropriate developmental screen, complete physical exam, discussion about current development and what will be coming up before the next visit and how to handle this. We also handle any illness that might happen to be present at the time.

Starting at age 3 years, we measure blood pressure instead of head circumference and we measure standing height instead of lying down length (they are actually different because you shrink about 1/2 inch when standing and we can't get babies to stand correctly enough to measure them)

Pediatricians may see your child up to 21 years of age and then we will refer you to a Family Practitioner or Internal Medicine specialist for you routine care. Some Pediatricians stop seeing children at 18 or 16 years of age. We occasionally see patients who have chronic illnesses after 21 years of age.

Well child check ups are essential to ensure that your child is growing and developing normally. But check ups are much more than this. During each visit I will teach you about what stage of development your child is in, what will be coming up next and what you can do to help the process along. We will discuss behavioral patterns at each stage and teach you how to handle the behavioral problems that come up. Well child check ups also are a means of health maintenance and sickness prevention. The most well known prevention is immunizations, but through regular visits and discussions with you, I will be able to see the warning signs of illness and help you prevent serious illnesses where possible. Approximately 5-10% of check ups find signs of an acute or chronic illness that the parent did not report during the visit.

2-4 WEEKS

2 MONTHS

4 MONTHS

6 MONTHS

9 MONTHS

12 MONTHS

15 MONTHS

18 MONTHS

24 MONTHS

30 MONTHS

3 YEARS

4 YEARS

5 YEARS

6 YEARS

7 YEARS

8 YEARS

9 YEARS

10 YEARS

11 YEARS

12 YEARS

13 YEARS

14 YEARS

15 YEARS

16 YEARS

17 YEARS

18 YEARS

19 YEARS

20 YEARS

21 YEARS