Doctor Visits/Check Up

The first few days, months, and years of your child will be filled with well child visits to the doctor. What this means is just like you went for ante-natal checkups to ensure your baby was developing properly and growing stress-free in your womb, now the doctor’s will be checking to see she is growing well, and take corrective measures if necessary. On a bright note: the doctor visits will gradually reduce as your baby gets older.

The doctor’s will be checking for developmental delays, autism, down syndrome, anemia, and so on.

Check-up Routine should be similar to this timeline:

• Baby at 2 weeks, 1 month.
• 3 month, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, and 24 months
• 2 years 6 months, 3 years
• After age 3, visits become once a year.

I would like to mention that should your child be ill, please schedule a doctor’s visit, even if he/she is not up for a well visit yet. And if it is an emergency, call 911/find the closest urgent care clinic to you.