For well child exams and preventive care we follow American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines. Each visit includes a complete physical examination. At this exam, we will check your child’s growth and development as well as offer guidance on nutrition, sleep, safety, and other important topics. Following this schedule of preventive care and immunizations are important to keep your child healthy.
Newborn – 9 months exam and immunization schedule
Newborn well child checkup
Well child appointment schedules for newborn to 1 month may vary depending on your baby’s needs. Follow your pediatrician’s recommendations.
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: N/A
1 month well child checkup
Well child appointment schedules for newborn to 1 month may vary depending on your baby’s needs. Follow your pediatrician’s recommendations.
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: N/A
Screenings: Maternal depression screen
2 month well child checkup
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: Rotavirus (oral); Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB); Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20); Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP); Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV); Hepatitis B (HBV)
Screenings: Developmental/behavioral screening; Maternal depression screening
4 month well child checkup
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: Rotavirus (oral); Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB); Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20); Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP); Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV); Hepatitis B (HBV)
Screenings: Developmental/behavioral screening; Maternal depression screening
6 month well child checkup
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: Rotavirus (oral); Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20); Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP); Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV); Hepatitis B (HBV); Influenza†
Lab/other: Fluoride varnish**
Screenings: Maternal depression, Developmental/behavioral screening
9 month well child checkup
Examinations: Physical examination; Weight, length and head circumference
Immunizations: Influenza†
Lab/other: Fluoride varnish**
Screenings: Developmental/behavioral screening
*Done at 9 or 12 month check up
**Fluoride varnish available at tooth eruption
†Influenza – once a year during flu season; twice the first year given
1Hearing screening as needed
Children’s Comfort Promise
Taking the scary out of needles isn’t impossible. That’s why we’ve made a promise to our patients. We call it Children’s Comfort Promise. It means we will do everything possible to prevent and treat pain.
Evidence supports that if we always use the following 4 steps, children will have less pain with needle procedures (like immunizations, lab draws or IV starts).
- Numb the skin
- Sugar water or breastfeeding (for babies 12 months or less)
- Comfort positioning
- Distraction
This is just one of the ways we go above and beyond for the most amazing people on earth.