Your child will need regular visits to our office to check his/her growth and development and to receive immunizations. The schedule below lists the ages at which we should see your child for these visits. | Age of child | Immunizations and Procedure | | | | | 2-3 days | Jaundice and weight check | | 10-14 days | Weight check (if needed) | | 1 month | Well check | | 2 months | DTaP, Comvax, IPV, Prevnar, Rotateq* | | 4 months | DTaP, Comvax, IPV, Prevnar, Rotateq* | | 6 months | DTap, IPV,Prevnar, Rotateq* | | 9 months | Hemoglobin (Hgb) | | 12 months | Comvax, Prevnar | | 15 months | MMRV | | 18 months | DTaP, Hepatitis A #1 | | 2 years | Hepatitis A #2 | | 3 years | Check up | | 4 years | DTaP, IPV, MMRV | | 5 years | PPD, vision check, Hemoglobin | | 6-10 years (every 2 years) | Physical exam (complete check-up) | | 10 and older – yearly exams | Physical exam (complete check-up) | | 11 -12 years | Adacel, Menactra, Gardasil (in females) | | | | | *Children 5 and older may need catch up vaccines for Hep A and Varicella (chicken pox) | |
The table above indicates what you can expect during regularly scheduled well-child/adolescent visits
* Rotateq – there is a strict protocol for this: 1st dose must be given no later than 12 weeks of age and the 3rd dose must be completed by 32 weeks (7 ½ months) of age.
Key to Abbreviations:
DTaP – diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine
Comvax – hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenza vaccine
IPV – Inactivated polio Vaccine
Prevnar – conjugated pneumococcal vaccine
Rotateq – a vaccine against rotavirus diarrhea
MMRV – measles, mumps, rubella (German measles) and varicella (chicken pox) vaccine
Adacel – diphtheria, tetanus and adult pertussis vaccine
Menactra –a vaccine against meningococcal bacterial meningitis
Gardasil – a vaccine against HPV (Human Papillomavirus) to prevent cervical cancer
Hemoglobin – a test for anemia |
