Newborn Care

Your pediatrician Needs to see your newborn regularly to ensure he or she is happy and healthy. Typically, you bring in your newborn for their first visit three to five days after discharge from the hospital and again at age two weeks. After that, plan on bringing them in at one and half month, two and half months,three and half months, six months,seven months, nine months, and twelve months. Of course, if you have any health concerns between visits, you can certainly come in for additional appointments.

During the visit, your newborn care visit often starts with discussing any concerns or questions you may have. Because your baby needs to be weighed and measured while undressed, plan on dressing them in comfortable clothing that’s easy to get on and off.

Your pediatrician checks your baby’s:

• Eyes and ears
• Heart and lungs
• Reflexes and muscle tone
• Head, including soft spots
• Mouth and gums
• Belly and umbilical cord
• Genitals
• Hips and legs

At the two week visit, the baby will have a blood test done to screen for rare but serious disease for parents who choose to undergo newborn screening tests