Infant Check-ups and Vaccinations

When should my baby be seen by a doctor?
  • 2-4 days after delivery
  • Age 1 month
  • Age 2 months
  • Age 4 months
  • Age 6 months
  • Age 9 months
  • Age 12 months
  • Age 15 months
  • Age 18 months
  • Age 24 months
  • Every year afterwards until the age of 21.
*All information obtained from TLC’s Important Well-Child Visits Pamphlet


Immunizations your baby needs:
  • Birth to two months: Hep B
  • 1 to 4 months: Hep B
  • 2 months: DTaP, Hib, Polio
  • 4 months: DTaP, Hib, Polio
  • 6 months: DTaP, Hib, Hep B
  • 12 months: MMR, Hib, Polio, Chickenpox
  • 15 months: DTaP
Hep B: Protects against Hepatitis B, a serious liver disease
DTaP: Protects against diphetheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough)
Hib:  Protects against haemophilus influenza type b
Polio: Protects against polio.  This vaccine is given as a shot.
MMR: Protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles)
Chickenpox: Protects against chickenpox.

*All information obtained from http://www.nchealthystart.org/public/babycare/check-up.htm


Know when to take your baby to the doctor:
  • There is swelling or drainage from the eyes, belly button, or circumcision
  • Cannot stay awake while feeding
  • Vomiting two full meals in 24 hours
  • Skin that looks yellow in the sunlight
  • Less than six wet diapers in 24 hours (after the first few days of life)
  • No bowel movements for more than 24 hours
  • Diarrhea that is mostly water
  • Breathing that is very fast and baby is turning bluish in color
  • Very irritable and cannot be calmed down and/or crying that will not stop
  • Thrush (white patches in the mouth that cannot be wiped away)
  • Soft spot that is raised or sunken in
  • Changes in eating
  • Temperature that is greater than 99 degrees (taken under the arm)
  • You do not have a good feeling about your baby’s well-being
*All information obtained from TLC’s Welcome Home Mom & Baby! Handout


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Disclaimer:  This information is meant for educational purposes only and cannot replace medical advice.  Contact your doctor about any concerns you have.