WELL CHILD VISIT SCHEDULE

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Below is a summary of Well-Child visits at Framingham Pediatrics. Each well visit includes a complete physical exam, an assessment of your child's growth and development, and "anticipatory guidance" regarding safety and common childhood issues. In addition, your pediatrician will be happy to answer any questions that you may have about your child. Bring a list!

Newborn	Office visit during the first or second week of life
1 Month
2 Month	Pentacel* #1, Hep B #2, PCV7 #1, Rotavirus #1
4 Month	Pentacel #2, PCV7 #2, Rotavirus #2
6 Month	Pentacel #3, Hep B #3, PCV7 #3, Rotavirus #3
9 Month
12 Month	MMR #1, Chickenpox #1, PCV7 #4 Finger stick blood test: Hemoglobin (check for anemia) & Lead Screen
15 Month	TriHibit**, Hepatitis A #1
18 Month	Hib vaccine catch-up for vaccine missed at 15 months
24 Month	Hepatitis A #2, Hib vaccine catch-up for vaccine missed at 15 months Follow-up finger stick hemoglobin & lead
2 1/2 Year	at the discretion of your pediatrician, Hib vaccine catch-up for vaccine missed at 15 months
3 Year	vision screen yearly Follow-up finger stick hemoglobin & lead
4 Year	hearing screen
5 Year	DTaP #5, IPV #4, MMR #2, Chickenpox #2
	Yearly physical exams after age 5
	See Adolescent Vaccine Schedule for vaccine recommendations beyond age 5!

Hep B-Hepatitis B; DTaP-Diphtheria Tetanus & acellular Pertussis; IPV-inactivated Polio; Hib-Haemophilus Influenzae Type b; PCV7-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine; MMR-Measles, Mumps and Rubella
* Pentacel is a combination of DTaP, IPV and Hib
** TriHibit is a combination of DTaP and Hib
****TdaP is the new combination Tetanus, Diphtheria, and acellular Pertussis vaccine for adolescents and adults



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