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, PCV13 #1, Rotavirus #1
4 Month	Pentacel #2, PCV13 #2, Rotavirus #2
6 Month	Pentacel #3, Hep B #3, PCV13 #3, Rotavirus #3
9 Month
12 Month	MMR #1, Chickenpox #1, PCV13 #4 Finger stick blood test: Hemoglobin (check for anemia) & Lead Screen
15 Month	TriHibit**, Hepatitis A #1, PCV13 booster*
18 Month	Hib vaccine catch-up for vaccine missed at 15 months, PCV13 booster*
24 Month	Hepatitis A #2, Hib vaccine catch-up for vaccine missed at 15 months, PCV13 booster* 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, PCV13 booster*
3 Year	vision screen yearly Follow-up finger stick hemoglobin & lead, PCV13 booster*
4 Year	hearing screen, PCV13 booster*
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!

*PCV13 booster now recommended for all children 14 - 59 months of age who have completed the full series of PCV 7 vaccines

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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