how many days after you have your baby do you take them to the peditrician?

Question

I'm a first time mom about to have my baby and I was wondering when to make my doc apt, as soon as we come home? And when do they get all of their vaccines etc What all do I need to do,I'm getting anxious and nervous.

Answer 1

It depends on your pediatrician, actually. Call your pediatrician's office and ask them when they prefer you to bring baby in. If they'll be seeing the baby at the hospital when he is born, then they may not want to see him for up to 2 weeks afterwards.

When I had my daughter, my pediatrician didn't work at the hospital I delivered at, and so he had me schedule a one-week checkup at his office. We ended up seeing him earlier than that because she had borderline jaundice and the hospital wanted us to follow up on the blood test at the pediatrician's office within 2 days after discharge.

Vaccines - if you follow the standard recommendations, your baby will receive a Hepatis B shot in the hospital. At two months, he'll receive the HepB, DTaP, Hib, Polio vaccines, and possibly the PCV and Rotavirus shots depending on your state's recommendations and pediatrician's preferences. The same vaccines are given again at 4 months. After that, the schedule varies, as different vaccines need different doses, so there's a handy "custom vaccine chart" maker at the CDC website. Just plug in your baby's birth date (or your EDD) and it'll custom generate a vaccination schedule for you, and explain what each shot is for.

http://www2a.cdc.gov/nip/kidstuff/newscheduler_le/

Answer 2

Your pediatrician will likely visit your baby in the hospital and will tell you when he/she wants to see you in the office for a first check up. Generally this is around 2 weeks old. The hospital will call your pediatrician to let him/her know the baby has arrived. You can relax a bit about vaccines as your doctor's office will go over all that with you plus most have a vaccination chart in each exam room and will give you brochures about the various vaccines. Any of the parenting books or websites will also give you the vaccination schedule as well. After you choose a pediatrician, you do have to call the office to make sure they are accepting new patients. If they are, you will want to visit the office and have an interview with the doctor. You will fill out paperwork and they will note your due date and hospital of delivery so they can be ready for the call that your baby has arrived.

Answer 3

For us.. it was in the hospital and then the check up was 2 days after we left the hospital. Then there is a 2 month check-up.. and depending on if you break out the 5 vaccinations babies need at the 2-month, you will go back 2 weeks later..
then it's 4 months, 6 months, 9 months then 12 months. They get series of vaccinations at each visit consisting of DTAP, HEP B, Polio and HIB.. and the MMR vaccination at 1 year of age.

The first check up really depends on your pediatrician. He may want to do a weight check depending on how much was lost right when he was born.

Answer 4

When they're 2 weeks old, they go to the ped just to make sure everythings going well. They start getting vaccines at 2 months. They get more at 4, 6, 12, 15 months and 2 years. They'll give you all that info at the peds and will probably give you a vaccination card or a record of the vaccinations for you to keep. You should also go for a checkup 2 weeks after your baby's born. Congratulations and good luck.

Answer 5

That depends on the peditrician and circumstances. My last baby (3 weeks old) went back for a checkup at 5 days but she had run a low fever while in the hospital. Her next appt is at 2 months. Generally a nurse will go ahead and schedule the first appt before you leave the hospital with the baby.

Answer 6

After they release you and your baby from the hospital they will ask that you bring the baby in within the first 5 days. Just to insure that everything is going well. Then they will schedule you 2 month immunizations then. No big deal, if you can be sure you have someone with you. I didn't have anyone and I was a little over whelmed. Besides still being weak and sore, having to drive and carry the baby the bag and everything else. It was a bit much, its nice to have support.

Answer 7

I was told to take my baby to the pediatrician when she was 5 days old. They did some tests then. The first vaccines start 2 months after birth, at least that's what they noted down in her vaccination book they gave me when we were discharged from the hospital (She already got the first dose of the hepatitis vaccination at birth which is standard where we live)
I would suggest to call the pediatrician of your choice and ask when they normaly expect to see newborns and when they usually vaccinate babies.

Answer 8

I found this on a site....
* At two weeks of life
* 1 month
* 2 months
* 3 months
* 4 months
* 5 months
* 6 months
* 9 months
* 1 year
* 18 months
* 2 years
* 2 1/2 years
* 3 years
* Each year after that throughout childhood

At almost each visit be prepared for a vaccination for the first year.

Answer 9

Oh congrats mommy to be! Your doctor and nurses will or should have that all lined up for you, once you have the baby. Typically, they would want to see you 2 days after, for baby weight check. Then 2 weeks, for another baby weight check, the vaccines schedule you can find plus a lot of good information on this website. Good Luck to you!!!

Answer 10

The ped will check him/her out at the hospital and depending on weight loss (which is totally normal) will let you know how soon baby should be seen... but I think the normal "scheduled" time is 2 weeks.

Vaccines are on another schedule... so baby will probably get a couple at each appointment throughout the first year.

If you already have a Pediatrician picked out, call them and ask them to mail/email you a "what to expect from us" type of packet... if you don't have one picked... do that soon, because it sucks to feel like you "got stuck" with one you don't really like and now have to figure out picking a new one.