Well Visit Schedule

Unless your child is sick, children over the age of three are generally seen once a year for their annual check up. The easiest way to remember this is to schedule the visit around their birthday.

The scheduled intervals for well child exams:

  • Newborn visit (2-3 days after discharge from the hospital)
    • Jaundice check, length, weight, head circumference
    • Beyfortus (nirsevimab) in-season RSV protection injection if needed
  • 1-2 weeks
    • Weight recheck
  • 1 month
    • Length, weight, head circumference, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Screen (EPDS)
  • 2 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, EPDS
    • Vaccines     Dtap-IPV-HepB, Haemophilus influenza B, pneumococcal, Rotavirus (oral)
  • 4 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference
    • Vaccines     Dtap-IPV-HepB, Haemophilus influenza B, pneumococcal, Rotavirus (oral)
  • 6 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, EPDS
    • Vaccines    Dtap-IPV-HepB, Haemophilus influenza B, pneumococcal, influenza (flu) vaccine if in season
  • 9 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, PEDS Developmental Screen
  • 12 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, hemoglobin and lead (finger poke)
    • Vaccines     MMR, Hepatitis A, pneumococcal
  • 15 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, PEDS Developmental Screen, Pediavision (digital vision screen)
    • Vaccines     Dtap-IPV-Hib, Varicella
  • 18 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, M-CHAT (autism screen), hemoglobin and lead (finger poke)
    • Vaccines     Hepatitis A
  • 24 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, M-CHAT (autism screen), hemoglobin and lead (finger poke)
  • 30 months
    • Length, weight, head circumference, PEDS Developmental Screen, Pediavision (digital vision screen)
  • 3 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, Pediavision (digital vision screen)
    • Vaccines    MMR, Varicella
  • 4 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, Pediavision, hearing screen, PSC-17 (mental health screen)
    • Vaccines    Dtap-IPV
  • 5-10 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, PSC-17 (mental health screen)
    • 9 years – hemoglobin and cholesterol (finger poke)
    • Hearing screen every other year
  • 11 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing screen, hemoglobin (finger poke), PSC-17 (mental health screen)
    • Vaccines    Meningococcal MCV-4, Tdap, HPV (1st dose)
  • 12 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, PHQ-9 (teen depression screen), PSC-17 (mental health screen)
    • Vaccines    HPV (2nd dose)
  • 13-15 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing screen, PHQ-9 (teen depression screen), PSC-17 (mental health screen)
  • 16 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing screen, PHQ-9 (teen depression screen), PSC-17 (mental health screen)
  • 17 years
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hemoglobin and cholesterol (finger poke), PHQ-9 (teen depression screen), PSC-17 (mental health screen)
    • Vaccines    consider Meningitis B
  • Pre-College 
    • Height, weight, blood pressure, vision, PHQ-9 (teen depression screen)
    • Vaccines     consider Meningitis B (if not done at 17 years)

Please note: the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends an annual flu vaccine for all children 6 months of age and older.