Your baby needs medical checkups during her first days, weeks and months so the doctor can see if she is growing right. The way your baby grows in her first year can affect her health for life.

Checkups are a normal and important thing for babies. Even though your baby seems healthy, she should get checkups at one to two weeks of age, and at two, four, six, nine, and 12 months of age.

Your baby's first visit to the doctor will be a week or two after birth. Ask your doctor for the results of the hearing screening if it was done in the hospital. If a hearing test was not done, ask your doctor for a referral for the test. You need to know as soon as possible if your baby has hearing problems. If she does, she may need special help now so she can communicate with people. This will help her when she learns to talk and read.

At each checkup, the doctor or nurse will:

• Examine your baby's head, eyes, ears, heart, lungs and other body parts
  
  
• Measure your baby's length, weight and head size
  
  
• Ask about your baby's hearing and vision
  
  
• Ask you questions about how she eats, sleeps and acts
  
  
• Give you information about how a baby develops and grows

[CaRP] Can't open cache file.

[CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file.
baby checkup - Google News
baby checkup - Google News

A well-baby checklist for moms-to-be - HeraldNet

A well-baby checklist for moms-to-be
HeraldNet, WA - 23 hours ago
I have scheduled a pre-conception checkup with my primary care doctor. I have completed all necessary dental work in advance. I have checked for a family ...
Health Checkup Needed - TOL (subscription)

Health Checkup Needed
TOL (subscription), Czech Republic - May 12, 2008
She said medical staff in the hospital told her the baby would have to stay in an incubator until he reached full term. ?But the next day, the doctor told ...
The April 20 Q story on Bella Craig, the baby born with a rare ... - Chicago ...

The April 20 Q story on Bella Craig, the baby born with a rare ...
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 11, 2008
Q will keep readers updated on Bella's progress. According to the hospital, she had a checkup last week and is doing wonderfully.
Earthquake accounts from foreigners in Chengdu - Atlantic Online

Earthquake accounts from foreigners in Chengdu
Atlantic Online - 22 hours ago
Susan and her baby finished their checkup, then tried to find a taxi home. None were available. She and her husband walked for two hours before finding a ...
?Miracle? baby?s fight to beat heart disease - Dispatch Online

?Miracle? baby?s fight to beat heart disease
Dispatch Online, South Africa - May 9, 2008
?Last year when Justin had his checkup, the heart murmur he had before was gone,? she said. ?We are just so happy he has grown up to be a healthy boy.?
Huh? 5 things you need to know about hearing loss - Belleville News Democrat

Huh? 5 things you need to know about hearing loss
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - 18 hours ago
TIME FOR A CHECKUP: Hearing screenings are few and far between. More than a third (35.6 percent) know their spouse hasn't had his or her hearing checked in ...
One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development - U.S. News & World R...

One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development
U.S. News & World Report, DC - May 4, 2008
Many pediatric practices "spend a fair amount of time going over issues referred to as 'anticipatory guidance' during a routine well-child checkup," ...
Baby boy found after Amber Alert - Boston Globe

Baby boy found after Amber Alert
Boston Globe, United States - May 1, 2008
Police interviewed the mother for more than an hour, while an ambulance took the baby to Winchester Hospital for a checkup. "The baby . . . appeared to be ...
The doctor is in: Specialists focus on teens' unique health issues - San ...

The doctor is in: Specialists focus on teens' unique health issues
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - May 11, 2008
But while a well-baby checkup can take 15 minutes, Yen's patients may spend an hour or more at the clinic. "It takes me a long time to talk about birth ...
6-Month Checkup - PennLive.com

PennLive.com
6-Month Checkup
PennLive.com, PA - May 3, 2008
He is progressing nicely, sitting on his own, eating jared and homemade baby food. The Dr. Discussed giving him other tasty things to eat such as Zwiebeck ...

Newsfeed display by CaRP