Wellness Visits for Your Child

Children are constantly bombarded with bacteria and viruses. A child’s immune system isn’t as robust as that of an adult, making children more susceptible to getting sick. Regular wellness visits can help your child stay healthy. Your pediatrician can tell you more.

Dr. Nicola Cherry at The Children’s Clinic of Klamath in Klamath Falls, OR, provides a wide range of children’s medical services, including wellness visits to protect your child’s health.

Your child’s first wellness visit should take place within 2 to 5 days of birth, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. After the initial wellness visit, your child should be seen at 2 weeks old, followed by wellness visits at 1,2,4,6,9,15, and 18 months. You should plan for another wellness visit when your child is 2 years old.

Regular wellness visits are important for a wide variety of reasons. Consider that during wellness visits your pediatrician will:

• Measure and record your child’s height, and weight
• Check and record your child’s vital signs
• Perform a comprehensive physical examination
• Order any lab tests necessary to monitor the overall health

These steps during the wellness visit provide the baseline information for your pediatrician to track your child’s growth and development. Careful monitoring can help identify issues that can affect how your child thrives.

To view or print recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for your child’s healthcare, please click here.

During your child’s wellness visit, your pediatrician will also administer vaccinations to ensure your child is protected against serious and contagious illnesses and diseases like the flu, hepatitis, meningitis, and more.

To view or print the current immunization recommendations from the CDC, please click here:

Contact Our Office Today

To find out more about the importance of wellness visits and how they can protect your child’s health, call Dr. Nicola Cherry at The Children’s Clinic of Klamath in Klamath Falls, OR. You can reach her in the office by calling (541) 884-1224, so call today.