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Schedule of Well Visits

The descriptions of each well child visit including measurements and recommended vaccines are listed below. Click on the headings below to read more information about each well visit.

Well Visit Schedule – PDF (downloadable version)

Newborn

Weight

2 Week-4 Week
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: None

8 Week
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Prevnar#1 (Pneumococcal Vaccine) Rota #1 (Rotavirus)
Hep B#1 (Hepatitis) Unless given in the hospital, then Hep B#2
Pentacel #1 (DtaP, Hib, Polio)

4 Months
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Prevnar #2
Rota #2
Hep B #2 if not given at 8 weeks
Pentacel #2

6 Months
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Prevnar #3
Rota #3
Pentacel #3
Influenza (if in season)

9 Months
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Hemoglobin
Lead
Vaccines: Hep B #3

12 Months (must be on or after 1st birthday)
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Prevnar #4
Hep A #1 (Hepatitis A Vaccine)

15 Months
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Varcella #1 (chicken pox)
MMR #1 (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

18 Months
Head Circumference • Weight • Length
Vaccines: Hep A #2
Pentacel #4 (DtaP, Hib, Polio)

2 Years
Height • Weight (standing)
Hemoglobin
Lead
Vaccines: Hep A #2 (if not already given)

2 ½ Years
Height • Weight
Vaccines: Catch up if needed

3 Years
Height • Weight
Vaccines: Catch up if needed

4 Years  (must be on or after 4th birthday)
Height • Weight
Blood Pressure • Pulse
Hearing & Vision screening
Vaccines: Quadracel (DTap + IPV)
MMRV (MMR and Varicella)

5 Years
Height • Weight
Blood Pressure • Pulse
Hearing & Vision
Hemoglobin
Urinalysis
Vaccines: if not given at age four

6 – 10 Years
Height • Weight
Blood Pressure  •  Pulse
Hearing & Vision
Hemoglobin
Vaccines: Catch up if needed

11 Years & 12 Years
Height • Weight
Blood Pressure  •  Pulse
Hearing & Vision
Hemoglobin
Urinalysis (age 11)
Vaccines: Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria,Pertussis)
Menactra (Meningitis Vaccine)

Teen-College Age
Height • Weight
Blood Pressure • Pulse
Hearing & Vision
Hemoglobin
Urinalysis (age 16)
PHQ-9 (Teen Screen)
Vaccines: Catch up on vaccines, if needed
Gardasil Series (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine)
Menactra Booster (must be on or after 16th birthday)
Bexsero (Meningitis B Vaccine) 2 dose series minimum one month apart

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