When your baby age between 2 weeks and one month old, your doctor will ask you come in for a health and routine check with your baby. Most of the checkup are relatively the same. There are a number of procedure that the doctor will be looking at to make sure your baby is progressing normally. Some of the things your doctor will look at include:
- Your baby’s weight, length and head circumference. This is done so that the doctor can create a growth chart from birth, and make sure your baby is growing properly.
- A physical exam of baby which will include listening to your baby’s heart and lungs with a stethoscope, feeling the baby’s abdomen to make sure there are no abnormal bumps or growth, and rotating the hips to rule out any dislocation or possible hip dysphasia.
- Your baby’s soft spot will be checked, to make sure it isn’t closing too fast, giving the brain time to grow properly within the skull.
- If your baby did not receive his first hepatitis B vaccination at birth, he should be receiving it at this appointment as well. These are just a few of the more common items a doctor will check for at this visit. Every pediatrician is different so they might skip something. If there is something you want checked, that your pediatrician doesn’t check, just ask them! They will probably check it for you.
When your baby age between 2 weeks and one month old, your doctor will ask you come in for a health and routine check with your baby. Most of the checkup are relatively the same. There are a number of procedure that the doctor will be looking at to make sure your baby is progressing normally. Some of the things your doctor will look at include: 
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