Paediatrician wants to see your newborn regularly to ensure he or she is happy and healthy.

Typically, bring in your newborn for their first visit three to five days after discharge from the hospital and again at the age of two weeks.

After that, plan on bringing them in at one and half month, two and half months,three and half months, six months,seven months, nine months, and twelve months.

Naturally, if you have any health concerns between visits, you can certainly come in for additional appointments.

During the visit, newborn care visit often starts with discussing any concerns or questions you may have.

Because baby needs to be weighed and measured while undressed, plan on dressing them in comfortable clothing that’s easy to get on and off.

Your paediatrician checks your baby’s:

• Eyes and ears
• Heart and lungs
• Reflexes and muscle tone
• Head, including soft spots
• Mouth and gums
• Belly and umbilical cord
• Genitals
• Hips and legs

At the two week visit, the baby will have a blood test done to screen for rare but serious disease for parents who choose to undergo newborn screening tests

It’s easy to monitor how much your child is eating if you’re formula feeding, but it’s more difficult if you’re breastfeeding.

Either way, everything that goes in must come out. If your newborn is getting enough to eat, they likely produce about six wet diapers daily (plus several bowel movements).

Because paediatrician carefully monitors your newborn’s growth, you know if your little one isn’t getting enough to eat.

If you have concerns about feedings, baby doesn’t seem interested in eating, or if you’re breastfeeding and your infant isn’t taking feed easily, talk with paediatrician.

They can help you determine what you need to do and what to watch for during mealtimes.