6 Month Well Visit

Routine well-child visits that focus on your child's growth, development and well-being are important for supporting their overall health. All children develop at different rates. Talk with your provider about questions and concerns you have in any of these areas. 

Your Visit May Include

• Growth: Measurements that show where your child is compared with other kids.
  1. Weight - without clothes or a diaper
  2. Length - lying down on a length mat or board
  3. Head size - a measuring tape that fits around your child's head
• Postpartum screening: A set of questions to see how you are doing since your child was born.

Vaccines

These are the vaccines that may be given at your child’s 6 month visit. This may differ based on circumstances specific to your child and the clinic where your child receives care. Your child may also be due for other seasonal vaccines such as influenza or COVID-19.

• DTaP/Polio/Hepatitis B (all together in one vaccine)
• Pneumococcal
• Rotavirus
• RSV immunization (one dose between October to March)

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Learn More About Our Team

• Behavioral health consultants: Learn more about how they are a part of our primary care team and how they can help. Ask your provider for more information.

Safety

• Car seat: Learn about the best ways to keep your child safe when riding in the car.
• Childproofing: Learn to keep your home safe for your child as they grow.
• Water safety: Learn tips to keep your child safe around water.

Common Topics

• Development: Milestones your baby may be doing this month.
• Feeding solids: Learn how and when to start feeding your baby solid foods.
• Food allergies: Find out how to keep your baby safe from serious reactions.
• Formula: Find out how to mix and store infant formula to keep it safe for feeding.
• Parents guide to poop: What’s normal for infants.
• Sleep: Learn more about your baby's sleep.
• Tooth care: It begins before a child's first tooth appears.