When it comes to well-child visits in Glenn Dale & Oxon Hill, MD, there is a schedule that is produced by the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics). Most pediatricians adhere at least roughly to this recommendation. Dr. Mary Ogunsanya is a board-certified pediatrician at the Maryland Children Health Center and provides complete care for your child when they are sick and when they are well.
Well-child visits are designed to help parents and pediatricians learn to communicate about the health of the child. Not only does the visit center around getting health information about the child, it is the time for parents to ask the questions that have been keeping them awake.
Infant child-visits
Newborn
As soon as you get home from the hospital, it is time to make your first well-child visit. This happens in the first week of your baby's life. The baby's measurements are taken, and the pediatrician makes sure that the baby is thriving. Parents should be prepared to discuss sleeping, eating, and bodily functions as well as how they are coping.
In the first year, well-visits will be scheduled at
- 1 month old
- 2 months old
- 4 months old
- 6 months old
- 9 months old
- 12 months old
The vaccination schedule will be discussed and put into action if your baby has no health reasons to avoid any vaccines. Milestones will be accessed and your child's growth will be measured against all other children of a similar age.
Toddler
Toddler well-child visits take place at:
- 15 months old
- 18 months old
- 2 years old
- 2 ½ years old
- 3 years old
Child Well Visits
Well-child visits in Glenn Dale & Oxon Hill, MD take place yearly from age three. These visits continue along the same lines as the earlier visit with the addition of checking vision, hearing, and oral health as well as general nutrition. Vaccinations are also provided on the AAP schedule.
Adolescent Checkup
Adolescent well-child visits take place yearly, but at this stage, it is more about the relationship between your child and your pediatrician. Your child should be allowed to be examined without you being present in the room. You count on your pediatrician to provide the answers your child may need about eating issues, sex, bullying, drugs, and birth control that they may not discuss if you are present.
For well-child visits in Glenn Dale & Oxon Hill, MD, Dr. Ogunsanya of Maryland Children Health Center provides all the care that you want for your children from birth to adolescence. To make an appointment at our offices, call Dr. Ogunsanya in Glenn Dale at (301) 218-0398 and in Oxon Hill at (301) 567-1767.