What To Expect During Your Child’s Well Visit

A well visit with the team at Haywood Pediatrics in Haywood County, NC is one of the most crucial steps in keeping your child healthy and growing strong.

What to Expect During a Well Visit With Your Pediatrician

From the time your little ones are born, well visits are essential to their health and wellbeing. Children three and over typically need a well visit once a year. For infants and toddlers, these visits will be more frequent. What do these visits include? Our team at Haywood Pediatrics in Haywood County, NC answers that question and more below. 

Vital Sign Monitoring 

Your child’s height, weight, vision, heartbeat, and more will all be checked and recorded. This information is tracked to ensure that your child is growing and developing as they should. Hearing and vision are also checked to determine if any additional care in these areas might be needed.

Discussion

You’ll be asked many questions. So will your child, once they can communicate properly. These questions will help your pediatrician get an understanding of your child’s general health and wellbeing. Be prepared to answer questions about their activities, behavior, diet, exercise, sleep patterns, and more. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions or point out any concerns you might have.

Physical Examination 

The pediatrician will do a thorough physical examination of your child from head to toe. This includes their head, mouth, eyes, ears, skin, abdomen, genitalia, and more to check for any abnormalities and ensure proper development.

Vaccinations 

Children are supposed to get specific vaccinations at different ages. The pediatrician will provide these vaccinations as they are due during well visits.

Diagnosis, Referrals, and Guidance 

After completing the full exam, the pediatrician will discuss any findings of note. For example, if they feel your child might be overweight or underweight, this information will be shared, along with recommendations for addressing the issue.

In some cases, your child might be referred to a specialist, such as an eye doctor, for greater evaluation and treatment. After such information has been passed along to you, the pediatrician will tell you when they need to see your child again, you can make an appointment, and then you are free to go.

Be proactive in your child’s health. Call (828) 452-2211 to schedule a well visit with our team at Haywood Pediatrics in Haywood County, NC.