Fillable 6 Month Well Child Visit Template (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Make sure your child is sitting upright for feedings to decrease

the risk of choking. Soft pureed foods are best to start with as

Today’s Visit

your baby slowly learns to chew over the next several months.

Baby chew with their back gums not their teeth so the number of

Handouts

teeth does not influence their ability to chew.

Reading Check-up

Your baby can have very soft table food such as mashed potatoes.

Guide to Dental Health

You may begin dairy as well such as yogurt, cottage cheese, and

Poison Control Packet

other soft cheeses. Eggs are usually safe at this age. Start with

Iron-rich foods

egg yokes. They are less allergenic. If there are food allergies in

the family, it may be best to wait until 1 year of age.

Tooth-Eruption Chart

Your baby needs iron in his/her diet. Offer iron-rich foods such as

Developmental Screening Instructions

meat and iron-fortified baby cereal twice a day.

After the Shots and Vaccine Information Sheets (VISs)

Your doctor may recommend a fluoride supplement for infants

Vaccines

(when available combination vaccines are used)

who are breastfed.

DTaP #3 of 5

Hold off on peanut butter until age 1 year (age 2 if there is a nut

Polio (IPV) #3 of 4

allergy in the family).

Haemophilus influenzae (HIB) #3 of 4

No honey or corn syrup until age after 1 year of age.

Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) #3 of 4

Influenza (fall and winter) – A BOOSTER IN 1 MONTH!

Sleep

Lab

Your baby does not need feedings during the night for nutrition

Lead and/or anemia check if at risk (EPSDT requires both)

or hydration. He or she may LIKE the feedings but does not

NEED them to grow and develop normally.

Next Visit –

please schedule today

If you are still co-sleeping discuss as a family when to transition

9 month well child exam - important developmental screening

your child to their own bed. Now will be easier than when they

will begin at this visit. Please complete the developmental

are crawlers, walkers, and talkers. “Mommy no, mommy no,

testing prior to your 9 month appointment – see attached

mommy no” may affect you differently than just crying!

handout for details.

Separation anxiety may cause bedtime resistance, so using a

1 month for flu booster

favorite blanket or stuffed animal may be helpful.

Some infants who have been sleeping great up to this age may

EMERGENCY CARE

begin nighttime awakenings. This is usually due to separation

anxiety, a normal part of development at this age. Be sure your

If you feel you child may need urgent care please call the office

child is safe and not ill but keep the interaction brief. It doesn’t

no matter what time of day or day of the week it is. Remember

take long for this habit to be reinforced by holding or rocking

minor cares and health clinics in grocery stores are not

your child. Or worse, by restarting nighttime feedings.

recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

If your infant is not an independent sleeper or has frequency

In the event that your doctor advises you to go the emergency

nighttime awakenings please talk to your doctor about ways to

room, we strongly recommend Dell Children’s Medical Center,

approach this issue.

the only facility in the area specializing in the care of

children.

To get to Dell Children’s head north on IH-35, exit Airport Blvd

Medications

and drive east. Take a left at Aldrich St, then a left onto Mueller

Tylenol (acetaminophen) for use after receiving immunizations is

Blvd. The hospital is located at 4900 Mueller Boulevard at the

okay. See “After the Shots” handout. Use a dosing dropper or

intersection of Philomena Drive and Mueller Blvd. Phone: 512-

syringe and put in the back corner of their cheek.

324-0000

Do not use any other over-the-counter medications without

Homework

discussing it with your pediatrician. This includes any over-the-

counter anti-diarrhea or cold and cough medications.

Your child may have ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) beginning at

Insure that your car seat is installed correctly and your infant is

this age. Please discuss with your doctor proper dosing. It is

properly buckled in. Check to be sure your infant has not exceeded

better tolerated when there is food in the stomach.

the weight OR length limits of the bucket seat!

GET YOUR HOUSE READY FOR A MOBILE BABY!

When to call

COMPLETE YOUR DEVELOPMENTAL

You are concerned for ANY reason.

SCREENING JUST PRIOR TO YOUR 9 MONTH

Your child will need to be seen within 24 hours if they have a

APPOINTMENT!

rectal temperature greater than or equal to 102.2, blood in the

urine or stool, vomiting or diarrhea, or temperature greater than

or equal to 100.4 daily for 5 consecutive days

Fever up to 105 is not harmful to your baby. If your child is

acting very ill, seek immediate medical attention regardless of the

temperature.

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