After the baby is born: the first tests and medical examinations

That's it, baby arrived, round, rosy. But once at home, a new era is coming. Gone away from the womb of the mother, finished pampering midwives, up to real life. Yes, but where to start? To ensure a healthy baby, what are the first exams for him to do?

The very first appointment with the pediatrician must take place before you leave and maternity before your little one is celebrating eight days. The medical examination is required. During this first appointment with the doctor, your child should be examined from every angle, almost like at the time of his birth. His heart rate, reflexes, muscle tone, breathing, and all parts of his body will be small if probed with the maximum attention by the pediatrician to check that all is well. It will then be issued to your baby's first health certificate. Wow!

This first visit is ideal to expose the doctor your doubts, anxieties (if any) and questions. Based on this, he may refer you to an appropriate care, and just to reassure you.


And that's it, shrimp is there in your arms. It's time to leave the hospital. You come home at last. Family for the first time. More doctors, more midwives that move around you & infant, and now it's your take initiatives for the health of your baby. Your little angel will visit the pediatrician very regularly during its first year. At birth, her 8 days, its 2 months, 3 months, 4, 5, and 6th month, 9th and 12th last month. These examinations will enable the pediatrician to assess if your bird fits properly in its new environment.

And vaccines! At 2 months now, baby should be vaccinated. He will undergo an injection of DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-polio), and of HIB vaccine against pertussis. It should also be vaccinated against hepatitis B, but it is better to wait for his third this month. It is useful to know that the vaccine against hepatitis B is not mandatory, since there is a period of "catching up" to 12 or 13 years of the child. Finally, for each vaccine, do not forget to ask about the calls to make, often just a month after the first injection ... Also, do not hesitate to consult the pediatrician, who will give or not to follow specific instructions, depending on the health of your baby.

It is also advisable to take an appointment with an osteopath in the first weeks of the infant, because her body is not completely ossified. It is malleable and some small malfunctions can be quickly rectified. The doctor will look at the entire period of your pregnancy. It will ask you questions about the positions that you take when baby was still in a bubble, how you lived this pregnancy, if the birth took place before or after the date, if you have experienced events while you were pregnant ...

This battery of questions he will pay close attention to the body of your little one, according to the positions it adopts rather than others, for example.
Never hesitate to ask the pediatrician, because as some say, there are no silly questions!
Finally, be attentive to the body of your baby. Try not to become paranoid, but observe, quietly ... And cover it with love!