Your Baby's Vaccinations and Well-Child Visits

Well-Child Visits

Your baby should see their provider often during their first year. These visits are different from sick visits that address specific problems like a fever or cough.

At well-child visits, your baby will be weighed and measured to make sure they are growing at a steady rate. A physical exam will be done. Your baby may receive vaccines or screening tests. You will discuss things like feeding, nutrition, sleeping, newborn care, safety, development and family issues.

If your baby has not seen their healthcare provider since coming home from the hospital, please make the appointment right away. 


Vaccine Schedule for Children

Vaccines help prevent serious illness. If your child does not get their shots at the age shown below, they still need to get that shot. Talk to your provider about your child’s vaccines. Children must have their shots to enter school.

View this chart, to help you keep track of when your child should be given each vaccine..


 Did You Know?

Well-child visits help you stay informed about your baby's health and development. Each appointment is important to keeping your baby healthy. If you need help finding a provider for your baby or getting to their appointments, contact your health plan or care manager. They can help!





Why Your Baby Needs Vaccines

Vaccines protect children from diseases. Kids who don’t get vaccines have a greater chance of getting these diseases. They can also spread the disease to others.

Keep up with your baby’s well-child visits! Not only will your baby stay protected with up-to-date vaccines, but you’ll also learn more about your baby's growing personality. Your baby’s provider will discuss how your baby plays and interacts with others to see how they’re developing.


Learn More About Diseases Vaccines Protect Against


Chickenpox

Vaccine

Varicella vaccine

Symptoms

  • Rash.
  • Tiredness.
  • Headache.
  • Fever.

Complications

  • Infected Blisters.
  • Bleeding Disorders.
  • Encephalitis (brain swelling).
  • Pneumonia.

COVID-19

Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine

Symptoms

  • Cough.
  • Fever.
  • Chills.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Sore throat.
  • Diarrhea.

Complications

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome – a serious condition that can cause swelling in the heart, lungs, blood vessels, kidneys, digestive system, brain, skin or eyes.

Diphtheria

Vaccine

DTaP* vaccine

Symptoms

  • Sore throat.
  • Mild fever.
  • Weakness.
  • Swollen glands in the neck.

Complications

  • Swelling of the heart
  • Heart Failure
  • Coma
  • Paralysis.
  • Death.

Flu

Vaccine

Flu vaccine

Symptoms

  • Fever.
  • Muscle pain.
  • Sore throat.
  • Cough. Extreme fatigue.

Complications

Pneumonia.

Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)

Vaccine

Hib vaccine

Symptoms

May be no symptoms unless bacteria enters the blood.

Complications

  • Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord).
  • Intellectual disability.
  • Epiglottitis. A life-threatening condition that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems.
  • Pneumonia.
  • Death.

Hepatitis A

Vaccine

Hep A vaccine

Symptoms

  • May be no symptoms.
  • Fever.
  • Stomach pain.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Fatigue.
  • Vomiting.
  • Jaundice. Yellowing of the skin and eyes.
  • Dark urine.

Complications

  • Liver failure.
  • Joint pain.
  • Kidney, pancreatic, and blood disorders.

Hepatitis B

Vaccine

Hep B vaccine

Symptoms

  • May be no symptoms.
  • Fever.
  • Headache.
  • Weakness.
  • Vomiting.
  • Jaundice.
  • Joint pain.

Complications

  • Chronic liver infection.
  • Liver failure.
  • Liver cancer.

Measles

Vaccine

MMR** vaccine

Symptoms

  • Rash.
  • Fever.
  • Cough.
  • Runny nose.
  • Pinkeye (conjunctivitis).

Complications

  • Encephalitis.
  • Pneumonia.
  • Death.

Mumps

Vaccine

MMR** vaccine

Symptoms

  • Swollen salivary glands under the jaw.
  • Fever.
  • Headache.
  • Tiredness.
  • Muscle pain.

Complications

  • Meningitis.
  • Encephalitis.
  • Inflammation of testicles or ovaries.
  • Deafness.

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Vaccine

DTaP* vaccine

Symptoms

  • Severe cough.
  • Runny nose.
  • Apnea. A pause in breathing in infants.

Complications

  • Pneumonia.
  • Death.

Polio

Vaccine

IPV vaccine

Symptoms

  • May be no symptoms.
  • Sore throat.
  • Fever.
  • Nausea.
  • Headache.

Complications

  • Paralysis.
  • Death.

RSV

Vaccine

RSV antibody

Symptoms

  • Runny nose.
  • Fever.
  • Cough.
  • Trouble eating or drinking.

Complications

  • Lung inflammation and infection.
  • Respiratory distress.
  • Death.

Rotavirus

Vaccine

RV vaccine

Symptoms

  • Diarrhea.
  • Fever.
  • Vomiting.

Complications

  • Diarrhea.
  • Fever.
  • Vomiting.

Rubella

Vaccine

MMR** vaccine

Symptoms

  • Rash.
  • Fever.
  • Swollen lymph nodes.

Complications

Very serious in pregnant women. Can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery and birth defects.

Tetanus

Vaccine

DTaP* vaccine

Symptoms

  • Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles.
  • Difficulty swallowing.
  • Muscle spasms.
  • Fever.

Complications

  • Broken bones.
  • Difficulty breathing.
  • Death.


DTaP* DTaP combines protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.

MMR** MMR combines protection against measles, mumps, and rubella.