Your baby is already 4 months old! Hard to believe, right? It’s time to make your little one’s 4-month checkup appointment with his/her doctor! Through Crow Wing County’s Child and Teen Checkups program, this appointment is FREE to anyone on Medical Assistance. The checklist of some areas that will be covered in your child’s 4-month checkup include:
A chance to ask your questions
Reliable information about healthy food, sleep, behavior and safety
A check on how your baby is growing, learning, developing, and feeling
Time to talk about parenting
Weight, length, head size
Head-to-toe exam
Immunizations
Hearing and vision checks
Support with family needs:
Food, housing, utilities
Money or job resources
Child care
Transportation
Help with safe relationships, mental health or substance use