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Resources for parents

When to call, which checkups come when, and the short guides our nurses send home most often.

A parent's kit on a kitchen table: an ear thermometer, children's medicine with a dosing syringe, a picture book, a sippy cup, crayons and a notebook.

When to call

When you're not sure, call. The front desk answers weekdays from 8 to 6, and the nurse line answers any hour, day or night.

Call us right away

  • A temperature of 100.4°F or higher in a baby under 3 months
  • Fast or noisy breathing, or a cough that makes breathing hard
  • Fewer wet diapers than usual, no tears, or a very dry mouth
  • A fever lasting more than 24 hours in a child under 2, or more than 3 days at any age
  • A fever of 104°F or higher that keeps coming back
  • Pain, a rash or swelling on the body that's spreading or getting worse

Nurse line, any hour: (864) 555-0167

Call 911

  • Struggling to breathe, or lips turning blue
  • A seizure
  • Can't be woken, or very hard to wake
  • Swelling of the lips, tongue or face, or trouble swallowing
  • A fever with a purple rash that doesn't fade when pressed, or a stiff neck
  • A serious injury

Swallowed a medicine, a chemical or a button battery? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away, or 911 if your child is hard to wake, having a seizure or struggling to breathe.

Checkups from birth to 18

Checkups and shots follow the American Academy of Pediatrics schedule, and shots happen at these same visits.

  1. 3 to 5 dayscheckup
  2. 1 monthcheckup
  3. 2 monthscheckup
  4. 4 monthscheckup
  5. 6 monthscheckup
  6. 9 monthscheckup
  7. 12 monthscheckup
  8. 15 monthscheckup
  9. 18 monthscheckup
  10. 2 yearscheckup
  11. 2½ yearscheckup
  12. 3 to 18every year

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Reading for parents, by age

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Newborn

Birth to 1 month

Checkups: at 3 to 5 days old, then at 1 month.