Periodic checkup After birth, the rate of growth of height, weight and some other conditions related to the health of the baby are checked.... If a baby is born earlier than the desired time, the age of growth is considered from the time of birth of the baby and not the actual time of birth.... The time of injection of vaccines and also the weight of the baby from the first to the thirteenth month should not be checked and measured once before a normal month in general.. From the age of six months, from six months to twelve, it is better to weigh the baby every two months and after one year of age every 3 months... - **as soon as birth** After birth, a hearing test is performed, vitamin K levels are checked, and hepatitis B vaccine should be injected.. **- Week 1 to 4 ** In this week, the child's nutritional status is checked to determine the child's healthy growth.... **- Sixth to Eighth Week** In this period of time, the physical assessment and development status of the baby is checked... Things like hearing, vision, height and weight of the baby are determined in these checkups, and if there is a specific medical problem, treatment measures are taken into consideration. **- 6th and 9th month** During these months, the baby's height, weight, hearing and vision are checked to prevent speech disorders or communication disorders between the baby and those around him... **- one year old ** One year old is the time to do vaccinations and check things like height growth and physical health of the baby. **- After one year old** After one year, two years, three years, and four years of age, an examination is required... Before school age, it is better to check many things such as hearing, vision, and also the growth of the child's teeth... During these months and ages, checkups must be done, even some children who have special medical conditions need more checkups... To contact Dr. Faraji, a pediatrician, you can call the following number: ** 3 – 02 54 61 22 \[021\]**### Jaundice in babies Checking for jaundice is one of the things that should be done in all healthy babies before discharge from the hospital. Jaundice occurs more often in children who have blood incompatibility between the mother and the child. Sometimes the mother has a child with symptoms of jaundice in a previous pregnancy. Mother's blood type is O with RH negative Or because of the lack of milk, the baby's jaundice becomes severe.... In all these cases, all the necessary measures should be taken by a pediatrician and neonatologist... It should be noted that it is necessary to check all symptoms 48 to 72 hours after birth, and parents should go to the doctor when they see the smallest signs of jaundice in a premature baby... ### Since mechanical ventilation can cause blindness and decrease the baby's vision, it is necessary for premature babies to undergo an eye examination in the fourth to sixth week... Also, for such babies, pediatricians and newborns recommend ultrasound of the joints, because the probability of congenital dislocation is much higher in these people... It is also recommended not to perform a hearing screening at three months of age... that if the parents are exposed to symptoms such as lethargy, low body temperature Jaundice, bruises, frequent vomiting, severe restlessness and insufficient nutrition should be referred to a pediatrician to suggest the cause and treatment solution... Some useful articles on the site of Dr. Faraji, a specialist in good children in North Tehran Recipe number 1 Order number 2 flu Vaccination of children Thanks to the management of the site Dr. Faraji pediatrician