After each baby is born, they need to go to the health station for regular physical examinations, which can timely detect the child's development. Baby at 42 days, baby at 90 days, baby at 180 days... During these days, mothers need to hold their babies to the hospital for health check ups. Weight, length, and head circumference are considered important indicators of baby development. Next, let's learn about the content of pediatric physical examinations!
1. First physical examination (42nd day after birth)
Vision: Able to focus on larger objects and easily move in one direction with both eyes following the flashlight light.
Limbs: Its small arms and calves always like to be in a bent state, with two small hands holding fists.
Trace elements: Babies under 6 months old need 600mg of calcium per day, while they can only get around 300mg of calcium from breast milk or formula. Babies can start taking cod liver oil and calcium tablets from the 15th day after birth. Calcium supplements that are easily soluble in water have better absorption effects, so it is important to choose and take them under the guidance of a doctor.
2. Second physical examination (when the baby is 4 months old)
Movement development: able to support one's head, when lying prone, able to lift the head and form a 90 degree angle with the shoulder blades. When standing up, both legs can support the body.
Vision: Both eyes can follow the movement of the pen holder, and the head also rotates accordingly.
Listening: When hearing a sound, people will show an expression of attentive listening, and when talking to them, they will try to turn towards the speaker.
3. The third physical examination (when the baby is 6 months old)
Movement development: able to turn over, able to sit, but still not very stable. Will reach out and take what you want, and stuff it into your mouth.
Vision: The body can rotate with the head and eyes, and can stare at bright targets and toys for about half a minute.
Listening: Pay attention and look around to find new sources of sound, and be able to turn to the place where the sound is coming from.
4. The 4th physical examination (when the baby is 9 months old)
Movement development: able to sit very steadily, able to sit up from a lying position and then lie down, able to climb back and forth flexibly, able to stand on the railing. Both hands can flexibly knock on building blocks. The thumb and index finger can pick up small things in coordination.
Vision: able to focus on a single line on the screen. Vision is about 0.1.
Teeth: The eruption time of baby teeth in children is mostly between 6 and 8 months. The calculation formula for baby teeth in children is age minus 4 to 6 months. At this time, attention should be paid to protecting teeth.
5. The 5th physical examination (when the baby is 1 year old)
Motor development: At this point, children can stand up on their own, walk with support, and climb stairs with both hands and feet; Can use crayons to poke dots or lines on paper.
Vision: Can hold parents' fingers, nose, hair, or eyes, and mostly caresses toys or stares at nearby objects.
Listening: When shouting at him, he can turn around or look up.
6. The 6th physical examination (when the baby is 18 months old)
Urine and bowel movements: able to control one's own bowel movements, and can also control urination during the day. If one wets their pants, they will actively signal.
Motor development: able to walk independently, walk backwards, run, but sometimes fall down; He can support the railing step by step up the stairs, and when he steps down, he climbs back or sits on his hips.
7. The 7th physical examination (when the baby is 2 years old)
Movement development: able to walk steadily, run, and climb stairs alone. Can string beads together and draw circles and straight lines on paper with crayons.
Urine and feces: completely controllable.
8. 8th physical examination (baby 3 years old)
Movement development: able to control body balance freely, complete jumping, kicking, crossing obstacles, walking S-lines and other movements, able to use scissors, chopsticks, spoons, fold paper and knead clay.
Vision: By the age of 3, a child's vision reaches 0.5, which is a level of accuracy similar to that of an adult. At this time, babies should undergo a vision check, as approximately 3% of children in China suffer from amblyopia. Children themselves and parents generally find it difficult to detect. If it can be discovered at the age of 3, the best treatment effect is before the age of 4, and it can still be treated at the age of 5-6. It is impossible to treat it after the age of 12.
