Written by Ajanta Biswas
Your baby is 6 months old now and has completed half-a-year, something you and your family must rejoice. The journey so far has not been easy, but things do get easier in some aspects as your baby grows and starts getting independent. This is also the time for your baby’s 6 month checkup. This visit consists of usual check-in with developmental milestones, a couple of vaccines, and any more doubts you may need to clear with the doctor.
The sixth month is vital in a baby’s life because this is the time when you will start your baby with solids. Many families plan their baby’s rice feeding ceremony or Annaprasanna. During this visit, you can check with your doctor on what foods you can feed your baby and how you can plan your baby’s solids too.
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During the sixth month baby well checkup, the doctor will take quick physical measurements of your baby and understand your baby’s development patterns. If everything is satisfactory then your doctor will provide you with a diet chart for your baby as from now on you will have to introduce solids to your baby.
Your doctor will give you advice on how to cook food for your baby and how to offer it to them safely. The doctor will also give you tips on avoiding choking hazards while feeding your baby. They can also ask you a few questions to get more information about your baby’s growth and development. These will include
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Based on the data from CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), here are some of the developmental milestones expected from a six month old baby:
Again, these developmental milestones can occur fast or slowly depending on each baby. Guide and assist your baby in achieving these milestones. Play with your baby as much as possible to make them active. Build a safe playing zone on the floor by using blankets and cushions so that your baby can crawl and explore.
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During the sixth-month baby well checkup, your baby will get the third dose of the important vaccines they get before. The vaccines your baby will get during this visit include
This is a compulsory vaccine for babies and protects babies from the dangerous typhoid infection. TVC is a single-dose vaccine.
This is an optional flu vaccine for babies. You can give your baby this vaccine after due consultation with your pediatrician. Do remember that once your baby is given this vaccine, the follow-up dose 2 influenza vaccine must be given exactly after a month without fail for the vaccine to be fully effective.
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Questions you must ask the doctor during the 6th-month baby checkup are
Your doctor will advise you to continue breastfeeding apart from giving pureed solid food to your baby. And by the time you come for the 9-month baby checkup, you will get used to the whole procedure.
Studying English literature has been highly instrumental in creating a love for English and World Literature for this writer. Ajanta has been writing for more than two years. She specializes in creating short and crisp blogs that can create awareness among women about healthy pregnancy and among parents about better parenting.Read more.
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