What to Expect at the 1-Year Well Visit

We've put together a cheat sheet to help you prepare for your child's 1-year well checkup -- from what vaccines she'll get to which questions you should be sure to ask.

By Tara Richards

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Well Visit Overview

Learn which routine vaccines to expect at the 1-year visit.

"Babies receive immunizations against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chicken pox) at their 1-year checkup," says Dr. Melanie Mouzoon, director of Immunization Practices and Travel Medicine at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. These immunizations are either given as one shot, known as MMR-V, or two, MMR and varicella. Your child will also receive the Hepatitis A vaccine, the first in a two-dose series.

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Comments (4)

rcarrier7021 wrote:

My child gets blotchy hives like skin due to the temperture change from the bath water and it goes away within 10 minutes. Some children have very sensitive skin.

2/24/2011 09:47:22 AM Report Abuse

ellenbotha24 wrote:

why is it he is coughing on and off,is it all because he is one year old?

5/19/2010 03:50:27 AM Report Abuse

angelad_tracy wrote:

My daughter is now 8 yrs. The samething happened to her. They can get a mild case of it. That's what the Dr. told me anyways.

3/9/2010 06:14:17 PM Report Abuse

rnrracing wrote:

After getting the chicken pox shot can you child get them. My daughter got the shot last Thursday and when i was bathing her yesterday she had red bumps all over her back

2/16/2010 12:19:44 PM Report Abuse