5 year well checks

[klong11]

I'm interested to see where the kids land now that they are "big kids". Cadence's isn't until the 20th.

Do we all have well checks at 5?

Height:

Weight:

Shots:

Anything to Note:

[mwhip]

Thanks for the reminder that I need to get my kids appointment made!

[tgrimes]

I thought we were supposed to do them every year, no? I scheduled one for M but I guess I should check with my insurance to make sure it’s covered.

[chrisy01]

We did ours early October
Height: 41”
Weight:40lbs
Shots: 1 flu shot
Anything to Note: his skin rashes will always require steroids. It’s something caused by the changing weather. I’m scared what the mn cold weather will do to it now.

[mwhip]

Nov 5, 2018 9:16:00 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

I thought we were supposed to do them every year, no? I scheduled one for M but I guess I should check with my insurance to make sure it’s covered.

I received a letter from my insurance company to schedule it, just didn't get it scheduled and kind of forgot about it.

[chrisy01]

Nov 5, 2018 9:16:00 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

I thought we were supposed to do them every year, no? I scheduled one for M but I guess I should check with my insurance to make sure it’s covered.

Yes every year is what I’ve been told. It’s covered under Obamacare

[nam2013]

We had ours a few months back

Height: 42inch
Weight: 33lbs
Shots : no

Nothing special except some dumb*** nurse telling ds ‘let’s make a deal, you’re going to finish everything on your plate from now on’... Sure Jan.

ETA he’s finally catching on height wise!

[trtlcrzy]

H’s appt is also on the 20th. When I was scheduling they asked if she had her kindergarten shots yet so she may get them at the appt, we shall see.

[guster]

My insurance is so annoying and I have to wait 12 months between visits. We got bumped last year to December 1 for some reason, and now I cant make one earlier than that, so this year it’s not until December 4.

[Sunny41]

Nov 5, 2018 11:03:43 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

H’s appt is also on the 20th. When I was scheduling they asked if she had her kindergarten shots yet so she may get them at the appt, we shall see.

I think the only kindergarten shot we need is the 2nd chicken pox booster. My pedi did the 2nd one last year because we could do it at 4 and no reason to wait. Not sure if there are others

[Sunny41]

E insisted on being measured this morning:

height: 46in
weight:~40lb

i think he gained about 4lb since last year and i think he was around 41in last year.

[SweetPotato]

Nov 5, 2018 11:41:23 GMT -6 guster said:

My insurance is so annoying and I have to wait 12 months between visits. We got bumped last year to December 1 for some reason, and now I cant make one earlier than that, so this year it’s not until December 4.

Mine is the same. And “thanks” to Thanksgiving we are now scheduled for like 3 weeks after his birthday. I guess that gap will just keep growing year after year?

Dumb.

[loony]

Nov 5, 2018 23:14:36 GMT -6 SweetPotato said:

Nov 5, 2018 11:41:23 GMT -6 guster said:

My insurance is so annoying and I have to wait 12 months between visits. We got bumped last year to December 1 for some reason, and now I cant make one earlier than that, so this year it’s not until December 4.

Mine is the same. And “thanks” to Thanksgiving we are now scheduled for like 3 weeks after his birthday. I guess that gap will just keep growing year after year?

Dumb.

Ours did that, but because of sick visits/well visits, our two November babes were seen in March for their well visits.

Tomorrow is DD’s birthday, so we’ll do a height and weight for posterity sake.

[chrisy01]

I’m glad my plan doesn’t dictate how much time between well visits. Because ours has been as late as December due to scheduling conflicts and this years was early October.

[guster]

Nov 5, 2018 23:14:36 GMT -6 SweetPotato said:

Nov 5, 2018 11:41:23 GMT -6 guster said:

My insurance is so annoying and I have to wait 12 months between visits. We got bumped last year to December 1 for some reason, and now I cant make one earlier than that, so this year it’s not until December 4.

Mine is the same. And “thanks” to Thanksgiving we are now scheduled for like 3 weeks after his birthday. I guess that gap will just keep growing year after year?

Dumb.

Seriously, by the time she’s a teenager we’ll be going in April.

[mwhip]

My insurance requires 12 months between visits as well, so I think that's pretty normal. I know Evie's will be the end of November, because as per, I forgot to schedule her appointment on time last year, which means this year has to be 12 months after that one. Making that appointment is on my post it for the day.

[cagoldi]

Height: 44
Weight: 44
Shots: Chicken pox. He’s all caught up until we start our HPV series at age 11 (and flu each year, of course).

[mwhip]

I finally made Evie's appointment. The pedi she sees is only in on Tuesdays. The only time they had available 365 days after her last appt was at 9:30, so she's miss school, so I opted for the next Tuesday, or December 11. But I made the appointment, so I consider that a win.

I also asked about flu shots, since I don't want to wait until the middle of December and they told me just to walk in for them on a Saturday before 5:30. Guess I know what we are all doing this weekend. Family time, getting our flu shots!

[cheeksmum]

I booked N for his annual visit with C’s 2 month check up - November 27th... I think 🤔

[wedding]

Height: 43.5 inches (64%)
Weight: 50# (93%)

passed his vision and hearing test. No concerns. We discussed backless booster seats because C has been pushing me to get one for him since he used the one in my dad's car a couple of times over the summer. So I wanted him to hear it from the Dr that the 5 point harness booster is best until he reaches the max height or weight and that even though he is big, his bones need to develop more to protect him in case of an accident. He listened.

He was pissed about the flu shot and I will likely hear about it for a week or so, but it has to be done. No other vaccines.

[kim22]

T went today. He is very tall.

Height: 47 in
Weight: 43 lbs
Shots: just flu, we finished everything else at 4. I declined hearing and vision screenings because my insurance won’t pay for them but I can take him to my eye doctor for free with my vision insurance.

[lfig]

S hasn't had her well check yet. But at the doctor yesterday she was 32.5 lbs and 40" tall. She had her flu shot about a month and a half ago when she was in the hospital for the Dystonia. So we should be good on shots till next summer I think. I am pretty sure she has a shot or two before she can start Kindergarten.

[joelies]

Colin went in earlier this week. We have a high deductible plan so they fortunately aren't sticklers about the timing of his visits.

Height: 43in
Weight: 48lbs
Shots: flu and some booster
Anything to Note: passed hearing, skipped vision since he has a follow-up in February with the eye doctor

The nurse pricked his finger for the hemoglobin test instead of his toe, which went over slightly better. He cried over his shots a lot, though to be fair his bandaid was all bloody and there are still irritated marks a couple days later. Chase barely flinched for his flu shot (there was also no bleeding or evidence of a prick), so maybe it was the booster. Or Colin is just a whole lot more sensitive. Or a little of both.

ETA: Colin loves to use our scale at home and I've never seen him higher than 46lb. I'm not concerned regardless, the reading surprised me a bit because he's leaned out so much so given his limited vertical growth, I didn't expect to see a jump in his weight. But he assures me he's growing lots of muscles, so that probably makes sense.

[mwhip]

I had to open this up, Evie stepped on the scale this morning, 52.6 lbs.

[klong11]

Cadence had her well check this morning.
weight: 46lbs(week and a half of constant pooping made her lose 3 lbs), which puts her at 84th percentile
height: 45", 91st percentile

We're going to assume the pooping was a bug, but if it starts happening more frequently, then we'll take further steps.
She's up-to-date on shots until age 11.
She got a flu shot and was PISSED.
We are also going to assume her intense emotions are just a phase for now.

[trtlcrzy]

Height: 39” 7th percentile
Weight 38lb 37th percentile

Everything is great, per the pedi.

And then we went to the dentist, found out H has 4 cavities all on the right side. So next Monday she gets her first fillings.

[tgrimes]

trtlcrzy Poor H!

[wedding]

Nov 20, 2018 15:15:34 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

Height: 39” 7th percentile
Weight 38lb 37th percentile

Everything is great, per the pedi.

And then we went to the dentist, found out H has 4 cavities all on the right side. So next Monday she gets her first fillings.

Oh no! I’m sorry.

I love what a peanut she is though!

[dapostrophe]

Um, why did no one tell me they get FIVE shots for kindergarten. Holy Hell, we were not prepared for that 😳

Evie continues to top the charts at 45" and 48 lbs. She's proportionate and on her curve, so no worries. We did have the talk about ADHD and SPD and the doc wrote me a scrip for PT. We are going to hold off on further testing to see how she does in Kindergarten, unless she starts any "dangerous" behaviors before then.

[klong11]

dapostrophe, we didn't get any shots and her pedi said she was up to date until age 11