Every mother knows that with a child up to a year it is necessary to be examined monthly by a pediatrician, as well as by specialists, according to a certain schedule. If you first became a mother, and still inexperienced, then going to the clinic can turn into an adventure. And not always pleasant, unfortunately. They forgot the necessary documents, the queue to the doctor is huge, everything falls out of the bag, and even the child is hungry and whimpers. No panic! Read our recommendations, and do not lose heart!
1. Prepare a “mom and baby bag”
If you and your child went to the clinic in a stroller, feel free to bring a “stroller” bag with you, it is usually sold complete with a stroller. This bag is voluminous, everything fits in it. Yes, and it’s easier for you to move around the clinic with a child in her arms with one bag than with a ladies bag and a bag with things for the child and documents.
What we take in a bag:
- “Change” for the child - clothes for changing clothes (if the baby gets dirty).
- Disposable diaper. Children love to arrange "children's surprises" in the most inappropriate place for this.
- Wet baby wipes - wipe the baby's hands, as well as other parts of the body, if necessary.
- A diaper, preferably disposable (you will lay the baby on it for examination). Experienced mothers take 2 diapers, it's not a secret - when you undress a baby, he usually wants to use the toilet.
- Favorite toy. Or vice versa, a toy (object) that the child has never seen before. A pocket mirror from my mother’s cosmetic bag will also work.
- A bottle of water.
- Food - a mixture with a thermos for the child on artificial feeding, a snack (cookies, mashed potatoes), if complementary foods are already introduced into the baby's diet. In the room of the mother and baby, you can safely retire and breastfeed.
- Shoe covers. Some institutions have free, but not everywhere.
If you "slingomama", And your child eats, sleeps, walks in a sling - this will greatly facilitate a trip to a medical facility and" untie the hands "of your mother in the truest sense of the word.
2. The right attitude - calm, only calm
Even you have a ticket for a certain time of the visit to the doctor, this does not exclude the queue near the office and long minutes (and sometimes hours) of waiting. “I can only ask,” “I’m a health worker”, “I’m for a minute” - there will always be people who slow down the reception. Do not breastfeed on the embrasure in front of the office - save your nerve cells. Calm mother is a calm baby. Inhale-exhale. Your child feels your condition - be calm and do not react to the “aliens” without waiting in line. As the sages said, “this too will pass.”
3. "First Aid"
Only one or two hours of time of your girlfriend / grandmother / niece, who can help with going to the clinic, and what a relief for you! To stand in line at the reception for a coupon, hand over clothes to the wardrobe, hold the doors at the entrance and exit, “watch” the line until you leave to feed the child, run for shoe covers. It is difficult to cope alone, it is a fact.If dad is in a car, but is in a hurry to work - let him take you with a child and a stroller to the clinic, help in the wardrobe, reception, and then you yourself.
4. Important documents
Medical policy, SNILS, birth certificate of a child. Take the original documents and photocopies with you to a special envelope folder, which can be easily unzipped with one hand and get the necessary papers.
5. Notepad with questions
The appointment time is limited. In order not to remember for a long time - what did you want to ask the doctor, make a list of questions at home. After each question, we recommend that you leave a place for a brief entry of the pediatrician's answers. The information will be new for you, it may be a lot. Until you get home - forget half. We are recording!
6. Learn about the benefits
Did you know that children under six months of age go out of turn for a blood test?
Read in advance (take a picture on the phone or write down) information about beneficiaries near the registry. The right to an extraordinary appointment are:
- children with fever;
- children from large families;
- disabled children;
- children of medical workers
Tell your doctor (or nurse) that you belong to one of these groups and you will be invited to receive an appointment without waiting in line. In many children's clinics for examination before vaccination, children can go to the doctor without waiting in line.
7. The condition of the child
On the day of the planned visit, measure the child’s temperature, pay attention to how he looks. If the night was sleepless, the baby whimpers, almost did not eat breakfast - move the trip to the doctor the next day. In the clinic there will always be sick children, even on the day of a healthy child. It is not necessary to expose the child to the risk of "picking up" a bacterium or virus.
Be healthy and happy!
We also read:
- The first trip to the clinic with a newborn: the main thing you need to know
- The child is afraid of doctors: advice from psychologists and experienced mothers how to help children get rid of fear
- Questions to the pediatric neurologist: what is important to know for parents of a child up to a year
- What to play with the child in the clinic when the turn
