Yearly checkups make sure that your child's health is protected with scheduled vaccines and health screenings. The doctor will also check your child's growth and development. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Keep taking your child for yearly checkups. The health care provider can make sure your child's growth and development are progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Keep taking your child to yearly checkups. Your doctor can make sure your child's growth and development is progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Even if your child is healthy, keep bringing them in for yearly checkups. This helps to make sure that your child's health is protected with scheduled vaccines. Your child's doctor can make sure your child's growth and development are progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 2-year checkup, the doctor will examine your child and ask how things are going at home. At this age, checkups become less frequent. So this may be your child's last checkup for a while. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 18-month checkup, your health care provider will examine your child and ask how it's going at home. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 15-month checkup, the health care provider will examine the child and ask how it's going at home. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 12-month checkup, the health care provider will examine the child and ask how things are going at home. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Your baby's first checkup will likely happen within a week of birth. At this newborn visit, the doctor will examine your baby and ask questions about the first few days at home.

Getting used to a colostomy may take time. Learning to care for it and the changes in your body can be tough. But you're still the same person. And you can do many of the same things you've always enjoyed. Read on for tips to help you adjust to having a colostomy.