1 week Check Up

Anika had her first doctor's appointment on Friday at 7 days old. I took her to my family doctor who I've had for the past 23 years. He technically isn't taking on new patients at this stage of his career, but little Anika worked her charm and he agreed to take her. The last time I saw my family doctor was a year ago when I needed a pre-operative assessment prior to my last hysteroscopy. He was also very kind in supplying me with notes for medical leave time from work for my IVF attempts. The last contact I had with him was the day a copy of my positive pregnancy test results arrived on his desk, and he called to congratulate us. I remember him getting all choked up. From there I was referred to an obstetrician for my prenatal care and didn't have the need to see my GP at all during the pregnancy.

As we suspected Anika is a very healthy baby. She has surpassed her birth weight, and is now just over 8lbs. She slept through the entire visit at the doctor's office while he did his exam. He used to deliver and see a lot of babies, so even though he doesn't do this kind of work much anymore, you could tell he's done thousands of these well baby visits over the years. All systems are a go, and she passed all of her routine screening tests with flying colours. He reviewed all the standard questions and recommendations for baby care with us. We go back at 4 weeks of age for another check up.