Well-Child Visits in North Bethesda
Well-child care at Metropolitan Pediatrics
Preventive visits give your child’s provider time to follow growth and development, provide vaccines and screening, and help your family prepare for the next stage.
Your child’s preventive care home
What happens at a well visit
Your provider reviews growth, development, physical and emotional health, family questions, age-appropriate safety, and preventive care. The exact exam, vaccines, and screening depend on your child’s age, health history, records, and current guidance.
At Metro, well visits follow the Bright Futures preventive-care schedule and are tailored to your child’s records, age, and individual needs.
Schedule ahead
Well visits often book weeks in advance. Metropolitan Pediatrics recommends scheduling about three months ahead when possible, especially before school and sports seasons.
Visit-by-visit guide
Care that changes as your child grows
This is a practical overview. Your provider will personalize each visit and let you know what is due.
The newborn weeks
3–5 days, 2 weeks, 1 month
Feeding, weight gain, jaundice, sleep, newborn safety, family adjustment, and early development. Feeding and weight are reviewed closely, with follow-up arranged when additional support is needed.
Infancy
2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15 & 18 months
Rapid growth, movement, communication, feeding changes, sleep, home safety, oral health, developmental surveillance, vaccines, and age-appropriate screening.
Toddlers & preschoolers
24 months, 30 months, then yearly
Language, play, behavior, nutrition, sleep, toilet learning, vision and hearing, school readiness, injury prevention, and family routines.
School-age children
Yearly visits
Learning, school progress, friendships, activity, nutrition, sleep, emotional well-being, sports participation, and healthy habits.
Teens & young adults · yearly
Visits include physical and emotional health, school or work, relationships, healthy decision-making, and the transition toward adult care. Adolescents are routinely offered private time with their provider as part of age-appropriate confidential care. Metropolitan Pediatrics provides pediatric care through age 22.
Prevention & early identification
Screening is matched to age and need
Development & behavior
Developmental, autism, school, behavioral, and emotional-health questions are introduced at appropriate ages and when concerns arise.
Vision, hearing & oral health
Vision and hearing checks, dental guidance, and other age-based assessments help identify concerns early.
Lab & risk screening
Depending on age and risk, care may include screening for anemia, lead, tuberculosis, cholesterol, or other health concerns.
Recommendations change over time. Your provider will review your child’s records and let you know what is due at each visit.
Come prepared
Make the most of the appointment
Complete requested pre-visit questionnaires in the patient portal or Healow when the office sends them. Bring outside records and any forms you need completed.
- Complete requested questionnaires before the appointment.
- Bring a current medication list and outside vaccine records.
- Bring school, camp, or sports forms and tell the office if paperwork is needed.
- Write down questions about development, behavior, sleep, nutrition, school, or emotional health.
Schedule a well-child visit at Metropolitan Pediatrics
Call Metropolitan Pediatrics to choose the right visit timing and provider for your child.