4 months checkup

Summary

When your child is 4 months old, you will be offered a group consultation with a public health nurse and possibly a physiotherapist at the health centre. You will be asked whether there is anything you wish to discuss.

Who you will meet

• public health nurse
• physiotherapist

Topics

The public health nurse will discuss topics such as:

• interaction between the parents and the child
• breastfeeding (in Norwegian) and/or breast milk substitutes (in Norwegian)
• vitamin D supplements
• possibility of introducing solid food (in Norwegian)
• your child's sleep (in Norwegian)
• dental health and brushing teeth (in Norwegian)
• infectious diseases (fever and upper respiratory tract infections)
• the child’s environment and safety (in Norwegian)
• drug use (alcohol and other drugs)
• information about kindergarten places

Examinations

The child's weight, length and head circumference will be measured as appropriate. The child's eye contact, movement and development will be observed.