Consultation at 5 months

What is a 5 months check-up?

When your child is 5 months old, you will be offered an individual or group consultation at the health centre.

If you do not wish to participate in group consultations, you can request an individual consultation.

Who you will meet

• public health nurse

Topics at the 5 months check-up

The public health nurse will discuss topics such as:

• the interaction between you and the child
• the child's development (in Norwegian)
• the child's well-being, crying and daily routines
• breastfeeding, breast milk substitutes and possibility of introducing solid food 
• the child’s physical activity (in Norwegian) and movement development
• the child's sleep (in Norwegian)
• safety for newborns and infants (in Norwegian)
• dental health (in Norwegian)
• parents' health and parenthood (in Norwegian)
• the child immunisation programme

Examinations

The child's head circumference, weight and length will be measured. The child's general development will be examined. This includes observation of the child's body, hearing, eyesight, language, contact and movement. The child is observed and examined without clothing.

Vaccines

• Second dose of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, Hib infection and hepatitis B (in Norwegian)
• Second dose of the pneumococcal vaccine (in Norwegian).

The vaccines will be administered by injection.

Preparations

The health centre is there for you and your child. If you have any questions or anything you want to raise, you can bring this up in the consultation. You may want to make notes in advance.

You have the right to an interpreter should you need one.

Both parents are encouraged to participate.