During the first two years of life, well child examination visits are frequent. Your baby will nearly double the birth weight by 4 to 6 months, triple it by one year and quadruple it by 2 years. This is an incredible amount of growth! Well child exams allow us to follow the growth and varying stages of development closely and give the required immunizations and advice that coincides with each visit.

Recommended Well Child Check-Up Milestones

FWP's Well Child Visit Schedule

AAP's Well Child Check-Ups Schedule

Fort Wayne Pediatrics follows guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. At some physicals, screening tools are utilized for evaluation of your child. Although these are standard screening tools, your health insurance may not reimburse these screening tools under your wellness portion. Cost may fall to deductible. If they are not covered, please lobby for appropriate coverage with your plan.

We make every effort to schedule appointments for ill children on the day that you call us. Please call our office ahead of time so that we can minimize wait time. If you have a medical emergency during office hours, we will do our best to see your child immediately or refer you to the appropriate facility.

Our Walk-In Clinic is open MON-FRI 8am-6pm.

No appointment needed. 

Check symptoms, illnesses, and injuries with our "Is Your Child Sick?" tool.

Our Walk-In Clinic is open MON-FRI 8am-6pm.

No appointment needed. 

When you arrive at the office, please stay in your car and call to check in. (260) 490-7337

They will text you when to come in when your room is ready and will send you to Pod B.

This way we do not have sick children waiting in the waiting rooms with healthy children.

Do not forget your child's school excuse letter if needed.

Perfect for sore throats, earaches, cold symptoms, fevers, and minor laceration repairs.* 

*Please call ahead for laceration repair (see next section for details).

NOW OFFERING MINOR LACERATION REPAIRS with Dermabond, steri-strips, sutures, or staples if criteria met. 

Criteria: 

*Must be 1.5in or less in length

*Superficial- no muscle or bone showing

*Up to 12 hours since incident occured

*Will not repair on lips, nose, ears, cheeks, or genitals

*Only have local injected anesthetic available (no topical, sedation, or calming agents available in office)

*If unable to repair or criteria not met, will refer to local ER for evaluation. 

*Will refer to local ER for evaluation if concerns for underlying fractures, or if LOC, vomiting, altered mental status, or pupil changes noted with head injury. 

These visits are available to parents who would like to be introduced to a physician and our practice prior to your child’s birth. At this visit, we discuss a variety of topics including an introduction to the newborn period and general office policies. These visits are available by appointment.

We offer a Expecting Parents Newborn Class with a tour taught by one of our Board Certified Pediatricians: Go to the link and schedule today! New Expecting Parent Class

We also offer a Prenatal Breastfeeding Class taught by our in-office IBCLC (Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant) Go to the link and schedule today! Expected Parent Breastfeeding Class

For Other Classes: Calendar

We are excited to offer telehealth to our patients. We are dedicated to the health of our patients, and our practice continues to evolve to best meet your needs.

To schedule a telehealth visit for today or the future, call the office to speak with one of our knowledgable nurses who will assist you.

Telehealth Hours

Monday - Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Who Can Use Telehealth?

Telehealth services are for illnesses. Your child must be present during the telehealth visit. 

Not all illnesses will be able to be addressed through telehealth. If either the triage nurse or the provider feels the patient needs to be seen in the office, a recommendation will be made to do so. During phone hours, feel free to discuss with our nursing staff the best type of visit for your child.

Your Telehealth Visit

When speaking with the provider for telehealth, be prepared with the following:

• Weight of patient
• Temperature of patient
• Medication the patient currently takes
• Medication allergies
• Pharmacy preference
• Symptom length and severity
  

Immunizations

The Truth About Vaccines: A Presentation for Parents from Our Providers - Click to Watch

Each year preventable diseases cause many illnesses and even deaths. Many states, including Indiana, have adopted laws that require children enrolling in school and daycare to be fully immunized. At your child's first office visit, you will receive information about the vaccines that your child will receive, and you will be required to read and sign the consent forms. It is our intent to have all children in our practice immunized appropriately as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Questions about vaccines? Read about each immunization.

See our VACCINE POLICY

Vaccination Hours

Monday - Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Our Recommended Vaccines

We strongly support recommendations for vaccinations set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the State of Indiana. We encourage parents to choose which option is best for each of their children individually.

AAP Recommended Immunizations

One of the most important choices a parent can make is to vaccinate against influenza every year. We recommend vaccinating against influenza beginning in early fall.

We offer Tdap and influenza vaccines to caregivers of our patients seasonally. Fees are due at the time of service.

RSV Antibody Shot: Available depending on eligibility.

*Due to recent changes, we are no longer following the CDC vaccine recommendations, and only follow the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations. 

Insurance

Check with your insurance provider to confirm vaccinations are covered by your insurance. If they are not, or you are uninsured, we are now a VFC Provider and serve Medicaid, uninsured, and underinsured children from birth through 18 years.

VFC PROGRAM: We have become a provider for VFC (Vaccines For Children) and are now able to provide vaccines for those with Medicaid, Uninsured, or Self-Pay in our office!*

Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program | CDC

*administration fee $20.32 per vaccine

*Our Office Does Not Administer Allergy Shots.

Schools require sports physicals to be completed after April 1 for the following school year. Physicals should be scheduled as early as possible with your child's pediatrician. Please bring all necessary physical/sports participation forms and shot records to your appointment. When requesting ISHAA forms to be filled out, we request 72 hours for completion.after April 1 for the following school year. Physicals should be scheduled as early as possible with your child's pediatrician. Please bring all necessary physical/sports participation forms and shot records to your appointment. When requesting ISHAA forms to be filled out, we request 72 hours for completion.

Stimulant medications are regulated by law under Schedule II medications. Therefore, it is required to complete a medication check appointment every 3 months with your provider. These appointments may be scheduled in person or by utilizing the Telehealth option. Do not wait until your child is out of medication to request a refill as this may cause a lapse in treatment.

Because stimulant medications are of Schedule II status, there are strong legal penalties for their misuse. It is illegal to share, borrow, sell, and/or buy them without a prescription.

Contacting the Prescription Refill Line

For your convenience, we offer a prescription refill answering service, available 24 hours a day. Call (260)490-7337, option 2 (for Prescription Refill), then follow the prompt to your child's physician (numbers listed below), and leave the following information:

• Spelling of the first and last name of the child
• Date of birth for the child
• Any medication allergies for the child
• Preferred pharmacy and location
• The name of the pediatrician for your child
• Present medication and dosage
• Brand name or generic preference
• Daytime phone number

Omission of information may delay prescription preparation.

Doctor's Extensions:

Many lab tests are performed on site at our practice. Labs must be scheduled through a nurse. Please contact our office at (260) 490-7337 to schedule.

Lab Hours

Monday - Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

We want to help you take the best care of your child’s teeth. We now offer fluoride varnish application for your child during their visits at our office, which is a low-cost and effective way to prevent dental disease in children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends this varnish be applied every 6 months starting at the time of tooth emergence. There is a separate charge for this procedure. Check with your insurance company to see if this is a covered benefit for you.

Ear piercing is available to patients ages two years and older. The cost is $100 and includes earrings. Children must be up-to-date on immunizations prior to ear piercing.

FWP has certified techs on staff to assist patients at no additional charge in proper positioning and usage of car seats, infant through booster. They can also determine if your child is in the right car seat for the stage of development. 

If interested, just ask any staff member.

Fort Wayne Pediatrics now offers Lactation Appointments with our International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) right in our office.

What to expect at my lactation appointment?

* The lactation consultant will review your medical history, pregnancy, birth, and any past issues.

* You will need to bring your baby with you to the visit, we will always get an updated weight on baby.

* The baby should be ready to feed if possible, during your appointment.

* Bring any breastfeeding/feeding equipment currently being used or were given: such as breast pump and parts, bottle, nipple shield (if applicable), or anything else you want.

* Nursing pillows are available, but you may bring your own if you prefer.

* Can help with both breastfeeding or bottle-feeding/pumping needs.

* The consult will take place in our comfortable Lactation Room off of POD A.

* The visits are up to 60 min (billed through baby's insurance).

Please contact your PCP or OBGYN ASAP if experiencing any breast pain with fever, chills, and redness: which are signs and symptoms of a breast infection (mastitis).

Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes - Click to Schedule

Kristi, our IBCLC, also runs our free Mom's Feeding Support Group Kangaroo Klub, which meets on Thursdays 1:30-2:30pm in our community room which covers all things baby. (open to any mom with baby, doesn't have to be FWP patient)