What to Expect at Your Toddler's Two Year Old Checkup

Many parents are a bit anxious each time that their child's doctor checkups roll around. You don't know what to expect or how your child will react. Your toddler's two year old checkup can be a bit easier than all of the checkups that came before it. Or it could be more difficult. Here are a few things that will occur during a routine two year old checkup.

Weight Check- Your toddler's weight will be one of the first things that the nurse will check once you get called back into an exam room. You should be familiar with this since your toddler will have been weighed many, many times in their two short years of life. While you may have noticed that your toddler has always been weighed in the nude at previous visits, this time you may find that they are old enough to keep their clothes on when being weighed. Your toddler may even get to stand on the regular scales like a big kid instead of sitting on the infant scales.

Temperature- Just like all of the other checkups, your toddler will have their temperature taken at their two year old checkup. Unlike previous checkups where your toddler's temperature was taken rectally, you may find that their temperature can be taken under their arms now. Your toddler is more able to sit still so that a more accurate temperature can be received from an axillary reading than they were at a younger age.

Measurements- Your toddlers general measurements will also be taken. Usually their height and head circumference will be the main measurements taken. If your toddler was able to stand on the regular doctor scales then he or she may have had their height checked while standing there.