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Harry is brought into the pediatrician’s office by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Harry weighed 3.6 kg (7 lb 9 oz) at birth and was 51 cm (20.4 in.). His head circumference was 36 cm (14.4 in.), putting him in the 50th percentile for weight, length, and head circumference at birth. Upon discharge at 72 h after birth, Harry weighed 3.24 kg. His current weight is 5.4 kg (11.8 lb); current length is 58 cm (23.2 in.) and his current head circumference is 48 cm (inches) (19.2 in.), still in the 50th percentile. Harry is being breastfed. His mother is excited that Harry is smiling and cooing and in general responding to her when she talks to him. Harry’s father is wondering when he will sleep through the night. Harry sleeps in his own crib and likes to look at a mobile when he is awake. Mother has been breastfeeding Harry every 2–3 h and the baby is sleeping most of the day. Mrs. Smith is concerned that Harry is sleeping too much and has short frequent waking periods during the day. Mrs. Smith’s sister-in-law keeps telling her that she should be giving the baby a pacifier between feeds. Harry has four yellow pasty stools a day and seven wet diapers. Mrs. Smith wants to know when Harry will start getting shots for immunization.
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Kramer, D. (2017). Two-Month Visit. In: Primary Well-Being: Case Studies for the Growing Child. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56708-2_9
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