Do I take baby to 4 month check up?

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I’m in Texas. I love In a small town with no known cases of COVID but his pediatrician is in the nearest city 45 minutes away where there is 10 known cases & currently 30 awaiting test results... 
I’m scared to take him out but also what if this whole thing gets worse & he can’t be seen for months.. help me please

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My son has his 4months vaccines on Saturday, we live in Los Angeles. I’ll be taking him. 
The virus is not going away anytime soon, if any it’s going to get worse. Sooner rather than later is better for me.

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I am in Boston and we have over 400 cases in the state and I believe about 200 right in the city where I am. I went to ours today. You don’t want to push it off because the oral vaccine can’t be pushed out far. I also think we are going to be in the throes of COVID for a while so you might as well take your baby now before it’s even crazier. 
The office has two nurses at the front and they asked me a series of questions before allowing me in. Then I was told to go straight back to the office where they only had me in the waiting room for a few minutes (no more than two children in the waiting area at a time). I also had gloves on and Lysol wipes incase I felt I needed to clean anything. I did see them cleaning the rooms thoroughly in between as well. All doctors and nurses had masks and gloves on. Everyone was taking it very seriously.

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Call his pediatrician and ask his/her advice. I'm trying to decide, too...my son needs his 4 month immunizations at the end of this month but I'm also worried about the virus 😬

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I’m in NY and they rescheduled his 4 month well check up til next month. They said it was ok and it wouldn’t effect his shots. Better safe than sorry

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My county currently has over 2,000 cases and I’m so nervous.  My dr didn’t want to reschedule because then her shots will be thrown off.

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I wouldn’t delay vaccinations they are super important to have on a schedule. Just take precautions and I’m sure doctors offices have their own guidelines right now.

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I took my girls to hers last week. I called my pediatrician’s office before and they recommended going. I didn’t want to put off her vaccines and they were screening people before they entered. Also had lots of hands sanitizers around so I felt ok about it

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I'm in upstate NY in a county with a handful of confirmed cases and they still kept our appointment. They are only doing well baby visits and sick visits only in extreme situations. We went today and everyone had gloves and masks. I would call your ped and ask what they suggest tho. I called 2 days before to confirm we were still supposed to come.

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We have our girls tomorrow. I’m going to take her and they still recommended it. We also don’t have any in our small town but take her to nearest city which is 45 mins away with 19 cases. They don’t want to push them back too far and who knows if in a month or so what the situation will be like. It could be better, it could be worse 🤷🏼‍♀️

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We live in Chicago and there are many confirmed cases here. However, our pediatrician sent us an email explaining all of the precautions they are taking to keep the office clean and protecting against the virus. He made it very clear that we should not reschedule any wellness visits, especially ones that include vaccines. He explained that the risks associated with not receiving the vaccines far outweigh the risks of coming into the office. Babies go to the doctors office daily with colds and the flu before this whole corona mess. I actually feel that the office is cleaner and safer now than it was before.

Do I take baby to 4 month check up?

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