If I tell you to maintain your child’s vaccination schedule in an excel sheet, you might just laugh at me. Obviously, your paediatrician has given you the chart; he ticks off each vaccination when it is done and writes the next scheduled date too. But mothers believe me; you need to keep the records for yourself to be an informed parent. If you are wondering why am I giving you this piece of advice, then think: If you are someone who wants a good paediatrician and not settle for the doctor-next-door, then you might end up going to different child specialists before you can zero down on the one you trust. Here are 10 signs that your paediatrician is just perfect.
The problem is even though the vaccination charts look almost similar, there are chances that it can vary from one to another. In some paediatrician’s chart, there might be oral polio and measles clubbed together and the other might have just measles in the 9th-month block. This can create confusion and you might end up missing one dose or give an overdose. Here is why you should not skip optional vaccinations for your children.
So to avoid this confusion, it is necessary for you to have a record of your own so you can compare the two cards and be on track with your vaccination schedules. Also, there are various apps available these days that can help parents keep track of the vaccination given, so you don’t skip or miss doses.
Another advantage of keeping your child’s vaccination schedules stored in a drive or app is that you can check them anytime while you are making travel plans or are in a different city during the scheduled time of vaccination.
Keeping a record all on your own, apart from the doctor’s chart makes it easy for both the mother and doctor to know about the status easily.
