at the end of may we found a swollen lymph node behind xavier's right ear. it wasnt very big, but it was big enough to feel. everywhere online said that its probably because of his baby acne and cradle cap - a lot of people had the same thing with their newborns. so we werent too concerned. the baby acne got pretty bad, especially on his ears and neck and it looked different than on his face and there was a swollen lymph node behind his left ear now. i made an appt for him to be seen by a doctor.
i took him in the beginning of june and he was seen by a doctor, but not his regular pediatrician that said that they were swollen because of the baby acne and cradle cap and that will go away on its own and they should go back to normal size. i made sure to ask a ton of questions and he assured me that everything was fine and told me about symptoms to look out for that would merit a trip to the ER(german).
here it is almost middle of july and the one behind his right has grown a little bit, the one behind is left is the same and he has 2 more towards the back of his head that are swollen. at his 2 month appt i told his pediatrician about it and she felt them and said that i needed to make an appt with a german pediatrician to have an ultrasound done on them. the appointment is tomorrow.
i really hope its nothing major and its still because of the lingering cradle cap. it makes me worry because 1 is normal, but 4?? oh and i also have to go by myself. jeremy isnt getting off work early to go with me. =( please pray its nothing major.
3 months
12 years ago


it will be ok. his case might just be a little extreme, or something that is normal for him. all babies are different so whats normal for him is different than whats normal for others. you know that already:) i will pray for him, and for you its the worst going to the doctor by yourself.
ReplyDeletethanks emily! i kept thinking about what you said and it definitely helped!
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