13m, F, Enlarged lymph nodes
Looking for some experiences from other moms because my anxiety is getting the best of me. My daughter is almost 13 months old, and her PT recently mentioned that she could feel quite a few lymph nodes in her neck. My pediatrician is aware of the lymph nodes behind her head and the ones on the right side of her neck. She’s had an ultrasound of the lymph nodes on the right side of her neck and blood work done, and everything came back reassuring. The lymph nodes behind her head and on the right side of her neck have been there since she was around 3 months old. Recently, I’ve noticed what feels like a few small lymph nodes on the left side of her neck too, and I’m planning to mention those to her doctor. Altogether, I can feel around 6–8 small, pea-sized lymph nodes between her neck and the back of her head.
She also just started crawling this week and has been taking an extra nap during the day. I know that could be completely unrelated, but the increased sleep combined with the lymph nodes is really scaring me and making my anxiety spiral. Otherwise, she seems okay. Has anyone else’s toddler had multiple noticeable lymph nodes for months like this? What did your pediatrician say, and did they eventually go down?