Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 , Hi. Yes, Mayson's lymph nodes move around. Normal lymph nodes feel like little peas and you can move them. It does sound like what you are feeling, but it wouldn't hurt to take her in just to be sure and to ease your mind! ) I'm glad I had some answers for you! It's so nice to find other people going through the same things! ) Mayson's Mamma Olympia, WA > > > > , > > Hi! I just took my son to the Dr. yesterday for the swollen lymph > > nodes. We noticed them about 4 days after he got his helemt. It > turns > > out it's not his actual lymph nodes. His body has built a cushion > to > > protect it from the pressure of his helmet. It just happens to be > in > > the same spot as his lymph nodes. It's where the helmet hits when > he > > sleeps. The helmet just keeps rubbing the same spot so it's his > body's > > way of protecting that area. Now, she said if the skin gets hard > and > > bright red to bring him in. She also had me feel his lymph nodes > which > > feel like little peas and you can move them around. That's > normal. > > Anyway, I hope that helps! > > > > ) > > Mayson's Mamma > > Olympia, WA > > --- In Plagiocephaly , " nicole " <fanofleesa@> wrote: > > > > > > I've read so many posts recently about the swollen lymph nodes > and my > > > daughter Isabelle has had swollen lymph nodes for a few weeks ( > since > > > about the time we got her band ) At first I thought maybe she > was > > > fighting off a cold or something but now she isn't and they are > still > > > swollen. So my question is do the lymph nodes get swollen when > babies > > > are teething or only when they are sick??? Because if it is only > when > > > they are sick then I should probably get her checked out. I am > > > thinking that she might be starting to teethe though. I don't > know. > > > LOL!! > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Isabelle 6 mos STARband 1/31/06 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 , Hi. Yes, Mayson's lymph nodes move around. Normal lymph nodes feel like little peas and you can move them. It does sound like what you are feeling, but it wouldn't hurt to take her in just to be sure and to ease your mind! ) I'm glad I had some answers for you! It's so nice to find other people going through the same things! ) Mayson's Mamma Olympia, WA > > > > , > > Hi! I just took my son to the Dr. yesterday for the swollen lymph > > nodes. We noticed them about 4 days after he got his helemt. It > turns > > out it's not his actual lymph nodes. His body has built a cushion > to > > protect it from the pressure of his helmet. It just happens to be > in > > the same spot as his lymph nodes. It's where the helmet hits when > he > > sleeps. The helmet just keeps rubbing the same spot so it's his > body's > > way of protecting that area. Now, she said if the skin gets hard > and > > bright red to bring him in. She also had me feel his lymph nodes > which > > feel like little peas and you can move them around. That's > normal. > > Anyway, I hope that helps! > > > > ) > > Mayson's Mamma > > Olympia, WA > > --- In Plagiocephaly , " nicole " <fanofleesa@> wrote: > > > > > > I've read so many posts recently about the swollen lymph nodes > and my > > > daughter Isabelle has had swollen lymph nodes for a few weeks ( > since > > > about the time we got her band ) At first I thought maybe she > was > > > fighting off a cold or something but now she isn't and they are > still > > > swollen. So my question is do the lymph nodes get swollen when > babies > > > are teething or only when they are sick??? Because if it is only > when > > > they are sick then I should probably get her checked out. I am > > > thinking that she might be starting to teethe though. I don't > know. > > > LOL!! > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Isabelle 6 mos STARband 1/31/06 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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