Originally Posted by
mama_of_3
My son will be two at the end of March and for the past year or so I have been able to feel many of the lymph nodes in his neck, lower scalp area, and behind his ears. His pediatrician wasn’t at all concerned. He told me that at this age their lymphatic system weighs more than it ever will. It peaks around age 4 and then declines. That’s why as a adults our usually aren’t so easy to feel. I even asked my neighbor who is also a pediatrician (not our regular one) and he also wasn’t worried.