Preventative Care: Toddler, First Years

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Seeking Advice Regarding Febrile Seizure

Hello, just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience w/ their child. My older son-5, had his first seizure the day after Christmas. Turns out he had a double ear infection along with a fever. The hospital told us it was very commen and just a febrile seizure. Has to do w/ the rapid increase of fever in a short time. Then they let us go. I was extremely frustrated. Then our pediatrician said it was more uncommen to have this type of seizure this late in age-usually having the first years earlier. So he suggested an EEG. Well...

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13 Month Old Eats a Lot (It Seems)!

I was wondering if I should be cutting my son off or only giving him a certain amount of food at meals. He is a big boy (27 lbs at 12 mos)and has been since birth. I feed him until he seems like he is done or the amount of food I think he would eat, but then he gives me the sign for hungry. (And he does know that it means hungry, he's not just doing it for fun.) I will ask the doctor at his 15 month but wanted to get some of your thoughts.

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