Thanks girls for all the congratulations regarding Lahni coming out of the pavlik harness.
She is so happy now, that she is only in the brace that she is in. ( even though she was happy while in the Pavlov) it actually took her 2 days to adjust to not having the harness on.. it took her a day to adjust to the harness when it first went on lol.
She is loving her baths, and the freedom of moving her legs a bit more!! you can see the joy in her eyes.
crosswig - goodluck for the ultrasound in 2 weeks time, will be thinking of you and your Little one.
wiggs - Sorry to hear that your DD has moderate hip dysplaysia, but at least its been picked up now, she'll thank you when she is older.Sorry i have no info about the hospital in Melb. Im going through a privet peds.. he is fantastic and i highly recommend him, and he gets babies in quick smart with hip problems.. but i guess sale is a bit far for you guys to travel? When the health nurse thought Lahni had HD she was 1 week and 4 days old, he got us in when she was 2 weeks... best doctor ever, he's name is Dr. Peter Goss.
I hope your dd gets in quick wherever you decide to go, and her treatment is quick.
wysiwyg - congrats on CJ getting out of the brace full time!! i bet she is lovin it!!
Wiggs - we went through the RCH privately. The orth surgeon we used was Michael Johnson PM if you want his contact details. We found him to be vewry good, we used him with DD1, with DD2 we used our paed because it wasn't very severe but if DD2 wasn't responding quickly to treatment we would have gone back to Michael. My understanding is he actually does work in the public clinic as well. In terms of costs going privately you pay for the brace Pavlik was about $150, DB bar was $250 and that includes all app with Othotics then you pay for each visit to specialist (all specialists charge differently) and then you would pay for the ultrasounds, however sometimes these are bulk billed.
I don't know from experience but I had been told the wait to go public was about a month.
you can see the joy in her eyes.
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