Hi Wiggs - it does indeed sound that our situations and the ages of our LO is almost the same - Bailey was 7 months last monday and I was just looking at some of our paperwork and his DDH is described as 'mild', however that was before our recent xray which was 2 months after the original one so I must ask him what he considers Bailey to be next appt (in early Jan). Our surgeon talked to us with different numbers though - he said that they normally 'brace' babies if the angle is over 30 degrees (both Baileys hips are over this but the right is worse), so not sure if your doctor is measuring from a different angle to mine? I know he said that it can take a number of months to even have an improvement of say 5 degrees. I understand the aim of the brace was to correct the angle so its below 30 degrees.
Anyway, good luck with your appt tomorrow and best of luck with things if your DD is put in a brace, its seems like the denis browne brace is commonly used for babies at this age. I wont lie, this past week has been very tough and emotional for my DH and I (and of course Bailey) - but we are here for you to support you through it no matter what happens. I think the things that I have struggled with the most is not being able to cuddle my baby properly and constantly discovering clothes that wont fit, toys we cant use etc, and seeing Bailey in the brace for the first time upset me quite a bit - so I guess be prepared for that. Hopefully if your DD hips are stable she will get some free time out of it each day - be sure to ask about that - Vic (Wyswig) gave me great advice there as initially we were told 24 hours, but we have 30 mins off per day seeing as Baileys hips are considered stable which may not sound like much but makes all the difference when you can bath your child properly.
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