Emotionally exhuasted.

Well it looks like the journey has offically begun for us. We spent 4 hours at the RCH in Melbourne yesterday and by then end of it finally have some concrete answers. Chloe has moderate displaysia in both legs with her actebular being the main prob. The right leg is worse than the left but both hips are stable, which is obviously a great thing. Her angles were about 30 degrees but given her age they decided it was def. necessary to brace her. We got back in 6 weeks for another x-ray and then our dr. thinks they will do another x-ray about 3 months after that with it being very likely she will be in the brace for at least 6 months. They haven't rulled out surgey, but I guess they can't and thats why they have to monitor how everything goes.
I can't believe how emotionally exhuasting the whole thing is, I thought I'd done heaps of research, looked at lots of pics of bubs in braces and spicas etc etc but the reality really hit home as soon as I walked in my own door. Everything is just so much harder!
Chloe is adjusting to the whole thing a lot better than me. Today my DH and I went and bought a new car seat, pram, bean bag and have worked out nappy changing, clothes and that sort of stuff which makes me feel a lot better. My DS was in childcare today which was wonderful as we could then just focus on getting everything kind of set up.
Tomorrow will be a dif. case with DH back at work and DS at home with Chloe and I.
But we shall see how we go, as always have a group to go to in the morning but I don't think I will make it I think I just need to get my head around this whole brace business for a couple of days.

Anyway sorry about my massive rant. We are incredibly fortunate to be able to have 1 hour off each day, which is so wonderful Chloe was so excited today she rolled straight over and was kicking her legs frantically when we took the brace off.

I hope everyone elses bubs are going OK and you mums too.

MummyNaomi sp glad to hear that things do get easier, looking forward to that