Karen - Hugs to you. Hope you can get some rest soon and I've got my fingers crossed that Best and Less hurry up with their sleeping bags! I'd send you mine, but Liam's probably too big for them!
Naomi - That's great that your husband can take long service to look after Bailey. Must be an absolute load off your mind! Good on Bailey for trying to crawl! DD has figured out how to lift her tummy up off the ground and then she pushes herself backwards. They'll both be off and running as soon as these braces come off! DH told his company what he was after and they wanted the weekend to think about it, so hopefully we'll know tonight. If he gets what he's asking for, it'll mean almost $200 extra a week and we can start to breathe again! My old work keep asking me to come back, but the pay is crap and so not worth it. Before, I enjoyed the job and we weren't stressed about the pay, but now, that's the only reason I'd go back, but I don't see any point in going back there, because it won't actually help us financially. We made the decision before DD was born that I'd be a stay at home mum and I'm hoping that these medical bills stop soon so we can stick to our plan! Just gotta keep thinking positive, right? THE BRACE WILL COME OFF IN FEB, THE BRACE WILL COME OFF IN FEB. LOL!!
And DD is progressing well. She makes us laugh daily and she is just a happy happy baby. Last night we went out to a friends house, and we were there till about midnight, and DD just watched everyone, chatted, giggled and then fell asleep amongst the loud sounds of gutair hero!! There were quite a few people there that I hadn't met before, and everyone just kept commenting on how good she is, and I do really feel blessed, brace or no brace. And thinking about that senseless car accident, where five teenagers died, just a few minutes away from my house, makes me again know how special she is and that in a few years this hip dysplasia journey will be a mere dot. Well, that's what I'm telling myself today, anyway!
Well yesterday we went for our 6 week check up and x-ray. The x-ray showed that Chloes actebelar angle has improved to a bout 24 degrees on both hips and that her hips are still in their sockets. This means that we can now significantly reduce her hours in the brace. We go back for another x-ray in 8 weeks but until then Chloe has 8 hours brace free for 6 weeks (which means she only wears it for naps and night time sleep) and then 2 weeks of 12 hours brace free so that we can get an idea of how her hips are going on their own before her next x-ray, I can't tell you how excited I am about all this. I felt like shouting for joy in the hospital but remembered that their are a lot of sicker kids their and probably pretty sad parents so I didn't want to be too happy if you know what I mean. I think I am most excited about this because it means she will finally be able to crawl forward. She gets up on both knees and rocks back and forwards she is able to go backwards but hopefully without the brace she will regain some strength in her legs and be able to go forwards.
Anyway, sorry about the super selfish post. I hope everyone else is going OK and that you guys also get some good news soon.
Thats awesome news Wiggs - so glad to hear it, that must be making life easier!!
Bailey doesn't have an xray until March 4 - he will have been in the brace for about 14 weeks at that point - did they xray Chloe in the brace or out of it to check her angles?
I can't believe how much happier she is. I thought she was a pretty happy baby with the brace on but that is just nothing compared to life without it. She taught herself to go from being on her tummy to sitting up within 1 hour of being brace free. She is also a lot less clingy which is a huge relief. Sleeping is still SHOCKING but I know it's because she is uncomfortable and I will put up with that if it means she has brace free days.
Hope you both get some good news soon.
Brace was off for x-ray and I had to hold both her legs straight down which was a little weird as I had been told NEVER to do that.
Lahni rolled over from back to tummy tonight!!
I am soooo proud of her!!!!
Doc said she may not roll until she is outta the brace, but my lil girl rolled.
Sooo happy and so proud.
Sorry having a mummy moment!! hehehe
Good News!
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