Smarti - you sound like an absolute trouper and you are handling all this so well. Glad things are going well so far, it sounds like your DD is lucky to have such a strong and caring Mummy!

Nat - sorry to hear your little girls diagnosis has worsened again, that must be devastating. I hope the next 8 weeks run smoothly for you, sending you hugs as it sounds like you need a big one right now, I hope we can be of some support to you.

Corelly - you better not leave us high and dry now that DD is out of her brace HAHAHAHA! Hows brace free life treating you guys?

I got a reply from our OS - not the reply I was hoping for I guess but he did say the xray in the brace was for checking that the angle is improving - I guess I will find out how at our next appt. He reminded me that Baileys treatment is a minimum of 6 months (which is fine as thats what he told me right from the start) and that "The cartilage around the hip takes time to mature and therefore 6 months should remain our gold standard". A good reminder for me, I dont want to have Bailey out of the brace early and find that the cartilage doesn't mature in the correct position and be back to square one and lengthen the treatment (or need something more agressive). I need to stop diagnosing Bailey based on what is happening to other babies (but I'm sure you guys know that when you hear another baby is brace free it makes you want yours free too !!). Our surgeon is the head of Orthopaedics at the WCH so I need to have faith and ride out this time. I doubt Baileys daily time in the brace will be reduced at our next appt.

Must go, DS is stiring from his nap