Sounds like you have a wonderfully supportive family there Corelly - glad DD was so good for you during the service, these LO have a wonderful way of knowing when Mummy and Daddy need them at their best!
Congrats - Someone must know you deserve the RAK - you are one of the most supportive girls I've met on BB - now you can request a funky avatar - Yay!
Hi girls sorry i havent been on in a while.
we had Lahni's ultrasound and there was no improvement on her left hip.
So of corse i was really upset.... her left hip is still on 56.2%
So with the news of the ultrasound i was thinking another 6 weeks in the brace.
Took her to our doctor and he took her brace off... she is now BRACE FREE!!!
soooo incrediably over the moon, when i was leaving he said "how does it feel leaving this room without a brace/harness on) I said its the best feeling in the world!!! he just smiled and said Cya.
Its her Daddys birthday tomorrow, so he is over the moon
I have to get used to her not in the brace anymore hahahaha!!!!!
Ill be back later for personals gotta get dinner ready, have BIL coming for dinner tonight.
Oh WOW Jesska! You must have gotten such a shock! Go Lahni!!!! What has her doctor said about the no improvement? At least she's brace free!!!!!
Thanks again Naomi for the kind words. You're always so supportive of the tough times I've been through and the first to cheer me on. Thanks heaps. Hope your lamb roast was yummy!!!
DD is now getting cranky at night as the brace goes on. Wondered how soon that would start! I'm trying to tire her out during the day so she's too sleepy to be bothered by it, but not working!!!!!!! Last night she was still up and hyper-alert at 10.30, finally went to sleep and then up again at 1.30. I'm yawning today!!!
Hey Corelly I am so sorry to hear about your nan, (sorry I havent been online) so glad your dd was good for the service I thnk your right she was there holding her hand
As for Lahni, the only thing that needs improving is the depth of the sockets. So he isn't worried at all.
We go see him again in April and have an X-ray, then again when she is one, then our journey should be over
He also kinda knew that there wouldnt be any improvement over the last 6 weeks.
And I got a real shock today when he told me when he first saw Lahni he was really worried about her hips and was quite sure he would have to do an op on her.... he was very concerned about her, Im so glad he didnt tell me that when he first saw her though, I think I would have fallen apart, seriously! But we are all good now... 20 weeks later we are brace free
Its so good putting her in a dress without putting leggings on her!
I really wanna say thankyou to Naomi for your kind words today on facebook, it really ment a lot to me Chick, thanks again
Awww Shucks Jess - Yaaaaaay!! Awesome mate, as I mentioned on FB its just fantastic - enjoy! Glad to be supportive, I get so much from all the BB gals that I am stoked to hear that I am able to support you girls too!
Corelly - Sleep is over-rated hahahaha! How many more nights in the brace for DD? Do you think once she is brace free at night she will sleep better?
I went and put some tracksuit pants on layby for Bailey in size 1 which he should be this winter - hope we are brace free from May/June as expected otherwise I will be taking them back and get a bigger size LOL. I cant wait to be able to buy pants based on how cute they will look on him, rather than 'can I get them around the brace'. I am too scared to buy him any jeans or cargo pants as yet, as even a bigger size is no good with the brace, where-as at least tracksuit pants are stretchy. I was checking out the Bonds 'roomy' pants that WYSIWYG put me onto - if Bailey is still in his brace over winter I am gonna stock up on those - they should accomodate the brace with ease
Naomi - we've got eight more sleeps of the brace, thank god. Last night she was up FOUR TIMES!!!!! ARRRRRGGGHHHHH. And DH was snoring like a chainsaw so my head is full of the fuzzies today! On another note, I promise you that when Bailey is out of his brace I am going to send you some cargo pants to celebrate!
Jesska - thanks for the kind words for my nan. I don't quite know when its actually going to sink in. Great news on Lahni with her hips. Sometimes I wish that the doctors would tell us what they're thinking, but I agree with you - if my doctor was really worried, I'd prefer to not know. We didn't know that our surgeon believed DD was in the worst 10% until the day the brace came off and that was a good thing. Didn't need to have that on my shoulders.
Hi, everyone. I'm new here...is there room here for a Yankee? (I live in California. ) I was really happy to find this forum as I just found out that my son (Sam, 2 months old today) has to wear a Wheaton-Pavlik Harness for acetabular dysplasia. We are lucky that his displasia is likely very mild (diagnosed with u/s), as I've read many of your stories and know that things could be much more difficult. Because it took so long to get him the right appointments (grrrr...), he'll likely need to wear the brace for several months. He only cried a little when they first put it on him today and he zonked out in the carseat on the way home and is only waking up now, so I'm hopeful it won't disrupt his sleep too much, but I guess time will tell. Like a few of you, I am sad that my days of cuddling with my newborn have so abruptly been cut.
Mainly, though, it's the unweildy-ness of the harness that is stressing me, mostly with regard to nursing him. Has anyone successfully breastfed a baby in a Pavlik harness while laying down in bed? BFing was hard at the beginning (he has a really hard latch) and is only just getting comfortable. I was so excited to successfully nurse him lying down last night (first time) because it meant I'd be able to get a little more sleep (as opposed to the two hours at a time I've had for two months now). Now I think I won't be able to do so because I can't keep his hips in the proper position while laying down.
Any input would be appreciated. Thank you guys SO MUCH for having this forum!
Hi Everyone, what a great discussion group, I wish I had know about it before!
I am expecting my third baby in April and am looking ahead to where is the best hip specialist/clinic in Melbourne (we live in Pakenham so on the East side if possible but open to all suggestions).
I may sound like I am jumping the gun but I have had two breech baby boys, the first had his hip dysplaysia picked up at 3 days and went into a Pavlik harness at 5 days, he was all healed up by 6 weeks. My second son was scanned at 6 days old and he was borderline so I had him in thick nappies and he was OK by his 6 week check.
This baby is a girl and I know that has a higher risk factor, she is not breech but given my previous history (of my babies and me who had a brace on from 4-14 months), I am not leaving anything to chance!
I need to plan ahead as to where I can go for an early check with a specialist, I am planning a homebirth so I will need to go to a paed. first I guess to get a referral and would love to have the details of where to go at hand. I don't have any intention of leaving it for 6 weeks to get her checked as my GP suggested?? Or can my GP just give me a referral straight to the hip specialist.
Sorry for all the questions, my first babies were born in the UK so the system is different.
I am new to this blog, but my 4.5 month old baby, Lucy, got a DB brace on monday for her left hip dysplasia. The doctor/physio and orthotist all told me she would adapt really quickly. She is fine when she is awake but has hardly been sleeping at night. We have had a week of no sleep! She was a brilliant sleeper before. Is this going to settle soon? Has anyone got any suggestions? I have been giving her panadol, have put a pillow under her legs and nothing seems to work. I am going crazy from sleep deprivation.
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