Hi ladies,

I'm new to this thread, a brand new mum infact. Our baby was born on 16/9, and was diagnosed yesterday with hip displasia. They found it as they were doing her discharge assessment, and of course the day I was most hormonal with my milk coming in.

She has been fitted already with her harness, which she is expected to wear for at least 12 weeks at this stage, and tomorrow we are off for a scan.

I know that I should not be too concerned, as there are a million more terrible things that could have happened too her, it just came as a bit of a surprise.
Especially as I had been having some trouble with:
- just handling a newborn, not ever having done it before
- breast feeding (due to previous breast surgery/lumpectomies that I had), and had only just got the hang of it.
- just being a mum (not ahving done that before either!)
Now I feel like I have to learn how to handle her all over again.

I'm finding the nappy changing most difficult, because it seems to take SO LONG...... and she is screaming by the end of it.
I am also PARANOID about soiling it, as we have to drive 2 hours to get the harness fitted each week, so there can be no soiling in between!
And the not bathing etc. I am strugling there too. She was 6 days overdue, so has very dry skin anyway, and was already peeling quite a bit.
And clothes - she is small, 0000 were big on her, but now we have had to put 000 on her to accomodate the harness, and then she is swimming in them!

Anyway, I just wanted to have a small vent.

I hope all your babies are doing well with their treatments.