Hi ladies,

I just wanted to share our update from the ortho with DD.

Great news is that her hips are fine. She is walking well. Ortho did say not to let her side sit and DEF no W-sitting (but she doesn't tend to do that). Ortho said she doesn't need to see her again unless we feel a review is necessary (eg - walking unevenly or anything like that) so she is officially "discharged" !! Yay!!
(so in response to the q's about the annual x-rays - can't help you there. DD had one at 6 months, with a u/s at 12 months, but that was it (or it may have been at 12 months and the u/s at 6 months - sorry fuzzy head).

But, the ortho did say that #2 (I am currently pg) is a high risk of having HD.
She said that they would examine bub at birth, and even if clear or indeterminite, they would do an u/s at 12 weeks just to be certain. I asked about doing it before 12 weeks, and she said that if it was "immature" hip development, and not HD (as in borderline/uncertain), they wouldn't be able to confirm it was HD till 12 weeks anyway, if that makes sense.

(and she also said that DD and #2 - especially if a girl - would be at high risk of their bubs having HD)

so, I guess our HD journey is not quite over yet.