Hi all,

I am new to this thread.

My little girl (first born) was diagnosed with severe hip dysplasia 2 and half months back just short of 6 months old.
She was put in a DB Bar and seems to be doing quite well at this point (rolling,crawling and sitting up).

I was just wondering how long other babies, diagnosed at this age, needed to be in the brace, and how well did this work, or is it likely she will need further treatment? (ie surgery or spika)

Thankyou in advance,
Jo

hi jo,

your circumstances sound pretty much the same as mine, my daughte charlotte went into DBB just before 6 months, she gets checked on 6th March to see how its progressing and to be honest it is in the back of my mid that she might need further intervention like surgery or a spica... fingers crossed she doesnt... my orthotics lady at the RCH melbourne told me that it is unusual for the DBB to fix a baby at this age within 3 months, so i asked if it is more like 6 and she said usually more like 9 or 12, but fingers crossed all ound that it is faster!

how does your daughter handle the brace? it is great that she is rolling... did you do anything to encourage that? Charlotte will notroll in hers, she sits up and she can move around really well in reverse and circles... she is getting up on all fours and trying to crawl but cant move her legs independantly... how does your daughter crawl?

i hope that what i have said isnt upsetting, and after i have been for her next appt i am happy to give an update... (perhaps u can do the same for me as i think our babies musst be almost the same age!!) charlotte was born 3rd june...

anyway good luck!