Hi Bertie

We were refered to a local orthopaedic surgeon initially because our paediatrician knew it would take a while to get in to see Dr Little at Westmead and he thought it was best to start some sort of treatment as quickly as possible. We saw the local guy (who didn't specialise in children) for the first 12 weeks while she was in her pavlik harness and he then refered us on to Dr Little to manage her hips as her problem was going to requre ongoing treatment. We then seemed to get an appointment quite quickly with Dr Little. He is always very busy at the hip clinic which is held on Tuesdays after 1pm.

My suggestion would be to see the other doctor first and see what he says. The sooner you know what treatment is reuiqred and get it started the better. I know there are other people who have seen another doctor at the private medical centre at Westmead but can't remeber his name?

Regarding the subsequent child question, I was told by Dr Little to have my baby (boy due in August) checked at 6 weeks to see if there are any problems. I believe that ddh occurs predominantly in girls, but since it is in the family, any other siblings need to be monitored. I had a normal pregnancy and delivery with my first, no history in the family or anything, but I guess these things just happen. I'm a little bit nervous about the baby also having it, but realise I can't do anything about it anyway so just need to relax.

I hope you get in to see a specialist soon

Nicole