Hi Everyone,

Corelly - congratulations to you and DD for getting the Spica off - I am so happy for you both and totally understand how you must be feeling! What is the brace like that DD is in now?

Z-lu - I laughed reading about your daughter Zara moving around so much - my daughter is crawling around madly in her spica, which is also funny to watch. It's kind of a cross between commando and normal crawling - obviously she can't move her hips or knees, but she kind of wiggles her bottom half from side to side (god knows how!) to get some extra momentum as she moves along!!

Alexia's mum - hope Alexia's sores are getting better - how awful! As if being in a cast or brace wasn't bad enough... I hope the drs are able to suggest some way of protecting her skin...

Well, we are just over 2 weeks away from getting Olivia's cast off, and I really can't wait! I can't believe we will soon see her little body, especially her tummy and legs - I have almost forgotten what she looks like without the cast on!

Our surgeon was happy with progress when we had the cast changed - said her hip felt stable and the MRI looked good. Now hoping for some good bone growth between then and when the cast comes off. He said she won't be in a brace during the day, but may need a brace overnight.

Corelly (or anyone else) - what was DD like when the cast came off? Was she frightened by the saw? What were her legs like immediately afterwards - was she able to straighten them out normally straightaway? Or does it take some time before her legs get back to normal position? I guess she is in the brace still, so she probably still has her legs in the frog position...

Bertie xx