Hi Everyone,

Just thought I would post some good news, as I hadn't been in for a while...

We had our 2 month check up (2 months since coming out of the spica) - Olivia had an x-ray and the specialist was very happy with her progress! He could see an improvement since the last x-ray (when she came out of the spica) - her hips still aren't quite perfect, but he said they should continue to improve now on their own, until they are completely perfect. She has been wearing a rhino cruiser brace just for sleeping since she came out of the cast - he said to continue with this while she still tolerated it, but not to bother getting a bigger size if she grew out of it. So it was all very positive - I was SO relieved, as I had it in my mind that, because she didn't have bone growth yet when she came out of the spica, her hip would slip out again, but it's all looking good. Our specialist doesn't seem to talk in terms of coverage (and I forgot to ask him about that) - he talks 'angles' - one hip is 20 degrees and the other is 15 degrees - I forget which is the better one, but he said the angle would even out over the next few months. He could also see signs of her right (dodgy) hip bone growing. Yippee!

Anyway - we go back again for another x-ray and check up in 3 months, but then, if all is still ok, we won't need to see him again for another year.

I know we're not out of the woods just yet, (I won't relax I don't think until her hips are completely normal...), but I just wanted to give everyone some good news - there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Hope all your babies are doing well,
Bertie