Hi

My three month old was diagnosed with hip displacia and has worn a leg brace for the past four weeks, only to find yesterday that it hasn't worked and she now needs surgery. I'm wondering if anyone has any stories to tell about babies who have been under a general for surgery at such a young age. She will be four months old at the time of the surgery.

Also, if anyone else has been through the plaster stage - she'll go into a cast for six weeks - how did you manage? I'm not sure what to do about clothes and breastfeeding! She was fairly distressed once the brace went on, most bubs are fine after a day, but she was freaked for a week, so I'm wondering how people have made their babies comfortable in those first few days. Will all of this delay her development like sitting up and crawling? How did you manage the car seat and highchair? She's in a backwards facing car seat.

Sorry to bombard with all these questions, just hoping that people can share their experiences.

It sucks, but I know it's common. Poor little munchkin, but she's braver than me.

Thanks for reading this.