Hip Dysplasia

[Miss.September]

Hi

My three month old was diagnosed with hip displacia at two months 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, she was freaked for a week, so I'm wondering how people have made their babies comfortable in those first few days. She too has lost her giggle that she was learning before the brace went on, which I'm finding one of the hardest things of all. 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. After the plaster, she'll be in the brace again. At the moment, she's brace-free and kicking those legs like there's no tomorrow.

Sorry to bombard with all these questions, just hoping that people can share their experiences. Sorry if some of these questions have been answered too - am finding it a little difficult to concentrate

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

Thanks for reading this.

Corelly