Hi everyone,

I haven't posted since mid June (I think) and I didn't post that much I was new here but I would like to give an update on my daughter's hip dysplasia that will give some moms some huge hope and encouragement! In a nutshell my daughter was born 10 days late and was in the frank breech position for months!! Thanks to the doctors telling me that her head was down week after week at my ob appointments my baby was born with bilateral severe hip dysplasia. You would think that after my u/s 3 months prior to giving birth showed her in the frank breech position that they would have monitored more closely but I guess that's not their procedure or whatever. Would never go back to that group of doctors ever!

Anyways she went into the Pavlik harness for six weeks 24/7 which put her hips in the right place (she was diagnosed at birth, got harness on at I think 3 weeks old). Then straight from that she went into an abduction brace and is stil in it. After 10 weeks in the brace the dr. said that she has made remarkable progress and he said he finally really likes what he sees on her xray pictures. He previously was leary about the outcome. So now she can have it off for a few hours each day and at our next xray visit she will prob only have to wear it at nights!! I am ecstatic (sp?)!! I asked him what are the chances that she will need surgery and body cast and he said very, very small. What a relief.

This doctor was recommended to me and I was told he was the best.

It will be so nice to hold (finally) my baby without her being in some kind of hard plastic foam or strappy contraption!!!

I just wanted to share this with anyone whose baby was diagnosed with severe bilateral hip dysplasia or even if the diagnosis was less severe or moderate. There is HUGE hope!!

She is 4 mos. old now.

I hope this gives some hope to some moms.

lesa

ps - i hope all of this made sense because i am extremely exhausted today with a wicked headache. LOL.