I hope it's nothing but you'll be okay if it is DD was very squashed in my tummy, I'm short and not a long torso at all, and she was 8lb 9oz. I also have a clicky hip myself so maybe I have it undiagnosed. Anyway, DD didn't have any of the obvious signs, no clicking or anything like that. We had her checked at about 6 weeks by 2 midwives, GP's and MCHN's who all said she was fine, but did note she had uneven fat folds under her bum. So I got a referral from the GP for a scan at the RCH. The wait was until she was about 3 months. We went in expecting nothing and came out with her in a brace which was a huge shock. Basically, her right hip was so severely displaced that the bone was not clicking because it was nearly completely dislocated from the hip and sitting very high. The socket was also quite shallow, in the 20% of worst case scenarios. She was put in a Dennis Brown Bar, which she had to wear 24/7 for about 3 months straight. That was hard, it was summer and hot and we couldn't bathe her, only take it off quickly and wipe her down with a face washer. Then we had another review, and it was responding really well and the socket was getting deeper, so we were allowed 1 hour a day of brace free time a day. The ortho did say we were very lucky and that he had expected some surgery. That was for 2 months, one hour free time. Then we went back for another review, and we're given 4 hours a day at about a month later. When DD was around 9 months old, we got to have the brace off for the whole day and only put it on at night. That's where we are at still. She has a review next week I believe, and it should be off altogether. So 9 months all up of treatment. I believe there are yearly or so reviews too. We've made sure to do things like wear her in the ergo (great positioning for hip babies) and get her on her feet and standing lots to help encourage the joint nice and deep into the socket. She is delayed a bit, has only been crawling a few months, and is only just beginning to explore cruising now at 12 months. She is still ages away from standing unassisted or walking. But the improvements you see are so heartwarming, just small things like rolling or crawling, even if it's late
Last edited by PumpkinZulu; June 14th, 2012 at 09:57 PM.
DD was very squashed in my tummy, I'm short and not a long torso at all, and she was 8lb 9oz. I also have a clicky hip myself so maybe I have it undiagnosed. Anyway, DD didn't have any of the obvious signs, no clicking or anything like that. We had her checked at about 6 weeks by 2 midwives, GP's and MCHN's who all said she was fine, but did note she had uneven fat folds under her bum. So I got a referral from the GP for a scan at the RCH. The wait was until she was about 3 months. We went in expecting nothing and came out with her in a brace which was a huge shock. Basically, her right hip was so severely displaced that the bone was not clicking because it was nearly completely dislocated from the hip and sitting very high. The socket was also quite shallow, in the 20% of worst case scenarios. She was put in a Dennis Brown Bar, which she had to wear 24/7 for about 3 months straight. That was hard, it was summer and hot and we couldn't bathe her, only take it off quickly and wipe her down with a face washer. Then we had another review, and it was responding really well and the socket was getting deeper, so we were allowed 1 hour a day of brace free time a day. The ortho did say we were very lucky and that he had expected some surgery. That was for 2 months, one hour free time. Then we went back for another review, and we're given 4 hours a day at about a month later. When DD was around 9 months old, we got to have the brace off for the whole day and only put it on at night. That's where we are at still. She has a review next week I believe, and it should be off altogether. So 9 months all up of treatment. I believe there are yearly or so reviews too. We've made sure to do things like wear her in the ergo (great positioning for hip babies) and get her on her feet and standing lots to help encourage the joint nice and deep into the socket. She is delayed a bit, has only been crawling a few months, and is only just beginning to explore cruising now at 12 months. She is still ages away from standing unassisted or walking. But the improvements you see are so heartwarming, just small things like rolling or crawling, even if it's late
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