Possible Hip Dysplasia in older baby - paed recommendations. Perth.

Hi girls,
My ds2 hasn't been walking quite 'right' since he started a few months ago. Last couple of weeks there has been lots of falling over, favouring of one side and his right foot drags and turns out. I feel like the worst mother in the world for not picking it up sooner, surely I should have known before now :shakehead:

I've been taking him to chiro over the past 2 weeks, went back yesterday and they strongly recommended I make a gp appt and get a paed referral to have his hips checked. They've been working on his pelvis but as 4 lots of chiro in 2 weeks hasn't made any difference they've told me they're pretty sure it's his hips.

I have my gp appt booked for Monday but I have no idea about paeds in Perth! We've been very lucky with ds1 and never needed anything other than a gp appt for him.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Are there paeds who specialise in Hip problems? From what I can gather, if this is the correct diagnosis then surgery will be the only option due to his age and bone development already. :(

Thanks!

You will probably get a referral to a pediatric orthopeadic surgeon rather than a pediatrician, who will assess if it can be fixed with a brace or surgery.

Thanks black_rose :)

Any recommendations for these in Perth???? :)

I am in Melbourne, so hopefully one of the Perth girls can help. There is a hip dysplasia thread too.

I just tried to pm you but seems your inbox is full :) Don't feel bad hun, it's not something you automatically look for, and it's quite difficult to pick up in littlies if you're not looking for it!

As well as the group on here, there's an excellent facebook group HERE Mods, I hope this is ok, I can't PM....

It's very supportive and has quite a lot of experience/knowledge.

I'm sure you'll find heaps of support .

Thanks for that krystals, I've sent the rq to join the group.

It's so hard, we haven't been given an official diagnosis yet but from reading diff 'hip' websites and forums he ticks all the boxes with what his movement is like and what he's doing at the moment. Waiting for referrals and finding out exactly what's going on is so hard!