Happy Birthday Katie!!! My daughter Nerissa wore the Rhino Cruiser from the time she was 4 months old until she was 6 1/2 months old. She wore it 23 hours a...
Hi Stacy - congrats on the upcoming cast removal! Here's what we found works for the rhino Cruiser brace. 1. Your Alpha Omega car seat should work just fine....
Hi Stacy! So good to hear that Katie will be out of her cast soon! Yeah! Lexie is in a Rhino Brace (Camp Brace, made by Rhino -- which I think is the same...
Andrea is now 5 months old today and is in a rhino harness. I have been trying to get her to sit up using millions of pillows around her. I am not sure if it...
Hi Stacy, You already have some good answers to you questions, so I won't go over what has already been said! My daughter, Olivia, wore the rhino cruiser for 3...
The normal range for sitting up is between 4-7 months, with 90% of babies sitting up independently (without support) by 8 months of age. Taken from this link:...
Hi Amy, I really wouldn't worry about this at the moment - 5 months of age is young for any baby to sit unadided, let alone a baby who has been casted for 13...
Thanks Stacy for your words of encouragement. We go back today to see what our next step is. Wish us luck!!!! mybabykatie1130 <StacSmn@...> wrote: Hi...
... Hi Everyone, My daughter, Katie, will soon have her cast removed and I have a few questions about the brace she will then go into. The doctor said she ...
Erin, Congrats on the xmas miracle. Thinking about you guys..Wendy (mom to Dawson, Bil DDH at 4mo, failed pavlik, failed open with pelv osteot at 11mo, ...
Oh Erin, I am so happy to hear that the MRI results may not be as serious as you first thought. Neurologists can be so frightful in what they will or will not...
I know that many of you may not remember me...as I do not post often, but I thought I would do a little update on Kennedy. She was diagnosed with bilateral ddh...
Hi there, Isabel went for her 1st post-cast check-up today. I was a bit disappointed to hear that she would need to wear the brace 24/7 for another month, but...
Hi Erin, That is great news! Well done Zane!! Good luck with the test results. Emma (Olivia's Mum - England) ... sure ... if ... on ... doctors ... the ... ...
I am just coming across this group and have some questions. Are loose hips the same as ddh? Do the hips always have to be out of the socket to be diagnosed...
HI Leah How old is your daughter? I would not worry about the hips dislocating as long as you are under the care of a pediatric orthopedist. They will ...
Jaimie is 6 months old and i think has bilateral ddh. both hip are noisy but the doctor said "they are stable right now" ... dislocating as ... will ... sure...
Hi, all. I'm posting this after mistakenly sending an e-mail to an individual's e-mail. Sorry about that!! I just found out that my daughter, Skylar, 10...
Leah, There are generally two types of 'loose hips' that have DDH. Scenario 1 are hips that are properly positioned in the socket, but can easily be...
Hi Patty, Cindy, Kelly, Emma, and Gwen! Thank you all for sharing your ideas, tips and suggestions! Gosh, I now feel so much better about Katie going into...
Amy, My son Michael was in a Pavlik harness from 2 weeks old to 7.5 months. (He did spend six weeks of that time in a rhino cruiser brace.) He was able to sit...
Hi Patty, Thanks for your post! It is always good to hear from you. I am glad Lexie is doing well...how is little Logan in his spica? We are getting excited...
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that Brynne got her cast off today (20 weeks !!!!!! we did it!!! ) now she's in a camp brace 23/7 with bi-monthly...
Eileen -- I'm with you. My son, Conrad, is 10 months, too. We've been through the wringer on the hips so far -- Casting, pavlik, more xrays and ultrasounds...
Meg, Hello and CONGRATULATIONS to you and Brynne on her cast removal! Wow- -20 weeks! It is great that her skin looks so good. Katie has her cast removed in...
Danielle, I would certainly say that that strengthens the genetic component. Just because something is genetic does not mean that every child will get the ...
Hi Eileen, Welcome to the group. There are a great group of moms on here to answer your questions and help you though all of this. I agree with you--it is...
Holly, I know that I am a bit delayed in answering you, but I couldn't let this good news go by. I am thrilled to hear that Annika is walking. About the ...
Dawn, I am so glad that you are going to go to Shriner's. As others said, contact a local Shriner's and ask for them to be your sponsor. If you do not know ...
