Hi Tina, I too am a grandmother of a hip baby. Skylar was diagnosed at 6 months but did not need surgery. She wore a brace for 8 months and is doing very...
Dear Diem, Hi, my name is Mary and I am also a newcomer. My husband and I just found out on Thursday that our 2month old son Malcolm has CHD. He has been put...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! I hope you all had a great Christmas and all hipbabies are doing well. I have not been on here for a few weeks, but I see there are ...
Karla, I'm sorry to hear what Hayden and you are going through. Where are you located? If it were Emily, I would defnitely go for a second opinion asap. If...
Diem, Welcome to the group. Statistically, the bulk of children are resolved by either a harness or a brace. Whether the brace works in your daughter's...
Hi Diem Welcome to the group. You are fortunate in that your daughter was diagnosed young and the brace can be successful in most cases (90%+ I believe). As...
Hi Mary Welcome to the forum. I second everything Eva said and try not to worry. My only advise is to make sure that you don't squish him into a car/bucket...
Hi Sarah Welcome to the group! There are quite a few Australian members here, but Hannakha's mum gave you a great website address for an Austrialian forum....
Hi Tina and welcome It's sounds like you are doing a great job with Madi!! She's a lucky girl.. Take care Sara (Emily's Mum - UK) ... From: madismima To:...
Hi Tracy I have never heard that there is an increased risk of avascular necrosis (AVN) with a second cast. At my daughters hospital, here in the UK, we do...
Kathleen Well done Lili! That's pretty amazing so soon after the cast removal! If it's any consolation, my theory is that once the femurs are in the sockets...
hi Eva, Thank you for responding... My daughter had 2 ultrasounds so far but no X-Ray yet. The Pediatric orthopedics said that it wasn't dislocated but easily...
Diem, Ossification kicks in around 4-6 months of age so at some point in the future you'll shift to x-rays. Your child has only been in the brace for one...
Kathleen, Glad to hear that Liliana was pulling herself up and moving around. If its any help at all, generally ped orthos like to have the kids in the brace,...
Tracy, I have not heard any thing about the second time with casting upping the AVN risk. The only thing I can think that might explain the higher risk of AVN...
Tina, Welcome to you. I am so glad that you have found us. You sound as if you have done your homework. The beanbag chair is great, so are lots of little ...
Dear Mary, I hope everything will go well with you too...It is heartbraking to our children in any kind of brace, anything that limits their mobility. I know...
Karla, Well, just as I suspected when you wrote, Hayden had a pinched nerve. From what I know the nerve will 'heal' and there will be no damage. But you do...
Sarah, Welcome to you. We do have plenty of Australians on the group, actually we have people from all over the world. But it is nice to connect with someone...
DN, Welcome to you. The brace oftens works. But I would like to mention that many children will need to wear the brace longer than 6 weeks. Developmental...
Sara, Thanks for the support and advice. It's great to have it. My son Malcolm is in the Pavlic Harness and his left hip has CHD. The right hip is fine....
Thanks everyone, your support already is keeping me motivated and strong. Hannah also showed us just how strong she is. She had to have an inguinal hernia...
Devon was taken out of her Pavlik harness on Friday because she ha lost all movement in her right leg. The physio did say it was a pinched nerve. She is in...
Thank you very mich for the info. The doctor said at 4 monthsthat he is certain that it would work after 6 weeks. I was reluctant to believe that because I...
Diem, Encourage your daughter to keep trying to rollover. While it looks futile to you, she can do it with enough work. Vivian was in the Rhino Cruiser...
You may see improvement with the naked eye, but be careful. You can make your self crazy looking for changes. You should be aware enough that you can point...
My daughter, Vivian, was in the Pavlik at 2 months old. As long as your carset and boucy seat aren't working against the harness, your fine. It sounds like the...
Gina, Thanks so much for the advice and support. I think we'll try the towel and see how that works. He loves to stretch out, which he can't really do with...
Hi I think that whatever position you and baby find most comfortable is the best position to feed in. Just support with pillows where necessary, put the legs...
Nancy, Thanks for the response. Sorry I haven't been online for a bit. I think this is starting to sink in. When I heard that her AI was 36 and the ped...
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