Kristina, Just curious to know how your daughter was diagnosed since they missed it at birth and at her 6 week check. You sure are lucky it was detected so...
Hi Gloria. My daugher was diagosed with dysplasia at 5 days old with her pediatrician. The hospital missed it which her ped could not understand. Luckily he...
Hi Gloria. My daugher was diagosed with dysplasia at 5 days old with her pediatrician. The hospital missed it which her ped could not understand. Luckily he...
So happy to hear the good news!!!! Alexia was unsettled in her harness for about a week and then in her brace for a few days but she got used to it and settled...
I've actually been making my daughter some out of knee socks, which is pretty cheap also. I came across a woman's page who had some picture instructions of how...
Hi, You have to remember that for every case you read on this board, there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of cases with positive outcomes. Most of those other...
Thank you everybody! I normally deal with this pretty well I think but I am so much more nervous about her cast change (on Thurs) and it's making me crazy! I...
Hi Sara, You know, you gotta wonder how they missed it, especially considering Lucy's left hip is quite bad! I was told before she was born that my baby would...
Hi Kristina It's a different Sara here! I'm from the UK too - there not many of us Brits on this board. Where do you live? I live in Warrington which is in...
My 16 month old daughter Scarlett had her open reduction on Tuesday. We are home. It's upsetting to see her so frustrated and uncomfortable. Can anyone tell...
Hi Angie I'm sorry to hear that Olivia has hip dysplasia. It is hard watching your baby deal with the harness, but rest assured she is dealing with it so much...
My daughter is only 9 months old but I would say it was about a week before she was truly acting like herself again. She still gets frustrated when she wants...
... It took Josie about a week to get back to her old self after her open reduction. From what I've heard, that's about average. It really depends on how...
my son was 3 months old when he had open reductionon both hips.. it took him a good week to get back to normal( week after he was cranky and uncomferrtable)...
We had a closed reduction with tendonotomy and it took a good week, but I can see it take longer when they are older as they are used to doing more. Just keep...
Hi! My daughter had an open reduction with pelvic/femoral osteotomies and tendotomy at 16 months old. It took her maybe a week to get back to being happy. I...
Hi Sara! Thank you so much for the encouraging words! I am hoping and praying that the harness will work for her! ... watching your baby deal with the...
Hi Lisa! Were your daughters hips dislocated? I'm discovering that there are so many different degrees to this dyslasia that I was just curious if our road to...
I think lots of people already responded to your post, but just wanted to let you know my daughter had open reduction at 9 months old and also took about a...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to give an update on my last post. My daughter, Dylan, had her surgery last Wednesday. Everything went extremely well and she is...
Hi my daughter has beend diagnosed with hip dysplasia, her hips are dislocatable, and i was just looking for support from mothers that have or are going...
Thats fine heather i sure hope your daughter is doing well now and that your fine as well. thanks for your support it nice to know of people under similar...
Thank you so much for your email, its nice to meet some one eles that has recently gone through this. thats great news about your daughter, i hope i have the...
Hi everyone. Ava Rose has been out of the body cast for 3 weeks and 2 days. She still drags her left leg lifelessly behind her. She did learn to sit up again...
Hi everyone. Ava Rose has been out of the body cast for 3 weeks and 2 days. She still drags her left leg lifelessly behind her. She did learn to sit up again...
Hi Kendra Thanks so much for your reply, you have made ,my day, its nice to talk to mums going through the same thing. How old is Claudia now? and how is she...
hi its from toys are us its great and was perfect for the cast.she sat in it better than a pram.it also can be a rocker and when the casts are off turns in to...
my daughter came out of her cast about 3 weeks ago.she was also dragging her leg around but then all of a suddend each day she'd just suprise me by doing new...
hi there im also from the uk.yorkshire.my daughter had her hip op in leeds.she went undiagnosed for 2 years.i took her to docs 3 times with a limp and unusual...
