Hi, Our daughter is nearly 3 1/2 and had 2 surgeries in 2007 and has been brace free for 3 months. She is walking and running but like your son she has a...
Hi every one Gracie has had her cast off 3 weeks Tomorow!!! She has just taken her first steps after having her cast on for 4 months! She took her first steps...
Hello, Our oldest daughter had bilateral pelvic and femoral osteotomies last year (age 5 1/2) and her reaction to having the cast off was the same as your...
hi my 7 1/2 yr old was just diagnosed last week with DDH wow it has thrown us for a loop! Im still in the dumbfounded stage... Birth was normal and a piece of...
O.K., is your child 71/2 years or months old? I've never heard of harnessing a 7 yr old! Swaddling doesn't cause DDH, but it's not recommended once diagnosed....
Hi Dianne! I'm also confused by the age - just guessing that you meant 7.5 MONTHS and not years! :) That really stinks that you had thought something was wrong...
Hi Tiffany! The whole crease idea is that if your kid's hips aren't even, the creases around their groin will be different (i.e. a deeper crease around the leg...
Hi Susan Exactly the same thing happened on Heidi 2 weeks ago after her cast change. I went straight back to the hospital the next day and our doc told me that...
Great news that Gracie is walking- bet you are so pleased. Hope all goes well on 12th let us know. Eve- mum to Heidi 16 months. 2 weeks left in spica ... From:...
hi there, I just posted about this also.. my daughter is 6 mths old and was just put into a spica with the bar last tuesday. Right now we are using the Playtex...
Anyone give their 2 year old miralax for constipation in their spica? If so, how much did you give and how often? It says on a daily basis, but i wasn't sure...
I gave pedialax to kylar recently. Those strips are great!!!! How is he doing cassandra??? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "cassandrasanfrancisco"...
Hello, I just joined the group. My baby is 6 weeks old, when she was born the Dr. said she had "Congenital Hip Dislocation" and she was put into the Pavlik...
My daughter had the spica with the bar from 11 months - 14 months. I used the Hippo Car Seat and to take her out I actually used an umbrella stroller. I used...
Hi! Can someone explain the creases to me, PLEASE??? My daughter now 8 monhts is wearing the rhino cruiser. She has always had the same number of creases on...
Thanks for the info. how did your daughter adjust to the cast at that age? my daughter will be 11 months at the time of her surgery. She will be in the full...
My 6 weeks old baby girl was diagnosed w/ bilateral hip dysplasia last Wed and just had a closed reduction on Fri. She's now in a spica cast & though she...
We give our 18 m/o half a cap full every day for about three days. Then we take a couple day break and do it again if needed. Be careful though as it makes...
Hello, I just joined the group. My baby is 6 weeks old, when she was born the Dr. said she had "Congenital Hip Dislocation" and she was put into the Pavlik...
Hi there I haven't heard any popping before as my daughters hip was never in place so had nothing to po out of but if I were you I would get advice from your...
I emailed her ortho dr. this morning. He says that the popping is most likely coming from her knee and that is normal for her age. So he says not to worry and...
We padded the cast bar with pipe insulation foam from Home depot. It made it easier on us while holding her! I put Joy's double mattress on the floor so we...
Hi Jennifer Like you, I was concerned about other joints popping, but this is perfectly normal for any child. Both my children had this including my...
hi jennie, my daughter was also in the pavlik and is being weaned now too! i have never heard her leg pop but i have heard her arm do it before. i wouldn't...
Kylar just started walking too and she was turning her foot out at first too. That is how it was in the cast, so she kept it that way when walking. Well, each...
Hi all, I'm Acy. My 5 month old daughter, Audrey, just had a closed reduction last Thursday and is in adjusting well to the spica. So far she has been her...
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