If you are looking for clothes for the spica and harness babies/toddlers, check out BabyHipWear, www.babyhipwear.com. We just added a lot of new fabrics for...
Thanks for the info! Where is the survival guide??? ... Ask any questions and you are bound to get sereval ideas to try. CHeck out the survival guide to...
Hi, The survival guide is under files on the left hand side. Good luck with your son. ... is a great resource of info. ... try. CHeck out the survival ...
Hi Danelle I would really appreciate seeing some photos of your daughter in the bachelor cast. Rex's cast is very awkward. His knees are bent and his legs are...
I do have some pictures posted under Addison Rose in the photo section of the hipbaby group - attached are a few more. Email me if you have any more questions....
Bacholor casts are also called petrie casts. They are used more with older kids. I posted pictures in the older hip kids photo album. It allows movement which...
when her cast comes off in three weeks?? She has pins so she will have to go under anesthesia to have her cast and pins removed. Our paperwork said she would...
Hi All I went no mail in December just before Faith went in for her open reduction as it was hard to get inmternet time at home.. Operation went well. First 24...
Thank you Brian and Danelle. I have printed your photos out Danelle and am going to take them with me into the hospital to see if we can get the bar moved like...
Hi Shelley! The Britax Hippo is a special carseat that is made for kids in spica casts. Ask your doctor or hospital as many of them have "loaner" programs for...
Hi! My daughter was awake for her cast removals, but I can tell you that usually they are pretty sore for a few days and you will probably want to make sure...
Hi Shelly Check with your hospital. Ours had car seats which were not specifically for the Spica but the physio adapted it on the ward before we went home...
Luckily for us the Britax Marathon we already owned fit perfectly for her. We did bring it up to the hospital room to make sure she would fit in it. The...
It took my Erica about 2 days to poop after her open reducation. Since then we have been feeding her a half jar of prunes before breakfast every morning and...
Did I see on here that you are from Michigan? My daughter had her surgery at DeVos Children's in GR and they have a program where they loan you the Britax...
Here is the info from DeVos Children's: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Child Passenger Safety Coordinator, Melinda Howard, at (616) 391-7233 Location: Helen...
Hi, Its been awhile as my internet has been down at home and I rarely get a chance to chat at work. Erica has been doing great in her cast, 17 more days to...
Dana, My daughter is older now, almost 7, we started this journey at 18 months. She has had three surgeries and three spicas. The last was in October, she...
Our daughter was in a Scottish Rite for about a year. There really were no problems with it. She did have an allergy to the metal that touched her skin and...
1. Will they fit in a regular car seat? She sort of fits in one now in her spica, but we have a loaner Britax Hippo. I don't know if they will let us use it...
Hello! Caroline (19 months) has been out of the spica for 10 days now and is in the Rhino. I was concerned that our doctor didn't x-ray her at all at the...
it means that the hip is in place but still shows dysplasia... my daughter was off her cast at 18 months and her hip was in place but the femur was still away...
Hi- My daughter (who just turned 5 yrs) has been in the Scottish Rite brace since September. Let me tell you, nothing holds her back. She runs, jumps and...
forgot to tell you progress will br seeing after comparing the last x ray and the new one or the new one and future ones, where it should show more head...
Alainna did fit in her car seat. Our seat was wide at the bottom so we did not have an issue with that. It may all depend on the angles they set the brace...
Thanks Elaine! I know wanting complete peace of mind just won't happen in this journey... I just wanted/needed to hear that we were on the right track. What...
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