Hello everybody, thanks so much for this group. Our daughter is 13 months old. We are trying to schedule an appointment with ped ortho specialist for x-ray &...
Hi Pama, Fortunately, a lot of times pediatricians detect DDH in the first days and weeks of life, just by manipulating the legs and hips, feeling for ...
My daughter's case is very subtle, and she had none of the external symptoms of DDH... There wasn't even any clicking or popping... Our pediatrician caught...
In a message dated 3/1/03 5:21:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... My daughter was diagnosed at her 6 month check up when her pediatrician was manipulating her...
. I never used the Johnny jump ... I know this conversation was pertaining to a Rhino cruiser brace, for which I have no experience, but I thought I'd put in...
hi all Rebecca is now 14 weeks old..still in the ph scan in 2 weeks..last one showed immature sockets..anyhow for the past 2 weeks she has been refusing to...
Hi everybody! Our daughter (3.5 months) was diagnosed with DDH a couple of weeks ago. In this site I have found lots of very important information and lots of...
Last Friday (2/28/03), we took our 2 year old son in for his well baby checkup and were surprised to find out he has what our doctor diagnosed as hip clicks,...
I know I don't post messages much, but I wanted to let everyone know that my son Jacob turns 6 years old tomorrow. Every year at this time I reflect on not...
In a message dated 3/2/03 11:05:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, sbauter@... ... Happy Birthday to Jacob...and yes, children are a blessing. My daughter has ...
Hi Veronica, Sometimes it's difficult to go out into public with my 5 month old in a cast. Usually I can cloth her so that it's not very noticeable but have...
We did not have this trouble, but I just heard from a friend this week that if a baby has an ear-ache eating is painful due to pressure. Just one of the...
Kristen - My daughter Kayli is also breastfeeding we did not encounter any problems when she was in the ph, but have had a few since she was put in the spica,...
I meant to respond to this earlier. Since your daughter is so much older almost adult age, you might find some useful info at the chat group that one of our...
Pama, As others said before- uneven skin folds, leg length uneven, the affected leg is unable to move in the same way as the other( laying out to the side, or...
Hello everyone. I had a question about physical therapy. My daughter had her spica and osteotomy pin removed last week. She still is very tender in that area...
Dave, It took Claudia 6weeks until she would put weight on her legs. It came, but we did not push her and just let her do what felt comfortable. She did not ...
Stacy, I hope that it was a good party and that Jacob enjoyed it. May we all realize what blessings our kids are. Nancy (keeper of the www.hip-baby.org...
Welcome, I think it is good that your ped sent you to the ped ortho surgeon. Many peds would just brush it off with the idea of well, he is this old, had no ...
Hello! I wish I had found this site months ago, somehow I missed the link from the hip-baby.org page until just a few days ago. I want to thank all of you--I...
Hello & Welcome! I have to agree with Nancy that it sounds alot like DDH, and if so, casting is probably a necessity. The type of procedure/surgery would...
Jodi, Welcome to you. As for the brace any clothes will fit under it just fine. You will notice that the leg straps are velcro, tighten it more with thinner ...
Nancy, Thanks for your quick response-- and you have my deep gratitude for maintaining the hip-baby website, it's been extraordinarily helpful to us over the...
Hello! My name is Amy and it has been months since I have even read the hipbaby messages, let alone posted one since we thought ourselves past needing advice....
My daughter was in the spica for 7 months, and had no muscle tone when out of the cast. We went to physical therapy and it was a great comfort to me. I felt...
Amy, I would get a second opinion. This is not something to take lightly, though she very well might need surgery. Also, it sounds like a type of osteotomy ...
Hi Everyone, Paul is going into the hospital tomorrow for 8 days of traction, then surgery on the 11th. Does anyone have any comments, suggestions or stories...
Our hospital had lots of toys and things that we could borrow. But it wasn't easy. Claudia got bored and wanted out. She was almost 16 months old at the...
Amy, Welcome again. I think the operation you are referring to is the osteotomy, but like Nola, I have never heard of using metal. There is metal used to ...
Hello Jodi, You asked: 1) What kind of clothing should fit under and/or over the brace? (I found that with the cast, I preferred to have clothing over the cast...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
