Hi Terry

I am not going to be much help re your questions as I am a new member but just
wanted to make contact. My daughter, Maddie, is going into a spica cast in
November so we are just trying to gather as much information as we can before
then. I'm glad for you that the docs seem to think a pavlik will do the trick,
I think the fact that he is so young, like Maddie means that there is a much
better chance that these things will work. They didn't think a pavlik would
work for maddie as her hips have never been in their sockets and she is quite a
severe case but the plaster, fingers crossed, should do it. I must admit I
haven't heard of any boys with cdh so can't answer your question re that. The
nurses at Oswestry told me to stay positive and realise that Maddie will come
out of this with perfect hips and lead a normal life and I'm sure that is the
case with your son too.

Good luck.

Caroline P.

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry B.
To: clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:21 AM
Subject: [Clicky Hips Club] New member Hello


Hi everyone. My son was just fitted to a pavlik. So far the doctor
thinks this is all he will need. He isn't 4 months old yet so what
I've read seems to say he's at a good age. How rare is this for a boy
to have cdh? Do boys do better? Terry





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