I have talked with you all about my daughter Faith but I have not really told you all about me. I had a congenital hip when I was a baby. It was found early...
Holly Thank you so much for sharing your story, it has helped me...... Too often I've heard from adults that had hip dysplasia and treatment as a child and...
Hi my daughter had/has DDH both hips since birth. She wore a pavlik 24/7 for 6mths and then had an xray where the ADULT orto doc said her hips were still...
Claire, A friend of mine had twins in January, and her son apparently has shallow sockets, too, since birth. However, the consultant has also recommended no...
Hi Is there anyway you could see a PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedic Doc?? Children's bones are so different to adults and Ped Ortho's have special training in this...
Claire, I would be worried as you are. A 1/2 mm change is really small. The problem with DDH is that if you wait too long then the treatment gets more ...
Nancy Sanders <njsanders@...> wrote:Claire, I would be worried as you are. A 1/2 mm change is really small. The problem with DDH is that if you wait too...
Claire, It is very possible for a child to have had some treatment, then stopped treatment, and things to either get worse, or have never been totally 'fixed'...
I recognize a couple of names here, my youngest is hannahka was diagnosed at birth with bilateral DDH 8 days driple diaper, pavlik for 4 months, free for 4...
I have talked with you all about my daughter Faith but I have not really told you all about me. I had a congenital hip when I was a baby. It was found early...
I was born with cdh, and we are expecting our first grandchild,It may be a girl, and am wondering if anyone has had heredity to the grandchildren? We had 2...
Hi! I'm not entirely sure what the reasons behind Amy having bilateral CDH are, as she was: 1) overdue 2) very low amniotic fluid, and I don't think she...
Hello! I would like to start sending messages to this group. Many thanks Omiyominoo xxxxxx ... ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! ...
Hello all Sorry for my last message, I haven't used Yahoo groups before. My name is Omiyominoo (OYN if you like). I have an 17-month-old daughter called Naomi,...
We had a doctor's visit recently and her hip looks good. She stillhas to wear her brace when sleeping but it does not bother her. She is rolling over and...
Barbara, I have always been told that if both hips are affected, it is probably more than just the tight packaging in the womb. One hip the ped orthos can ...
I'm trying to find out what braces work and find the ones that don't. Being an orthotist does allow me to get feed back from physicians. I only here back from...
I am mum to a little boy who is nearly 4 and we have, to cut a very long story short, discovered that he has a clicky left hip. I had been sure that his...
Holly I'm so pleased to hear that Faith's hip is looking good. I understand that babies/childrens hips do most of their growing during the night and that's...
Hi OYN Sorry for the delay in responding.... Welcome to the group. I'm sorry to here that Naomi has CDH. Have you heard anything from the Orthopaedics Dept...
Faith now has figured out that she only is in her Rhino brace when she naps or at night. Now when I put it on her she cries a mad cry. She is not in any pain...
Hi Sara Thanks for your message. I love the look of this group + think I may be visiting lots over the next few months. We finally kept bugging the hospital...
Hi, I have be meaning to send you an email back. What exactly is an orthotist? My son has a Denis Browne splint on, he has been wearing it for a month. He is...
I would like to say thankyou for all the advice and support ive recieved by this site over the past 19mts. My daughter was diagnosed to have ddh both hips at...
Oh, Claire, that is AMAZING news!! Well done, Jessica! Bet it feels really weird to suddenly be able to look so far into the future - like me, you've probably...
Hi, Its lovely to hear a story with a happy ending. At least you have no more worry. You must have been over the moon when he told you not too come back! All...
Hi everyone Where do i begin? Well my name is Andrea. I have 4 children - 3 boys (14 yrs,11 yrs & 4 1/2 years) and a daughter, Lottie, 10 months. Lottie was...
Hi Andrea! Sounds like you've been through the wars, but this group is a good one, and we'll all be there for you as Lottie (and Peter!) progress. Just to let...