hello everyone, daryl had her cast off last mon (4th july) the xrary showed the left is hip at the same development as the right ( which was normal) check up...
Hi, I'm a new member and thought I'd let you all know what are situation is. We have twin boys Alister and Nathan who will be 10 months old on Saturday. Both...
... her hip was shallow,(she wore it for 4 months solid with no changes) we found it very hard coping with the cast, she was so heavy, but it didnt bother her...
Hi My daughter Catriona had an open reduction (following two weeks in traction) & wore a hip spica for 3 months afterwards. She was 10 months old when she went...
Hello Diane, I hardly ever post on this site anymore, but I'm also in Oxford and my little girl, Naomi had her operation by the same team at the John Radcliffe...
My goodness, not only twins, but with all this as well, you deserve a medal! My daughter was rolling & sitting before her hip spica went on, and it hasnt...
It has been a while since I have posted. Homeschooling 5 kids can make you too busy. :) Faith is 2 and is doing so well. I really forget all we went through. ...
Please email privately is you need a special car seat. We bought on and only kids with spica casts can really use it so not sure what to do with it. We live in...
Hiya, just wanted to introduce myself, thanks for accepting me to the group! My daughter, Layla, is now 19 months old. Due to many faults on part of my...
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...
Hi, My daughter, Maddie, is 12 weeks old and was diagnosed with DHD more or less at birth. Both her hips are completely dislocated and, having tried various...
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...
Hi Terry, I have become good friends with a girl who was in the hospital at the same time as myself and my daughter, she has a little boy with CDH and like my...
Thanks everyone. The doctor said his numbers aren't too bad. He suggested a spica if the left hip stays out. He thinks the pavlik will work. I fighting...
Georgia came out of her abductor brace 3 weeks ago, so we now have 2 Britax 2-way Elite to sell. They are in excellent condition and are the specially adapted...
Hi i am currently pregnant with our second child. My DD was born after a Breech birth with both hips fully dislocated but which rectified itself after 9mths in...
hi my five month old daughter is going into hospital on the 20th of this month to have a arthogram and we are 99% sure she'll be placed in a spica cast for...
Hi there my daughter maddie has been in a hip spica for four weeks now and we have 8 left to go. I must admit we found it hard to begin with as mads seemed...
Hi there this probably wont help you but as far as i can see there is lots of reasons for ddh i have a bad family history of ddh my grandfather had it then had...
Claire, Here are some stats regarding more than one family member with DDH. There is a genetic component to it. A girl who had a sibling with DDH has an 11%...
hi caroline Just to say thankyou for all the advice this really is a great site, friday is creeping up very quickly and i'm dreading the whole thing but at...
Hi i'm a new member my 5 month old daughter has been diagnosed with ddh she is going to ninewells scotland for an arthogram on 20/4/07 then she'll be in cast...
Hi Kerry. It's a nerve-racking time for you, but believe me, your daughter will adapt soooo quickly and will be just as happy as she would have been...
hi kerry just to wish you all the best for friday. Having done a couple of stints in the hospital and if you read this before you go I would advise you to...
Abi is 2 years & 3 months, she has a dislocated hip, and is having operation on 23/04/07 to correct hip position and straighten thigh bone. She will be in a...
Just thought I would introduce myself. I'm Rebecca and the mother of a 12 week old son, Aidan. He was diagnosed with clicky hip when he was 2 days old and wore...
Rebecca It sounds good that they have found the problem so early, so there will be a better chance of the treatment working. My daughter's CDH was missed...
Hi Rebecca My daughter, Maddie, who is now 13 months old, was diagnosed with clicky hips at 2 days old and our local hospital tried to treat it initially with...
Hi Hazel, Caroline & Maddie Many thanks for all your kind words. It really helps knowing that there are other people out there going through or have been...
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