Hips

[Lyllian]

When my lo was in sick kids couple of weeks ago the pediatrician noticed she has a click in her right hip and she's been referred to orthopaedics tomorrow. I honestly think shes ok cause she doesn't seem in any pain amd kicks about quite the thing. He seemed quite convinced there is a problem though. Anyone else have an lo with a hip problem that can reassure me about what might happen?x

 

[Sprout]

Hi! Take a look at my thread http://www.pregnancyforum.co.uk/third-trimester/454957-clicking-when-baby-kicks.html

My baby has hip dysplasia and has been in a Pavlik harness for a month now. It's working very well and should completely sort the problem out.

She never showed any signs of pain with it, seemed very strong on her legs.

Are they going to do an ultrasound? That should show if any treatment is needed. If she does need it, it can be a bit of a shock to have them suddenly put in a harness and told it could be months before it comes off, especially as my little girl made such a fuss having it fitted. I cried the rest of the day! But she doesn't seem to notice it at all.

How old is your baby?

 

[Sprout]

Just looked at your signature! Our babies have 9 days between them She's still quite young so I think she'd still get the maximum benefit of treatment if there is a problem, but as she's discovered her legs a bit more she might have a harder time adjusting? I imagine it'd only be a couple of difficult days though.

I hope everything goes well and there's no need for treatment. Let us know how it goes? xx

 

[Lyllian]

Yeah they're doing an ultrasound. I'll have a look at your thread thanks is just a bit of a shock I really didn't think there was any problem. Will let you know what they say tomorrow, I feel sick at the thought I hate seeing her upset. Glad to find someone else who will understand and can relate to it I'm such a woose I've been in tears already and I don't even know.for Def there is a problem. How do they keep them still for the ultrasound?xx

 

[Sprout]

Aww yeah it's horrible when they're upset and there's nothing you can do We just came back from an ultrasound and change of harness and she was good as gold, I think it's probably a bit easier now she's old enough to be entertained while she's having things done to her.

At our ultrasounds, she's put on her side and we have to gently hold her leg bent and keep her from rolling back...wasn't too easy before she had the harness on as she's always been strong and wasn't too pleased about being kept still!

It's so strange the things that upset you as a parent. I knew it wasn't that big of a deal and she probably wouldn't even notice the harness but it upset me so much...I'm usually so rational. Was absolutely fine after a couple of days though.

Feel free to chat if you need to

 

[Lyllian]

Your lo looks like she's got a head if hair like mine too, little peas in a pod thank you I will do x

 

[Louise2013]

Aww hun, things like this always are a shock. I can't offer any personal experiences, but just wanted to say my cousin (now 30) had this when she was a baby and was in the leg plaster/brace for a while but now all is fine she gets a bit sore ihn cold weather but other than that, all good, and most of all, she says she doesn't remember a thing about it Good luck xxxxxxxx

 

[nicejuicypear]

My daughter has had a couple of scans to monitor her hips because she has talipes and it can be linked to hip dysplasia. They had a special wedge thing for her to lie in to keep her in position and then they just gently hold one leg while scanning. She doesn't need to stay perfectly still for ages because they take still pictures on the ultrasound then measure those.

Sometimes the hip corrects itself, my daughter's has. She had a scan in December which showed one hip being slightly immature, as they put it. It wasn't quite in the joint, but it wasn't fully dislocated either. They said it would probably resolve itself in time and that she wasn't in pain because of it. She was rescanned this week and it's okay now. They recommended wearing double nappies to help her lie with her legs apart. My girl likes lying in the frog leg position anyway (though she can't now because of the leg cast for the talipes, poor thing!) so that helps. If you use reusable nappies that's good because of the extra bulk between the legs, so you shouldn't need to double up on them.

I was concerned about it because with her already having a toe-to-hip plaster cast on for the talipes, it would have been so awkward to have the parvlik harness on as well but fortunately she doesn't need the harness.

There's an organisation called STEPS who have a lot of advice and they have a fairly active forum where you can speak to other parents, if you like.

 

[Lyllian]

She has hyper mobility (double jointed. She gets all her best bits from me... Still no harness or anything, nothing to be treated so so relieved. Thank you all for your advice and support, never know what I'd do without this place ssometimes x

 

[Sprout]

So glad to hear that