Hip Dysplasia?

[kemdupuis]

Had our 2 month appointment today. Dealing with the shots was bad enough (I have never heard B cry like that before- it absolutely broke my heart), but then our ped let us know that he thinks B has hip dysplasia on his left hip. We've got an ultrasound on Tuesday morning to confirm and discuss treatment, but I am so upset right now. Has anyone else dealt with this? How concerned should I really be? They said it was usually hereditary, or could be caused by a tough labor- but neither of those are true for us. Advice is appreciated!

[periwinkledaydreams]

My niece had it, my mom and I suspect from my chronic hip issues since adolescense that I had it undiagnosed, and since it is hereditary and shows most frequent in first born females (according to my pediatrician), my daughter is automatically being screened. My neice ended up just wearing a teeny tiny brace for about a month really early on, and never had a problem after that. She is 4 1/2 now and super active, healthy, no issues whatsoever after the brace came off. From what Ive been told by my ped, so long as they find it now when theyre tiny, its totally easily correctable and not a huge deal. The brace never seemed to bother my niece either, if anything it just made diaper changes a little bit more of a hassle that month but then all was well!

[veggiemo]

They thought DS1 had it on one hip also, when he was just about this age. I was so scared! They did the ultrasound and everything ended up being just fine. While I can't promise you that same result, know that it could be nothing. The ultrasound itself is super fast and easy, and the doctor told me right then and there that everything was fine. I'm willing to bet you'll have the same result Try not to worry too much yet!

[kemdupuis]

Thanks for your thoughts ladies- being a parent is so hard! Trying to not freak out this weekend. I just want my sweet little guy to be perfect! Hoping it's nothing!!

[veggiemo]

We had to wait several weeks before we got in for the ultrasound. Consider yourself lucky that you can have an answer so soon! At the children's hospital where he had it done, there were several other kids waiting for ultrasounds, some that were clearly going through cancer treatments and hooked up to all sorts of IVs. Not downplaying how you feel because I was in your exact same situation, but once I got into that waiting room I realized how lucky we were to be there for something so fixable and in all reality, pretty minor. Hang in there, B will still be perfect no matter what the outcome!

[nettje]

I hope your little guy doesn't have it. Fingers crossed for your appointment.

While it's not some thing I have personally experienced, my good friends little girl had it. She had it in both of her hips and had to wear a brace that held both legs. She was in it for quite some time (she's 2 1/2 now) and has been brace free for about 4 months. It's a lot of appointments and it meant adjusting activities for my friend (little girl was the second child). The awesome thing is that kids adapt quickly and are resilient. She goes back in for a follow up appointment in a week and it will be decide if she needs the brace again or if she's in the clear. In worst case scenarios, surgery may be needed. I know that was my friends biggest fear. Her little girl had it pretty bad though.

Good luck at your appointment!

[junch817]

Because my first baby was frank breech, she was automatically screened for hip dysplasia. She had 2 different ultrasounds done to check her hips in the first few months. Turns out she was fine, but in reading about it at the fine, it seemed like a lot of cases are treated pretty easily with a Pavlik harness and there are no further issues. Many get them off within a few months, and it's best now that they aren't even mobile yet. Hope all turns out well for you.

[kemdupuis]

Thanks for all of the well wishes and information, guys. I'll let you all know what we find out on Tuesday.

[baytosa2013]

My pediatrician wants DD to have an ultrasound by the end of the year since she was breech...a little tidbit NO ONE ever mentioned could happen until the not so nice discharge dr mentioned it in passing while going over paperwork. She said by 6 weeks but the pediatrician tested her hips each time she saw her and said everything looked good and would just like us to schedule sometime by the end of the year.

[kemdupuis]

Radiologist has confidently stated that B does not have hip dysplasia! Still waiting for our pediatrician to review and let us know what he thinks, but I am SO relieved!!!

[nettje]

That's great news!

[veggiemo]

I knew it! So glad to hear!

[tulips114]

They suspected it in DD1, but the ultrasound and x-ray ended up showing she didn't have it.
They had told us treatment ranges, in some cases they have you double diaper them and others get a brace.
If there's one thing I have learned its to not worry too much when you're sent to a specialist for things like this. I know it's hard not to though. Pedi's can't be specialists in everything that can possible happen with babies, so if they're even a little uncertain about something, they send you to a specialist for further evaluation. It's often no big deal.

ETA: sorry, I responded before reading comments and even looking at the date. LOL. Glad everything was good at the u/s!

[tatersalad]

Great news!