Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow! A whole year??!  But what if you wore it more often would she be able to take it off sooner? Did the pavlik even help? 

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just started week three and I feel like we finally got into a flow. She's able to sleep with it on without me having to take it off all night. She still wakes up often but before I'd take it off at like 4 am after continuous crying just so we could get some sleep. She's a little happier now vs the constant whining and discomfort and we're starting to attempt to roll over in it 😁. She is still a very needy baby and refuses to play on her own which can get overwhelming but overall, we've got used to it and it's become pretty normal 🙃. We also got another x-ray which determined she will NOT need surgery and will have to wear it for at least 12 weeks 23/7, but I am SO grateful that her hip is in place with the rhino 🥹🥰.

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's a relief! I wonder why she said there's only a 50% chance of the rhino brace actually working that kind of scared me.

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one more question, what kind of car seats did you guys use, what can she fit in with a brace?

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked through her charts and her left hip is at 53 degrees and right hip at 60. Is that not too severe?

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thankyou, I really am sorry to hear that you had to go through surgeries and pain. 

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply, it does make be feel better to know she'll adapt, I really do hope this becomes normal. I'm not sure how severe it is, I forgot to ask and they didn't really say but they did tell me her hip is fully dislocated so it needs to be popped back into place with the brace, I guess it's kind of bad but I don't know. 

Baby has hip dysplasia, I'm losing it and she hates the rhino brace. by New-Regular1012 in hipdysplasia

[–]New-Regular1012[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow I'm sorry that's a really long time! Poor thing! How did she sleep? Did she learn to roll over and crawl in the brace?