Update 2 .. Little Kid Hips

We had a bit of a scare with Cody’s hips recently.  Her paediatrician spent a lot of time checking her hips when she was born, probably because she fit a lot of the criteria for having hip dysplasia – first born girl, Caesarean delivery.

Sure enough, we were referred for an ultrasound to get her hips checked out and we ended up having to go for a second ultrasound 6 weeks later to see if there’d been any change.  After the second one, we were referred to an orthopaedic surgeon which didn’t sound too hopeful.  Between the physio and paediatrician, we thought we were in for a brace for sure!

Fortunately we had a bit of good news when we went to the orthopaedic surgeon.  He’s really confident she’ll just sort herself out, so we’re in the clear until at least early in the new year when we go for an xray