Hip Dysplasia in Newborn
Discussion
My 12 week old has "hip dysplasia" in one of his hips. It's a "3" on the 1-4 scale. He's currently strapped in what I regard as little more than a personal torture device which he absolutely hates. We are currently on week 1 of 12 in this contraption.
He will not stop screaming in frustration and it's taking everything I have to avoid just taking these straps off and throwing them across the field as far as I can.
Has anyone got any experience of this with their infants? What's the worst that could happen if we sack this off with a view to him just having surgery when he's older? I'm thinking that if he's older, at least he'd be aware, could play Nintendo, have a few weeks out and recover, whereas at the moment the poor guy can't understand what's going on and is inconsolable in every waking moment.
He will not stop screaming in frustration and it's taking everything I have to avoid just taking these straps off and throwing them across the field as far as I can.
Has anyone got any experience of this with their infants? What's the worst that could happen if we sack this off with a view to him just having surgery when he's older? I'm thinking that if he's older, at least he'd be aware, could play Nintendo, have a few weeks out and recover, whereas at the moment the poor guy can't understand what's going on and is inconsolable in every waking moment.
My daughter was in a pavlik harness for months in her first year to address hip dysplasia and I remember it being difficult but more so for parents (especially her mum) than baby who soon got used to it. I assume yours is in something similar.
It did constrain development in very early years, she took longer to mobilise, she had two female cousins both born within weeks of her and it was clear it held development back in comparison, but then all kids develop differently in any case.
It did the job, she is 19 now and has had no further problems hip related whatsoever.
Probably more of an initial shock / trauma reaction on your part - give it a fair chance.
Incidentally I had another daughter born 4 weeks ago in my second marriage and the above experience from my eldest has triggered a hip ultrasound in the newborn which is scheduled next week. I’m confident it ran congenitally in my ex wife’s family and that there’s very little risk, but they do scan early for it.
I have a feeling my daughter’s was caught later eg 3-6 months and had to stay on for much longer than if it had been noticed ar or soon after birth. Maybe be optimistic that it was identified early which improves the outcome.
It did constrain development in very early years, she took longer to mobilise, she had two female cousins both born within weeks of her and it was clear it held development back in comparison, but then all kids develop differently in any case.
It did the job, she is 19 now and has had no further problems hip related whatsoever.
Probably more of an initial shock / trauma reaction on your part - give it a fair chance.
Incidentally I had another daughter born 4 weeks ago in my second marriage and the above experience from my eldest has triggered a hip ultrasound in the newborn which is scheduled next week. I’m confident it ran congenitally in my ex wife’s family and that there’s very little risk, but they do scan early for it.
I have a feeling my daughter’s was caught later eg 3-6 months and had to stay on for much longer than if it had been noticed ar or soon after birth. Maybe be optimistic that it was identified early which improves the outcome.
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