8 Month old Advice!

helimachoptor

Guys i'm posting this on behalf of my bro.

His little girl went for her hearing test earlier this week.
The nurse noted that the skin creases in her legs weren't aligned and that one of her bum cheeks sags a little.

Now the nurse said she thinks her hip isnt aligned properly and has referred her to a specialist.

However while she has no interest in crawling, she loves trying to walk and tbh has great power in both her legs.

Any advice or experiences with something similar?

Bagheera

The same thing happened to my niece. The nurse thought her hips weren't aligned, sent her to a specialist and he said that everything was fine. If the specialist isn't happy, the usual course of action would be that the baby has to wear a brace for a number of weeks.

It's the nurse's duty to ensure that any potential problems are referred on to a doctor so it may be the case that she is being over cautious but it's better to get these things checked out. And far better that something is done now than waiting until the baby is walking. Imagine trying to restrict a moving toddler with a brace!

helimachoptor

Bagheera wrote: »

The same thing happened to my niece. The nurse thought her hips weren't aligned, sent her to a specialist and he said that everything was fine. If the specialist isn't happy, the usual course of action would be that the baby has to wear a brace for a number of weeks.

It's the nurse's duty to ensure that any potential problems are referred on to a doctor so it may be the case that she is being over cautious but it's better to get these things checked out. And far better that something is done now than waiting until the baby is walking. Imagine trying to restrict a moving toddler with a brace!

Thanks Bagheera, yes thats what i said to my bro they are being over catious but still he is worrying quite a lot.

Hopefully everything works out, appreciate the reply!

cynder

My guy was 2 before we noticed the creases were different (he had 2 creases on one butt cheek and only 1 crease on the other and in a different place) i phoned the PHN and i saw the area medical doctor the same day and he was sent straight to A & E to get and Xray. Xray was perfect.



With some their hips can be out and need to go in a cast until hips are set.

Boom_Bap

When my little one was a few days old, we started to hear a clicking noise in her hip when changing her. She had the hip tests done already and was all clear. But we went to the health nurse and she advised us to get it seen to properly.....although, she didnt think anything was wrong. So we went through the tests, i think even an x-ray and all was fine.

The hip can be displaced during birth or something like that, and if treated earlier the better. It would avoid a limp in the future.

It is normally just a brace that needs to be worn.

The best thing to do is follow the doctors advise, and if there is a problem follow the treatment. A few weeks/months of discomfort with a brace now could save a lifetime of insecurity of having a limp!

sillysocks

At our first visit to the nurse when our baby was only a couple of weeks old she had uneven creases and we were referred to the doc who said there was nothing wrong. I think the nurses can be overly cautious sometimes-not necessarily a bad thing, but worth checking out in case.

theLuggage

Boom_Bap wrote: »

The hip can be displaced during birth or something like that, and if treated earlier the better. It would avoid a limp in the future.

It is normally just a brace that needs to be worn.

The hip can be displaced at birth or just after - firstborn females are most at risk for some risk.

Unfortunately our PHN didn't spot our daughters irregular skin creases. Only that someone else mentioned to me what they can be a sign of that we went to a consultant and she has development hip dysplasia. She is in her second cast which goes from her belly button to her ankles and her legs are spread in a frog leg position. Each cast lasts about 6 weeks, hopefully she won't need a third one and will go into a brace for a further 6 or 12 weeks, so she will be immobilized for 4 months approx. It's a big enough deal when it's your child so while I hope your niece will be ok (and lots of babies are) there is that chance she might be on a difficult road for a while. Your brother's concerns are totally valid. There can be other issues as well if she's diagnosed with it. However it's all quite manageable and it turns out well for the vast majority. There's a good discussion on it in this forum should ye need more information ( http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056017665 ) - hopefully you won't! Good luck