Hips OK

Aubrey had another ultrasound of her hips today and all appears to be ok. The doctor still needs to do some measuring, but he said they looked good, especially the right one that originally was worse than the left. So, this is great news! We were told this could happen, I guess the hormones that were in her body when she was born may have caused her hips to be loose.

Aubrey's Hips

I finally got the ultrasound results today. Her doctor said that her right hip is worse than her left, but neither of them are severely deformed. We are being referred to a specialist because they are not within a normal range that they are supposed to be. Hopefully we get in to see the specialist soon.

Aubrey Update...prayer request

Today, I had to take Aubrey in for an ultrasound of her hips. At birth, a pediatrician found that her right hip clicked when he examined her. So, the ultrasound was checking for hip dysplasia which I guess occurs in about 4 in 1000 births. The initial result was that she does have some "looseness" or dislocation in both of her hips. I was told she is not in any pain, but if it is significant enough, she will have to be fitted into a Pavlik harness (a very scary and uncomfortable looking thing) that would not be able to be removed for 6 weeks or so. Please pray that her hips tighten up on their own in the next couple of weeks so we can avoid treatment. I guess the harness is about 90% successful in most cases, but it would be very difficult to see her put through that for 6 weeks. We will be hearing from her pediatrician in a couple of days to find out the specific results of the ultrasound and if we can delay treatment, hoping that she will heal on her own.