Hip Dysplasia

As most of you know already, Lily was diagnosed with hip dysplasia 3 weeks ago. Hip dysplasia is when the hip socket is too shallow for the ball of the femur which could lead to the dislocation of the hip. It is also very treatable. Luckily, Lily's is pretty mild but the orthopedic still wanted her to wear this brace which keeps her legs in the frog position all the time. We only take it off for baths. It was pretty hard for me at first seeing it on her but she has adjusted so well and it doesn't phase her a bit. She has learned to kick her legs out to the sides so she can straighten them. It is definitely harder on us than it is on her, especially when she gets so excited when I take it off. We go back to the orthopedic on Tuesday for another ultrasound and then hopefully she will only have to wear it at night for a few months. Please keep her in your thoughts that we can be done with this brace soon.