Category: Stories of Others

  • The impact of late diagnosis on hip dysplasia treatment

    “I had no idea what to expect…spica cast! What was that?” This is the hip journey of my oldest daughter, Ashlea. I have two daughters, Ashlea and Ava, and they both have their own hip Journeys. Ava’s is a completely different and quicker journey. Ashlea was born 9 days overdue, her birth was everything a…

  • Update on Marley’s DDH Story

     …it’s for the best and your little ones will thank and love you for it when they are older. Back in October, Marley shared her story with us. We were excited to get this update about Amelia’s DDH journey a couple of days ago: It’s great news for us; Amelia is only in her brace…

  • DDH didn’t stop her walking

    We were excited to hear from Charlotte’s mum, Jacinda, over the weekend with some wonderful news.   Back in April, we shared Charlotte’s story; Even though Charlotte was either breech or transverse, for our whole pregnancy, no one mentioned the risk of DDH to us. At her 6-week check up, her GP noticed the very…

  • Helen’s Hip Dysplasia Story

      Emma is our first born and was an undiagnosed breech baby. She went through the routine checks at birth, she never had any clicks or uneven creases but further examination by ultrasound and x-ray showed mild hip dysplasia. Emma wore a Correctio harness full-time between 4 months and 8 months, then reduced to nights…