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Spica Cast Cut-Off Day
We. Are. Done. With. The. Hip. Spica. Cast! Alleluia!! 12 Weeks. 5 Days. One stinky cast. Done. I thought this day would never arrive. This morning we got up early and hit the road for the Children’s...
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DDH Hip Brace – Week 2
Sara’s had her hip dysplasia (Lorenz) brace on for 10 days now. It is sooooo much better than the spica cast was, but it did come with its own set of challenges. The worst part for me has mostly been...
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Using Traction to Treat Hip Dysplasia (DDH)
When I first heard that traction was an option for my daughter to treat her dislocated left hip, I was immediately turned off. The thought screamed archaic, cruel, and unusual punishment to me, and I...
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Hip Dysplasia Awareness Week 2012
It’s Baby Hip Health Awareness Week. According to the International Hip Dysplasia Institute, one out of every 20 babies is born with some form of hip instability and 2-3 of every 1000 babies will...
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Supplies for Hip Spica Cast – Post DDH Surgery
In honor of Baby Hip Health Week 2012, here is a list of supplies that came in very handy for me while my daughter was in her spica cast: 1. Bean Bag Chair – my #1 MUST HAVE! You need a place for your...
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Preparing for your Baby’s Hip Surgery – Top 10 List
In honor of Baby Hip Health Awareness Week, here is a Top 10 List of things I recommend you do before your baby has a surgical intervention for DDH: Learn all you can about DDH ~ Read through the...
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Family Foto Friday ~ Swimming ! #DDH
Yesterday, while much of the state was enjoying a much needed rain, we were hanging out at the pool, because we got a big fat nothing. It better rain soon, or I might start stealing water from the...
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Family Foto Friday ~ One year anniversary of Sara’s DDH Diagnosis
August 31 marks exactly one year since my world was turned upside down with Sara’s DDH {developmental dysplasia of the hip} diagnosis. I know in the grand scheme of things, her diagnosis was more of an...
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Hip Healthy Baby Carriers ~ ERGO for $77.55!!
Baby carriers can be such fabulous help to moms! I’ve had so many different carriers in my 8 1/2 year career as a mother. But not all carriers are created equal. I didn’t know this until after I had a...
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18 Months Post DDH Hip Surgery
18 Months Post DDH Hip Surgery It’s been 18 months since my baby had an open reduction surgery to put her dislocated left hip back into its socket. If you haven’t read our story, we found at when our...
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Preparing for Pemberton & Femoral Osteotomies ~ The continuing fight against...
We found out last month that our 3 1/2 year old daughter, Sara, will need more hip surgery and she’s scheduled to have a Pemberton and a Femoral Osteotomy next Tuesday. Yesterday we spent the...
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Surgery Day ~ Pelvic & Femoral Osteotomies
One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my adult life {twice, now} is send my baby off to surgery. On December 17, we took Sara in for surgery #2: pelvic and femoral osteotomies in the...
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The Trouble with Reclining Spica Casts
We have now made it three whole weeks in the reclining spica cast! Only three more to go, and Sara will be cut out of that nasty thing. I thought I’d share a bit of the hassles we’ve been dealing with...
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3 Things 9.17.16: My Kitchen, Hip Dysplasia Update, Instant Pot Obsession
Welcome to my first 3 Things Post! I’ve been reading these posts written by my blogging buddy Jami at An Oregon Cottage for quite some time now and have wanted to write my own for ever. This type of...
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