DDH in 2 year old (nearly 3 year old)

I wonder if anyone can help. It's a long story - my 2 year old had to go to A&E for an x ray at the weekend because we lost a battery, and he told us it was hiding in his belly so naturally we had to check to be on the safe side! There was no battery, but the Dr picked up an abnormality with his hips, and we found out today that it is Developmental Hip Dysplasia, and we've been booked in to see a consultant on Monday. Two things 1) Has anyone's 2 (nearly 3 year old) had this diagnosis this "late" on in life, and did it result in surgery? If it did, what was the recovery like? 2) He was breech until 35 weeks, and we were never offered a scan/ultrasound despite us questioning and asking for this. Was this anyone else's experience? Thanks in advance! It's a bit of a shock as he never had any symptoms and isn't in pain!

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There is a Facebook group for hip dysplasia where you’re way more likely to find people with information than here. If you can’t find it give me a message and I’ll send you the exact name. My little girl was breech from 28 weeks until birth and we had a scan and diagnosed at 4 weeks. What I will say, is don’t immediately panic as my little girls check up X-rays have looked strange because she’s not been in the correct position for the X-ray so it may not be that bad and many cases are resolved without surgery xx

Yes, my daughter's hip dysplasia wasn't diagnosed until she was 2 years old. She had surgery January 2023 and was put into a spica cast. She wore it for 10 weeks and then went straight into a hip abduction brace for another 8 weeks or so. She just had another surgery this past February to remove the plate and screws that were put in from her first surgery. My daughter was also breech, but the doctor didn't see anything wrong with her hips as an infant. Later we took her to get an x-ray because we noticed one leg was shorter than the other and she had a limp when she walked. Ask me anything and I can let you know what we experienced and maybe what to expect for your son and your family. 🩷

@Olivia and there’s me saying Facebook has more people! So glad you have some info xx

@Ani I joined the Facebook group you mentioned and it does have a lot more people on there with different experiences! Also lots of giving away/selling items that helped them on their DDH journeys 😊

Thank you both so much 🫶🏼 Of course, whatever we need to do, we will, I'm just slightly worried as I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant and trying to navigate potential surgery with a newborn 😬 But I think it's best I don't let mind wonder too much until the appointment!

Sorry, just realized there was another part to your first question 😅 Recovery was rough for the first two weeks. The hospital stay was longer than we expected. It was difficult to see my daughter adjusting to the cast and not being able to move. That's how it was at home too. She would get frustrated when she couldn't do something she used to be able to do on her own. After she finally got used to the cast situation, she made the best out of it. She would "crawl" by pulling herself around with her arms. She was able to pull herself up to a standing position as well. Recovery will be different for everyone, but we tried to stay positive and she was a trooper ☺️

@Gemma I totally understand that concern! I had my 2, almost 3 year old, going through this with her 7 month old sister and I was also in my first trimester with my son. It's definitely challenging so try to find a good support group willing to help!

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