Baby #2

I meant to write this post while I was still pregnant, but life got ahold of us and I never got around to it.

We had our second baby on April 18th.  A boy!  Lukas Ryan Unland

Our Orthopedic surgeon had recommended that for future children we make sure their hips are checked really well and do an ultrasound at 6 weeks for added reassurance.  

My labor was really fast so my doctor was not at the delivery.  I made sure to tell the doctor that delivered Lukas to check his hips really well due to the family history.  They also had a paediatrician come into talk to me because of some of the medication I am on and I asked her to check his hips again.  Then, the resident who was helping with my delivery was the one who discharged us and she knew how I had been asking so said "I'll just check his hips one more time for you".  At our one week check up my own doctor also checked his hips.  I think they probably all think I'm neurotic, but I want to be able to have early intervention this time to hopefully avoid spica casts and all that jazz if at all possible, if we end up with a hip dysplasia diagnosis.  

So far his hims seem "perfect" as our doctor put it.  

She was still willing to humour me with a requisition for an ultrasound at his six week appointment, so we go in for that next week and I will update after that.  

For now, we are happy for healthy hips and enjoying the new addition to our family.

Thanks to Wild at Heart Photography for the newborn photos

What Have We Been Up To Lately?

Nothing new to report on the status of Mackenzie's hips.  She is still doing great and we are no longer seeing our Orthopedic Surgeon.

I do have some concerns because she continues to sit in the "W" position as her preferred sitting position.    I used to always just say "feet in front" and she would comply.  Now I try to make it a fun game to get her to sit "criss cross applesauce" in a cross-legged position.

An example of her sitting in the "w" position

I asked on the DDH Facebook group and it seems to be quite common in "hip kids" as their trunks are not as strong so it provides a more stable base.   Here are a few links to articles regarding the "w-sitting".

http://www.learninglinks.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LLIS-25_W-Sit.pdf

http://starfishtherapies.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/w-sitting-revisited/


Other than that she recently started Gymnastics and is loving it!