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To ask you what you think about this picture?

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PurpleThistles84 · 23/05/2020 18:40

This is a picture of my babies legs. I see something that is worrying me and want to speak to the HV and have my DS looked at, DH thinks I am overreacting. I will happily say what it is, just want to see what others think without any clue as such first.

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PurpleThistles84 · 23/05/2020 19:29

Thanks for the replies, here is a big drip feed:

When DS was born the paediatrician noted a very slight click in his hip. We went to the hospital when DS was 8 weeks old and they did an ultrasound on his hips and said everything was fine. So this is why DH thinks I am overreacting and I can understand that. If DS has his hips checked and scanned and they were fine, then it probably is me overreacting.

He is 11 months old now and is delayed in his gross motor skills only. Only rolled over himself twice, only just beginning to sit unaided for a couple of minutes, no crawling, but he can bounce himself in his jumperoo.

I know babies develop at different rates, this Is DC5, I just can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. The crease on his thigh is very deep, so much so that the skin is white with a red line at the deepest point.

So with the full story now, do you think it would be an overreaction to ask for my DS hips to be checked again?

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ShambalaHambala · 23/05/2020 19:31

Not an overreaction at all. I mean this in the nicest way possible OP, but if you have a serious concern about your child, regardless of what anyone else thinks, you owe it to them to get it checked out. Don't be talked out of it. I would stop asking online now and contact your GP first thing on Tuesday. They won't mind.

Sickoffamilydrama · 23/05/2020 19:32

I'm sorry to hear that op I would get him checked and raise his slowish development. I hope everything is fine.

TheBabyAteMyBrain · 23/05/2020 19:32

Not an over reaction at all, in a firm believer with children, whatever the problem, that it's always best to get checked.

isoblue · 23/05/2020 19:33

Op - I was 3.5 years before they diagnosed my hip displasia. My DM asked multiple times for checks and they all came back clear until the last one!

Gallacia · 23/05/2020 19:34

Uneven creases, one thigh seems a different shape to the other... to do with hips?

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PurpleThistles84 · 23/05/2020 19:36

The only reason I am actually asking online is because there is nothing I can do about it tonight with it not being an emergency of course and doctors/hv closed. I will sit here worried until I can raise it with the professionals which I will be doing. I think DH just knows how worried I get about the baby so is just trying to reassure me, he isn’t trying to talk me out of it, it’s just DS is my DH first baby so he thinks if the hip scan was fine, it’s probably not anything to worry about it.

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Oysterbabe · 23/05/2020 19:36

Not sitting well unaided at 11 months would concern me a bit. Definitely worth checking out.

justhereforthetips · 23/05/2020 19:36

Legs don't look even, defo get it checked out.

ShambalaHambala · 23/05/2020 19:39

I sympathise OP. You did the right thing asking on here. Just know that hip dysplasia is relatively common and at 11 months it isn't too late to fix. My sister had it 27 years ago and you'd never know now.

WindyScales · 23/05/2020 19:41

Honestly I think if this is your fifth child and you know in your gut something isn’t right then you are probably right. Definitely get this checked out. My baby had hip displaysia and hyper mobility, this is something you want to get double checked.

CherieBabySpliffUp · 23/05/2020 19:43

I would definitely get it checked out.
My DD had uneven creases as a baby with no history like yours. She was seen by a specialist and everything was fine so it may be the case for you too.
It won't hurt to check to set your mind at ease.

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PurpleThistles84 · 23/05/2020 19:49

I’ve been on DR Google which of course we all know we shouldn’t do, but I wanted to see some example pictures. I also noticed one of the possible factors of having hip dysplasia can be torticollis which my DS has and still has a rather uneven head from it.

I reminded DH that I really didn’t take to the gentleman that did DS hip check at the hospital, which isn’t like me, but he was very abrupt and acted a bit like it was a waste of his time. He said to me that he was surprised it was even picked up on as the click was very very slight.

I swaddled DS until he was 6 months old as with his torticollis and reflux he was such an unhappy baby, it was the only way he could settle. From 6 months he has been in a grobag, with a thin sheet over the top tucked in tight as he still won’t settle if his arms are out. It’s not tight around his hips or legs.

He had a horrible entry into the world, I had too much amniotic fluid which they could find no reason for and they decided to induce me which I had never needed before. I couldn’t push him out no matter how hard I tried so they used ventouse and discovered his cord was wrapped twice around his neck, so tight it had bruised his neck. They had to cut the cord before he was actually born and then his shoulders got stuck and the ventouse cap came off before they finally got him out. I think all this caused the torticollis.

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crustycrab · 23/05/2020 20:08

He'll be fine OP but there is a chance he's got DDH, which they will treat.

I don't know if you read my earlier post and there's nothing you can do about the swaddling now so don't dwell on it but please take him out of the jumperoo and don't lift his legs by his ankles during nappy changes.

Sickoffamilydrama · 23/05/2020 20:13

That sounds like a hard delivery, I would also mention that when he's seen as it could contribute to some conditions.

I want to offer platitudes like I'm sure it will be fine. But having been worried about a diagnosis for a child of mine I know that it doesn't really help 😔

1Morewineplease · 23/05/2020 20:16

As with others, get this checked with your GP. Maybe email this photo.

Waveysnail · 23/05/2020 20:20

Theres no harm in contacting gp monday and asking for another scan.

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PurpleThistles84 · 23/05/2020 21:44

Thanks all, I will contact GP on Monday. @crustycrab I always lift him by the ankles for nappy changes, didn’t even think about it but I will make sure I don’t from now on.

Thanks to everyone for all advice.

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crustycrab · 23/05/2020 22:33

Good luck, hope he's ok. Our consultant said the way we tend to change nappies is even worse than bumbos and jumperoos!

Never crossed my mind either.

Twigletfairy · 23/05/2020 22:48

Even having had the scan, you should still raise this with your GP.

Both my children had ultrasounds at 6 weeks due to my medical history. I was told both times that although the scans were fine, I was still to flag any concerns with my GP and they would be re-checked.

When I read your updates, the first thing I thought about was hypermobility as it can sometimes cause delays. However of course, it may just be your baby is a little slower for now and will catch up in due course.

Definitely second not using the jumperoo though. If you really must use it, I think it's supposed to be no more than 15 minutes at a time. But I would personally just avoid it for now just to be extra safe

Stripeytopgirl · 23/05/2020 22:56

I agree with you OP. I always know when my kids are coming down with something before the real symptoms begin. DH always says ‘they seem fine’ then right on queue the symptoms start... I truly believe mothers can be so in tune with their kids they just KNOW.

I see This is DC5 for you, trust you gut! I’m sure he’ll be absolutely fine, so don’t worry

balloonsintrees · 24/05/2020 00:15

GET IT CHECKED.

Just had hip replacement at age 39 due to uncorrected hip dysplasia. My mum can't forgive herself for not being more forceful when I was a baby.

If cast or anything is needed please do it, the pain I have been in all my life has been horrendous.

Sending best wishes

MarkRuffaloCrumble · 24/05/2020 00:19

Absolutely not an overreaction, there's a reason they say Mother knows best! Poor little guy, what a traumatic entry into the world. Hope you find someone who will listen to you - push for it. I would say get your DH to do it, as I've found doctors listen to men more than to me, but as he's not convinced on it himself he probably won't make the strongest case for your DS.

Hidm20 · 10/11/2020 19:25

Sorry I know this is an old feed but having a read as my baby has the same leg crease on one side and waiting for the gp appointment now and I'm just worried sick! What came of your appointment with the gp if anything?

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