Hi , I am awake still fuming about this and I'm hoping for reassurance. My dd is 15 months and was treated for hip dysplasia as a baby with the pavlik harness. Following on from this she went on to a splint at night time up until age 1 as her hips were still shallow in the sockets.
Today I got home early from work while dh was looking after her. My sil was visiting and she was holding my baby by the feet dangling her in the air !! I absolutely could not believe it and she stopped as soon as she saw me. Now I've messaged her since asking not to do this again as it is batshit in my eyes to do this to a child in general never mind a baby who has hip dysplasia. I certainly don't want to jeopardise the hard work that was done with the harnesses. Tbh it was heartbreaking at times putting her in the harnesses as she was so unsettled but we kept going. Now I feel like she may have damaged her hips and f*ed everything up. I cannot believe her stupidity and dh for not calling her out. I know that if I was there she wouldn't have done it.
Can anyone reassure me? I just feel like the weight on her hips could have sent us back and I'm so upset at her stupidity and ignorance. For the record I suspect sil has undiagnosed adhd. We have been advised against using jumperoos or similar because they are not good for hips. I feel that this is worse than a jumperoo. Should I make an appointment to check for any damage?