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Asymmetric creases and differing leg lengths

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NickyEds · 04/02/2016 15:04

My dd is 6.3 months and since her legs have chuncked out I've noticed that the creases in her fat are asymmetrical. Her legs are also slightly different lengths. I brought it up at the health visitor clinic and she said to take her the gp. I can't get in until next week so I'm left trying not to Google it! Has anyone had this???

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Hippahippahey · 04/02/2016 17:56

I have no advice sorry except please do not Google! Nothing good comes from it. I'm sure I've read we all have one leg slightly longer than the other?

LadyNymeriaGhost · 04/02/2016 18:00

DD had this. They'll more than likely want to xray hips. DD had no hip abnormalities. She was hypermobile. But I knew that anyway. She's fine now, at 2. But didn't crawl and walked quite late.

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NickyEds · 04/02/2016 21:11

Dd is already starting to crawl a little- well doing that rolling/shifting about thing but she does sometimes feel a little stiff(??) when I'm changing her nappy, not floppy like her brother was/is.

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NickyEds · 04/02/2016 21:41

It's noticable now I've noticed it IYSWIM. It's hard to measure as her legs are really quite fat now (utterly adorable) and she's very wriggly. I suppose I'll just have to wait and see but it's very hard not to imagine the worst....

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somewheresomehow · 05/02/2016 14:16

Definitely get her checked over so that you can be sure that her hip joints have formed properly.
My DD had asymmetrical creases at the top of her legs, had a couple of xrays and examinations and double nappies for a few months (to keep her legs apart more) but they soon righted themselves.

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NickyEds · 05/02/2016 15:32

It's interesting you say about keeping her legs open because she does seem a bit reluctant to open her legs too wide- it can be tricky to change her nappy sometimes. Was your baby breech? Dd was breech until 36-37 weeks and apparently that can affect hip development. I'm pissed off that I didn't just insist on seeing the gp on Wednesday now- I'm going to worry all weekend.

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somewheresomehow · 05/02/2016 15:48

Not as far as I know, she is now 27 so it was a while ago.
Try not to worry too much easier said than done as she is still only little her bones are still quite flexible/mouldable and growing so if there is a problem the doctors should soon pick it up and treat her accordingly.

HalfStar · 05/02/2016 16:43

Dd2 15 months has slight hip dysplasia- picked up late. Her leg creases are slightly unmatched. She crawled at 9 months and walked at 13 so normal range for those things. The consultant says her hips are 'shallow' and hopes they will right herself in time. She's due another X-ray in summer and if there's still an issue she may need surgery. Which I dread but on the other hand better now than in her 30s I guess.

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