We just got back from the orthopedist, and Miss M will NOT need to wear a brace for her hip dysplasia!

The ultrasound showed that yes, the hip sockets have not formed exactly perfectly, but once again, the doctor was not able to get either of them to dislocate. So everything appears to be fine. However, given that there is family history since I had it as a baby, we will have another ultrasound in about a month, and the doc will see her again in six weeks. If things are still in this borderline range, he may think about an x-ray some time in the future.

For now, we are glad not to have to deal with The Contraption, which still makes me cry to look at.

The saga of the hip:
starts here
continues here