The harness is doing the trick!! Today's ultrasound confirmed that the harness is going to fix Lyla's hip. Meaning no surgery or body cast!!
To quote the orthopedic - "The ultrasound looked GREAT."
What a relief!!! Our little sweet Lyla bird is on her way to a full recovery.
So what happens now?
We go back in 2 weeks for an ultrasound without her harness. Why 2 weeks? My exact question to the orthopedic. He is very confident that after 2 weeks we will be able to start weaning her off the harness based on today's ultrasound. My next question "Is there a chance that in 2 weeks she will regress - is it too premature to get excited?" He replied, "The harness is working, her hip is going to be fine. The reason for an ultrasound in 2 weeks is simply for final confirmation."
After 2 weeks we will start the below weaning process - which will take 6 weeks. So for those keeping track that means Lyla will be in her harness 8 more weeks from today.
For the next 8 weeks Lyla will wear her harness:
Week 1: 24 hours a day
Week 2: 24 hours a day
Week 3: 22 hours a day
Week 4: 20 hours a day
Week 5: 18 hours a day
Week 6: 16 hours a day
Week 7: 14 hours a day
Week 8: 12 hours a day
After 8 weeks we will go back for another Ultrasound. The orthopedic will then explain the final stages which he explained would involve weaning her at night and for good.
After much research, questions and our friends Michelle & Macala (stay tuned for another blog post regarding M&M) we are very comforted by the fact that once her hip is stable we will no longer have to worry about future treatment or any long term effects!
We are absolutely thrilled that in 2 short weeks we will be able to give Lyla a bath...cause her sponge baths are just not doing the trick - haha!
And in 4 short weeks she will be out of her harness 4 hours a day...our plan is to pick her up from Daycare and keep her out of it until bedtime. WOW what a treat!
And in 6 short weeks she will be out of her harness 8 hours a day...GOSH that is practically the entire day in our eyes.
THANK YOU to everyone for your prayers and positive thoughts! Your support, love, and genuine concern means the world to us! We are so thankful!!!!
6 comments:
Yay - the magic was happening during those naps when her leg kept shooting back up in the air ;-) !!!
Glad to hear the wonderful news. Keeping you all in my thoughts and wishing Lyla Bird a quick recovery and wonderful baths to come! Hugs - Case
YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! I am so happy that the worst is behind you. And I am so grateful to Michelle for being a support to you. I cannot wait to get my hands on Lyla this weekend and give her a HUGE kiss on her sweet little head. And of course big hugs for her mommy & daddy for all they've been through as well. ONLY 3 MORE DAYS!
YAY!!!! That's GREAT news!! I'm so happy for Lyla!!! I must admit that I was so excited/happy about the news that I cried!!! In fact I'm getting all emotional now, and I'm at work... Thanks for the "shout out"!! Just think she'll be out of the harness in time for summer!!
Sorry I got a little keyboard happy. The last comment should have been from Michelle and Macala AKA: M&M...Sorry...
Hi Michael, Amanda & Lyla! I talked to James Jones this morning on facebook, and asked how you guys were doing and he said that you had a new baby girl and you all were doing really well, and he gave me the link to your blog. She is absolutely beautiful, congratulations! I just wanted to say hi to you all and wish you all the best. Being a parent is the most amazing thing in the world...enjoy her while she's small because once she's mobile you're in trouble! I was glad to read at the end that she was well and her hip problem will soon be gone. That must be a huge relief! I'm unsure if this post will give you my email address or not, but if it does, I hope that we can exchange pictures of the little ones (we have two...6yr old Nicholas and our 19mth old daughter Sydney). Again, congratulations, she is absolutely beautiful!!
Smiles,
Jaimie Crawford (Lawson)
I'm so happy to hear the good news!
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