DDH: What you will need when your child goes into a spica cast
BB has been cast free now for almost four months and I still remember the terrifying feeling when she was diagnosed with DDH and the overwhelming worry about how we …
BB’s journey with DDH
DDH: How to prevent Hip Dysplasia in Babies – Northernmum
Today I watched my daughter try and jump… She bent one leg and reached out her ‘bad’ leg straight so she was in a crouch position of some kind. She …
Life post spica: learning with little legs…. ~ Northernmum
Watching BB grow over the last week has taken my breath away, from finally finding the confidence in her legs that three months in spica cast took away from her. Suddenly there …
Northernmum: In your face DDH: Taking first steps for the second time….
BB was diagnosed with DDH on the 23rd of December, almost seven months ago. I remember speaking to my brother on Boxing Day and suddenly my coping facade cracked without …
I wish I had been born an lesbian
I grew up with brothers. Two of them; they were a pair, born within minutes of each other. Their lives were purposeless until they were three when their mother gave …