So it has been quite a month. Last month we went for a follow up visit at CHLA for Eli's hip and we were given the option to put her back in the harness, only for nighttime sleeping {12 hours a day}. There is no dislocation of any sort and her left hip looks (x-rays) perfect; it's her right hip that looks a bit off.....ugh!! More specifically, it does not look like it is forming deep enough. As Dr. Skaggs explained, it could have been there since birth or it's nothing. The cartilage is still forming around the hip area and x-rays do not pick it up cartilage. He did not seem too concerned, but he thought it would be best to be cautious and have Eli use the harness at night.
The good news is that we are still in time to make things right, if there is a need to make it right. Also, it makes me feel a bit better that we were given the option of putting back in the harness, it was not anything crucial, like when she was a newborn. She has to wear it for 2 months and we are already one month into it. The first couple of nights with it were sleepless.... The first night after midnight, she woke up every hour, the next night every 2 to 3 hours. What was really frustrating for her was that she wanted to turn around and experiment with her newly found gross motor skills, but the kicker was that she also began teething that same week...
The teeth have not broken yet, but Miss Eli has learned to turn over in her harness, sit up, stand, walk (with her hands held), and crawl. She still wakes up at night about twice, but that may be due to eczema. We just found out yesterday that she has a case of that....poor thing.
Here are some pics with her harness.
Leg Warmers:
As previously mentioned Eli is quite mobil now a days and enjoying her new found freedom. So since she wants to move about the leg warmers go on those chubby legs.
