We took Miranda to the radiology department at our local hospital to get an ultrasound on her hips today. Even though our pediatrician tests out our girls’ hips at each visit, and nothing has shown up on these examinations, Miranda is at risk for developmental hip dysplasia because she’s a girl and she was sitting in the breech position for the last three months of the pregnancy. Fortunately, nothing showed up as unusual in the ultrasound. If Miranda had a dislocated hip, she might have been placed in a harness for several months to ensure her hips develop correctly.
Miranda was surpisingly well behaved during this trip to the hospital. She seemed pretty curious about her surroundings, but she didn’t get upset at all. This is Miranda waiting on the examination table for the doctor (who happened to also be a twin) to arrive.
