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Did anyone have breech babies? Both my boys were breech and the pediatrician suggested getting hip ultrasounds on them, although she said just looking at them and feeling them, they seem ok. I'm just sick of testing them for things and I'm curious if this is standard? Everyone I talk to thinks this is weird.
My little nuggets

Re: Breech babies
Hopefully LD will come in here and school us but in my non-expert opinion....
You had a c-section and were pre-term, correct? I don't think "breech" would then apply. They check all new babies for hip issues (rotating the sockets, a
Yes, they were csection and 37 weeks. We are meeting another pediatrician at the same practice tomorrow and I'm going to ask him. It just seems excessive with everything else they're going through and tests. But if it was standard obviously I wouldn't
My little nuggets
My daughter was breech, born via c-section at 35 weeks, 5 days. In addition to the checks he would do at her well visits, her pedi referred us to an ortho at CHOP to monitor; the hips are fine, we still see her ortho at CHOP for other orthopedic issues
I don't know much about this issue but I can't say I've ever heard of having a u/s for babies just b/c they're breech just on a personal level. I can look up in some of my books but generally they check them for hip dysplasia right after birth and agai
DD: 6-24-11
EDD: 9-20-14