The only thing he found that he expressed a concern about was a "clicking" in her hip while she laid on her back and he did some hip rotations with her. He didn't want us to get overly concerned so he told us that it may well be nothing (saying it was a click and not a clunk) to worry about but that he would order an ultrasound - better safe than sorry. I must admit that when I heard him describing it I wasn't concerned at all, the concern didn't come until I came home and started doing a bit of research on the internet. I found that it was called hip dysplasia and that if not treated before 6 months that it can become much harder to correct and that is where most of the concern began to creep in - Quinn is 4 months and in my eyes that didn't leave a huge window to work with.
When we came home, even though it was only 5 minutes before 5pm and I knew offices would be closing, I immediately called the DMC (children's hospital) to schedule an appointment. We were able to schedule it for that Friday afternoon.
Before the appointment Brandon gave her a blessing and we had already had family members praying and having her name put on temple prayer rolls. I knew it may have been overkill as there were no guarantees that she even had it, but I am always one to play it safe with my kids. The ultrasound took about half an hour and Q really handled it like a champ, especially considering she was really tired. When it was over we were told that our pediatrician would know no later than the middle of the week.
Today we got the call from our pediatrician and Q does not have Hip Dysplasia!! Everything looked great on the ultrasound and she is perfectly fine. To say that it was a huge relief was an understatement even though I knew that had the news been different it could be treated without the need of surgery at her age.
