We took our sweet baby girl to the hospital Nov. The doctor's scheduled the spica cast when Caroline was 4 months old. My mama heart was hurting for my baby, thinking did I fail her. We were told that Caroline would need to have a closed reduction and be placed in a spica cast for 12 weeks. My head was spinning and emotions were high. We then went back to ACH for another set of ultrasounds only to determine there was no improvement made on her hips. We tried a Pavlik Harness for 2 weeks wearing it 24/7. Caroline's ultrasound showed that her left hip was extremely concerning and completely dislocated. We got on the books for an appointment at Arkansas Children's Hospital Ortho clinic at 6 weeks. He wanted to double check with a second opinion that everything was good. I immediately panicked and he assured me it was just routine these days for babies born breech. We went to our first pediatrician appointment and our doctor said he wanted to refer us for a hip ultra sound. I thought oh well she was breech this is probably her adjusting to life outside of being bunched up in the womb. I noticed that her left leg looked a little bit shorter and seemed to stay tucked in quite often. We got home and started settling into our new normal with our little blessing. She was perfect, healthy, and absolutely beautiful. She decided to come a few days earlier than planned, but we went forward with the c-section. My doctor decided we would schedule a c-section at 39 weeks to deliver the baby. At 38 weeks we realized that our sweet Caroline was still breech and probably was not going to turn due to lack of room. I thought I had prepared myself for my first baby and I had a fairly easy pregnancy. JCaroline Jay’s Story I thought I had prepared myself for my first baby and I had a fairly easy pregnancy.
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