My not so little bundle of joy is here !!

Delighted to announce that Campbell David was born on 8th August - only 15 days late and weighing in at a very healthy 8lb 14oz !!

Had a bit of a tough time as he was back to back and didn't want to get his head in the right position. Eventually born by c-section and I'm pleased to say my hips are holding up brilliantly.

Was managing to walk every day right up until I went into hospital and I think keeping really active helped manage any potential hip issues and I'm sure all the relaxin hormones helped ease any other niggles.

A little news...

And good news at that too. Delighted to say I'm 6 1/2 months pregnant and baby is due in July. Obviously getting that hip fixed was a good idea and I have no doubt that if I hadn't a pregnancy would have been rather more difficult than it is. So, the replaced hip has behaved very well so far and I'm crossing my fingers that it continues that way. My OS thinks there's no reason why I can't try for a normal delivery so am hopeful that this will be the case.

The right hip (also dysplastic and structurally worse than the left) is also holding up so far, helped by the fact I have managed to keep my weight gain under control - only 11 lbs so far. I'm still walking a lot every day and not having any real problems with that.. yet.

Will keep you all posted as to how things progress..

One year on !!!

wow, so that was quick. What a difference a year makes is all I can say. This time last year I was recovering from my LTHR and anxious/excited about how it was going to pan out. One year on, my new hip is fabulous and hasn't let me down once. I can walk for miles, swim (even breast stroke !), run (if I had the notion to), canoe, row, dance, jump, twist, crouch, bend...well you get the picture.

My consultant is delighted at my progress and thinks I'm doing so well he doesn't want to see me for another 18 months - 2 years. Woohoo !

So it's back to having a life and getting on with it....More on that soon !