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    Nov 16, 2011, 06:45 PM
    Baby Hip Dislocated
    I own a day home and was changing a baby's bum. I lifted her legs to change clean her bum when I heard a 'pop' sound. She cried for about 3 minutes and settled down. I told the parents about it and when they took her home she wouldn't stop crying. They took her to the clinic and sent them to the hospital for x-rays for hip displacement! My question, is how would a hip dislocate when a leg is lifted? And if it can be popped back into place? I'm freaking out here, I feel HORRIBLE and feel sick about it all!
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    Nov 16, 2011, 07:02 PM
    Wrong angle, lift to hard, since we were not there, it is hard to say.
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    Nov 16, 2011, 07:23 PM
    There could be issues with the baby's connective tissue making it easy to dislocate joints.
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    Nov 18, 2011, 05:06 PM
    I've always been told by my parents, grandparents, and other older relatives, that its very easy to dislocate an infants hips when changing a diaper, and shoulders when dressing them or picking them up. But I'm not POSITIVE on that as its just word of mouth.
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