Hypochondroplasia kid: a watched pot never boils?

What is hypochondroplasia?

Hypochondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. This condition affects the conversion of cartilage into bone (a process called ossification), particularly in the long bones of the arms and legs. Hypochondroplasia is similar to another skeletal disorder called achondroplasia, but the features tend to be milder.

All people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 centimeters to 165 centimeters (4 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to 151 centimeters (4 feet, 2 inches to 4 feet, 11 inches).

People with hypochondroplasia have short arms and legs and broad, short hands and feet. Other characteristic features include a large head, limited range of motion at the elbows, a sway of the lower back (lordosis), and bowed legs. These signs are generally less pronounced than those seen with achondroplasia and may not be noticeable until early or middle childhood. Some studies have reported that a small percentage of people with hypochondroplasia have mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, but other studies have produced conflicting results.

Friday, August 5, 2011

a watched pot never boils?

We are going to Lafayette, LA on August 18th to Colman's endocrinologists. She measures him and makes sure the growth hormones are not affecting his organs and blood. Measures his head and legs and his sitting height and standing height. I'll let y'all know what happens. I try to only have him measured when we visit the endo. For one, a watched pot never boils and second, I don't want him to be measured all the time. Am I the only one or are y'all curious to have it done more often. The growth Hormones seem to be working and he is doing great. We have not had as many falls this year, the top heavy topples are fewer and fewer. Let me know how many times you measure your child a year or if you think he's growing do you do it right then? Am I crazy to wait and do it twice a year?

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A pathologically information hungry motherAugust 8, 2011 at 3:47 AM
Sorry, I just saw this... ignore my question on the other post... For now, because she is a baby, Fi gets measured every month. I really try and not measure her length more often than that, for the same reason you mention. I do measure her head a lot, just to be sure she is still on the chart. Once she is older, I think I will just watch the clothes she is wearing, how they fit, once she will understand, I don't want to stress her out as well, kids pick up on stuff like this remarkably quickly...
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