Nicola Hughes is updating fans following baby Penelope’s hip dysplasia diagnosis.
The medical condition refers to a hip socket that doesn’t fully cover the ball portion of the upper thighbone. If left untreated it can cause serious issues down the line.
Since Nicola’s daughter was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, she has been wearing a hip brace to help treat her condition. However, Nicola was hoping the for news of improvements at Penelope’s last doctor’s appointment, but unfortunately discovered her baby girl would need the brace for a bit longer.
Writing on Instagram: “& so the hip dysplasia journey continues.. today was our 8 week check up to see if P could finally move on with her life after weekly hospital visits but sadly we’ve just been told we’ve another 12 weeks with a new brace.”
Sharing her disappointment, the former Made In Chelsea star continued: “We had convinced ourselves today was the end of it all. She will have been in a brace longer than she’s been alive.”
“I know it could be a lot worse but it still doesn’t make it any easier. We’ll never get this time back with her”
“Kills me I can’t cuddle her properly.”
Nicola was inundated with support after sharing their experience. Thanking followers for their kind messages, the new mum shared a video of baby Penelope reading with her father Charlie Topper.
Captioning her post: “Thank you for all your messages, I think we’re more upset about it than her.”
Nicola and Charlie welcomed baby P back in October.
They announced that they had become parents with a black and white snap of her husband fist-pumping their daughter, and wrote: “My heart. Our little Penelope made an early arrival.“
The couple got married in an idyllic Surrey ceremony at Botleys Mansion in the UK in August 2021 after five years together, with Nicola’s former co-stars Lucy and Tiffany Watson in attendance.
