• Our PRS + NICU Journey

    A Complete Timeline of Jaw Distraction: Josie’s Journey, Part 2

    Some links may be affiliate links. I may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. It’s time to talk about jaw distraction! My daughter Josephine was born with Pierre Robin Sequence, or PRS. (You can read my brief explanation of Pierre Robin Sequence in my blog post What Is Pierre Robin Sequence? Josie’s Journey, Part 1.) When I was first told that Josie had PRS, I had a mile-long list of questions and worries. And of course the question at the top of my list was, how do we fix it? The answer, in Josie’s case, was mandibular (jaw) distraction. What Is…