Re: Awesome news and a question

[Guest guest]

Kim,

YAY CHRISTOPHER!!!!!!! Keep mommy on her toes

Jakob is 2 1/2 and STILL has the outward appearance to a degree. It is

most noticeable while he is laying down and relaxed (without the brace

of course), but it is still there. It has NOT affected his walking at

all.

Kim Freed wrote:

> took a step yesterday! He's been standing alone, and

> yesterday I was trying to get him to stand up, but he wanted me to

> hold

> him, so he took a step to me! Wow! I am so psyched!!!

>

> Now for the question. My husband is concerned that 's feet

>

> are not going back to neutral quickly enough. He's wearing the brace

> at

> night and naps - about 14 hours a day. I tend to think he's doing

> fine

> because he did take a step yesterday. Anyway, my husband was thinking

>

> that maybe we should just leave the brace on him at night and do away

> with the naptime. Do any of you whose children are walking have any

> input? How long did it take for their feet to get to the neutral

> position...and did the outward position influence their walking?

>

> In Him,

> Kim

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[Guest guest]

Kim,

Congratulations to on those steps!!! It is so exciting when

they start. I still feel so blessed when I watch my little miracle

running around (even when I'm exhausted!).

>Do any of you whose children are walking

> have any input? How long did it take for their

> feet to get to the neutral position...and did the

> outward position influence their walking?

When Rose started walking independantly, I asked Dr. Ponseti if she

needed to be in the brace for the same amount of time. He said we could

go down to 12 hours. I would encourage you to email him because he

would know what was best for .

Rose's foot still goes out a little bit compared to her right foot, but

it isn't a huge difference. I noticed when she was first walking it was

more noticeable. It hasn't influenced her walking at all. Neil

actually walks with both of his feet pointing out (he was born that way,

I guess). The funny thing is, my feet point in somewhat. When I was

pregnant with Rose, I joked to Neil one day that since his feet pointed

out and mine in, we should have a kid with perfectly straight feet.

Isn't that ironic??

Congratulations again on those steps!

Joy

http://community.webtv.net/joybelle15/ROSESCLUBFOOTPAGE

[Guest guest]

(((Kim)))

THAT IS SOOOO GREAT!!! is taking a step now and then too. I

just saw him do it muyself for the first time yesterday. Kiss that

little guy on the head for me!! Congrats - What a feeling, eh?

Blessings,

Pam

> took a step yesterday! He's been standing alone, and

> yesterday I was trying to get him to stand up, but he wanted me to

hold

> him, so he took a step to me! Wow! I am so psyched!!!

>

> Now for the question. My husband is concerned that 's

feet

> are not going back to neutral quickly enough. He's wearing the

brace at

> night and naps - about 14 hours a day. I tend to think he's doing

fine

> because he did take a step yesterday. Anyway, my husband was

thinking

> that maybe we should just leave the brace on him at night and do

away

> with the naptime. Do any of you whose children are walking have any

> input? How long did it take for their feet to get to the neutral

> position...and did the outward position influence their walking?

>

> In Him,

> Kim

[Guest guest]

Wooohooo ! Way to go.

I would ask Dr. Ponseit before decreaseing the time in the brace.

Kim, your baby is growing up.... welcome to the world of TOTTLER.

Sara and Ivy8/17/99

www.clubfoot.net

Awesome news and a question

> took a step yesterday! He's been standing alone, and

> yesterday I was trying to get him to stand up, but he wanted me to hold

> him, so he took a step to me! Wow! I am so psyched!!!

>

> Now for the question. My husband is concerned that 's feet

> are not going back to neutral quickly enough. He's wearing the brace at

> night and naps - about 14 hours a day. I tend to think he's doing fine

> because he did take a step yesterday. Anyway, my husband was thinking

> that maybe we should just leave the brace on him at night and do away

> with the naptime. Do any of you whose children are walking have any

> input? How long did it take for their feet to get to the neutral

> position...and did the outward position influence their walking?

>

> In Him,

> Kim

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Kim,

WOO HOO!!!! Isn't it GREAT!!!

Annika's feet still remain outward facing. (she is 17 months)

I don't expect them to look straight --so to speak-- for awhile.

I wouldn't change the time in the brace without consulting Dr.

Ponseti, but I also would encourage you or your husband to ask Dr.

Ponseti about 's feet and when they will start to become

'straight'. It may be more comforting to hear it from him.

Also, when Annika started standing, I got concerned for a couple of

weeks because it appeared that the insides of her ankles were leaning

WAY to far towards the ground and her legs would be spread WIDE apart!

Freaked me out for about 2 weeks. But, she was just getting used to

standing on them there legs.

If you and your hubby havn't yet checked out the pictures of Annika

at Photopoint, you should take a look. (Can't remember if you said

you had looked or not)

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=76323

Check the Album:Clubfeet Follow Up Progress

I don't have any really good photos of her standing, but there are 2

photos of her standing near the bottom of the album.

Lori

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your child's milestone of first steps. That is something

I am looking very forward to seeing in the near future of my son Zach. I

think you have some great questions and would like to know the answers you

get from Dr. Ponseti on whether or not to cut down the hours of the DBB.

Take Care, Kathy