shoes all of the sudden coming off

[Guest guest]

My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has not had a

problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he has gotten them

off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look like it is

relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is able to untie the

laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on

those laces. No matter how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't

know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has been in the

shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little concerned.

Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't make them

any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

Thanks,

Keri

Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

[Guest guest]

Keri, I wonder if they're all of a sudden uncomfortable for him to

wear? Has he grown much in the last 3 months? Perhaps the shoes

have become too small or the bar is too narrow. Do you have the

adjustable bar? You can check the width quickly by holding it up to

his shoulders to see that the shoes are about the same distance apart

as the width of his shoulders. There is a link about this at 's

Ponseti Links site here:

http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links/id9.html ...just scroll down

a bit to see the pictures.

Hope this helps,

Daiga

> My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He

has not had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning

but now he has gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His

foot doesn't look like it is relapsing. The only difference that I

notice is that he is able to untie the laces....frequently. He is a

very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on those laces. No matter

how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't know what to

do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has

been in the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little

concerned.

>

> Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I

can't make them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Keri

> Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4

years)

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Daiga.

I will check the width tonight when I get home. He has grown alot.

He's already doubled his birth weight. His shoes don't look too

small and he isn't fussing or acting uncomfortable. He just keeps

getting out of his shoes. He is not due to go back to the Ortho

until Feb 7 but we may have to move up that date if this becomes an

ongoing problem.

keri

> > My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7.

He

> has not had a problem with the shoes coming off since the

beginning

> but now he has gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days.

His

> foot doesn't look like it is relapsing. The only difference that

I

> notice is that he is able to untie the laces....frequently. He is

a

> very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on those laces. No

matter

> how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't know what

to

> do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

> until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has

> been in the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little

> concerned.

> >

> > Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I

> can't make them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Keri

> > Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for

4

> years)

[Guest guest]

Punch another hole closer to the base of the strap and see if that

helps. Also... I think the general consensus here for those lace

untiers... duct tape LOL!

Kori

At 03:12 PM 1/19/2005, you wrote:

>My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has not

>had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he has

>gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look

>like it is relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is

>able to untie the laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old

>that loves to tug on those laces. No matter how many times I knot them he

>gets them untied. I don't know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at

>daycare and they leave them off until my husband picks him up. I am not

>so concerned since he has been in the shoes the full 3 months but still I

>am a little concerned.

>

>Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't

>make them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Keri

>Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Kori.

The strap isn't on the tightest setting, I just can't physically get it any

tighter. It has been on the same setting for the last 3 months, maybe the strap

is stretching a little bit and I just don't realize it.

As for the duct tape, I agree lol. I also plan on using it on my 2 year old's

potty mouth. I can't imagine where he is learning the words that he is saying

(maybe he's listening to mommy curse while she tries to adjust his younger

brothers dbb!!) ARGH why do kids have to be so smart??

Keri

[Guest guest]

One thing that I forgot to mention (Owen went through the fasination

of untying the shoes too) is to knot the ends of the laces...at least

it'll save you from having to rethread them into the eye holes. I

found that triple knotting worked for us...Owen was/is somehow able

to get the double knots out but has yet to master the triple knot!

HTH,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/24

> > > My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7.

> He

> > has not had a problem with the shoes coming off since the

> beginning

> > but now he has gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days.

> His

> > foot doesn't look like it is relapsing. The only difference that

> I

> > notice is that he is able to untie the laces....frequently. He

is

> a

> > very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on those laces. No

> matter

> > how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't know

what

> to

> > do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

> > until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he

has

> > been in the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little

> > concerned.

> > >

> > > Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and

I

> > can't make them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > Keri

> > > Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things

for

> 4

> > years)

[Guest guest]

LOL - I did use the duct tape (out of frustration and exhaustion) one

night. On this particular night I had gone in 3 times after I had

put him to bed to find him standing in his crib with only one foot in

his FAB. I gave it one more try but when I checked on him a 1/2 hour

later, he was sound asleep and again, had gotten one foot out of his

shoe! I taped it up just so that I could go to bed without worrying

about him taking it off again. LOL! After that though, I started

triple knotting and that seemed to do the trick.

Daiga

>

> >My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He

has not

> >had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but

now he has

> >gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't

look

> >like it is relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that

he is

> >able to untie the laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5

month old

> >that loves to tug on those laces. No matter how many times I knot

them he

> >gets them untied. I don't know what to do. Plus he gets out of

them at

> >daycare and they leave them off until my husband picks him up. I

am not

> >so concerned since he has been in the shoes the full 3 months but

still I

> >am a little concerned.

> >

> >Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I

can't

> >make them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

> >

> >Thanks,

> >

> >Keri

> >Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4

years)

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Those straps do stretch. Hey, tell your kid those are " Daddy Words " and he

can't say them until he's a daddy! haha, believe it or not mom said that to my

boy when he was little and it worked.

s.

The strap isn't on the tightest setting, I just can't physically get it any

tighter. It has been on the same setting for the last 3 months, maybe the strap

is stretching a little bit and I just don't realize it.

As for the duct tape, I agree lol. I also plan on using it on my 2 year old's

potty mouth. I can't imagine where he is learning the words that he is saying

(maybe he's listening to mommy curse while she tries to adjust his younger

brothers dbb!!) ARGH why do kids have to be so smart??

Keri

[Guest guest]

My son used to do this. It was amusing and at the same time frustrating to

silently watch him pull those laces and voila! the shoe is untied and coming

off. I double knotted (which works for us) and then I roll his socks over the

laces so he can't see them. So far after a year this has worked.

I haven't read the other posts, but I would also take issue with the daycare

center not putting his shoes back on. Is this most of the day? SOmeone there

needs to be trained to put them back on rather than shy away from them

because they are unfamiliar. THey wouldn't not give a child medication if he/

she needed it just because they didn't want it; this is just as necessary, in my

opinion! Although I know he wears them less now, he still needs to and I think

they should enforce it when you're not there; otherwise it just undermines your

efforts.

You might try asking at the shoe store where you got them - they might be

able to rig up a big velcro strap or something over the laces/strap so your

little

MacGyver isn't as successful. : )

11.23.03

> My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has not

had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he has

gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look like it

is

relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is able to untie the

laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on

those

laces. No matter how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't

know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has been in

the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little concerned.

>

> Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't make

them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Keri

> Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

[Guest guest]

My son used to do this. It was amusing and at the same time frustrating to

silently watch him pull those laces and voila! the shoe is untied and coming

off. I double knotted (which works for us) and then I roll his socks over the

laces so he can't see them. So far after a year this has worked.

I haven't read the other posts, but I would also take issue with the daycare

center not putting his shoes back on. Is this most of the day? SOmeone there

needs to be trained to put them back on rather than shy away from them

because they are unfamiliar. THey wouldn't not give a child medication if he/

she needed it just because they didn't want it; this is just as necessary, in my

opinion! Although I know he wears them less now, he still needs to and I think

they should enforce it when you're not there; otherwise it just undermines your

efforts.

You might try asking at the shoe store where you got them - they might be

able to rig up a big velcro strap or something over the laces/strap so your

little

MacGyver isn't as successful. : )

11.23.03

> My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has not

had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he has

gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look like it

is

relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is able to untie the

laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on

those

laces. No matter how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't

know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has been in

the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little concerned.

>

> Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't make

them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Keri

> Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

[Guest guest]

The sock idea is a good one, . Between that and the duct tape - lol- I

think we will keep those buggers on. As for the daycare issue, I haven't made

an issue of it only because my kids are only there 3 hours a day. So if the

shoe comes off it isn't for very long. Also, the people that are there when I

drop my kids off are not the same as the ones that are there when my dh picks

the kids up. Yesterday was a rare day in that I dropped my kids off early

because I had a doctor's appointment so they were there for 6 hours. I don't

know when the shoe came off though.

Keri

Re: shoes all of the sudden coming off

My son used to do this. It was amusing and at the same time frustrating to

silently watch him pull those laces and voila! the shoe is untied and coming

off. I double knotted (which works for us) and then I roll his socks over the

laces so he can't see them. So far after a year this has worked.

I haven't read the other posts, but I would also take issue with the daycare

center not putting his shoes back on. Is this most of the day? SOmeone there

needs to be trained to put them back on rather than shy away from them

because they are unfamiliar. THey wouldn't not give a child medication if he/

she needed it just because they didn't want it; this is just as necessary, in

my

opinion! Although I know he wears them less now, he still needs to and I think

they should enforce it when you're not there; otherwise it just undermines

your

efforts.

You might try asking at the shoe store where you got them - they might be

able to rig up a big velcro strap or something over the laces/strap so your

little

MacGyver isn't as successful. : )

11.23.03

> My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has not

had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he has

gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look like

it is

relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is able to untie the

laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on

those

laces. No matter how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't

know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them off

until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has been in

the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little concerned.

>

> Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't make

them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Keri

> Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

[Guest guest]

I see! I thought maybe he was there all day and kicked them off in the morning

and they just left them off.

> > My son is almost done doing his 3 month stint in the dbb 23/7. He has

not

> had a problem with the shoes coming off since the beginning but now he

has

> gotten them off 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. His foot doesn't look like

it is

> relapsing. The only difference that I notice is that he is able to untie

the

> laces....frequently. He is a very curious 5 month old that loves to tug on

those

> laces. No matter how many times I knot them he gets them untied. I don't

> know what to do. Plus he gets out of them at daycare and they leave them

off

> until my husband picks him up. I am not so concerned since he has been

in

> the shoes the full 3 months but still I am a little concerned.

> >

> > Any suggestions? Oh, the straps aren't that stretched out and I can't

make

> them any tighter. By the way, he wears the markells.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Keri

> > Jordan (ha...you think you are gonna keep me in these things for 4 years)

>

>

>

>

>

>