Re: Sincerely stumped about extra wide shoes

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't have direct experience with this company, but I've heard of a

webstore called preschoolians. http://preschoolians.com/

here's what they say about their widths:

" Preschoolians makes the best, flexible, soft soled and soft sole

baby shoes, infant shoes and toddler shoe. One of the reasons they

are so well liked is a result of our unique approach to widths. We

make narrow, medium, wide and extra wide (XW) baby shoes, infant

shoes and toddler shoes.

" Each of our shoes comes with three footbeds which allows the width

to be customized in your home. Hence we can accomodate narrow,

medium, wide and extra wide infant feet, baby feet and toddler feet. "

They might be expensive, not sure.. but just wanted to mention it as

a possibility.

My daughter has narrow feet, and I sometimes have a hard time finding

shoes narrow enough. It seems most places sell only medium or wide.

Good luck!

P.S. I think of you whenever I see " what not to wear " ! Any updates on

how you are doing since that all happened? Hope you're doing well..

> Hello. I have a hard time keeping track with my email now

days...so forgive

> me if this was recently discussed.

> Does anyone else's children need EXTRA wide shoes? Not just plain

wide, but

> extra wide? I am having a hard time finding shoes for Kaitlin..not

to mention

> that she currently wears a 1/2 size, which is difficult enough to

find in

> baby shoes..lol

> I know that stride rite makes half sizes and extra wide, but most

of their

> shoes that come in those sizes are not very cute, not to mention

expensive and

> hard to find in stock anywhere in the right size. At this point I

would settle

> for a size too big, but I don't want her shoes to interfere with

her walking.

> We went to every shoe store or store that sells shoes in the

largest mall

> around and also Payless, also checked Darling baby shoes

online...no luck.

> I am looking to get her some sandals for the summer and also some

dress shoes

> for a wedding this summer.

> I am stumped and also wondering if this will last forever...they

don't make

> adult shoes in extra wide do they? I have only ever seen the wide

versions...

> This is so strange, because Kaitlin is very petite and it is not

just her

> clubfoot that is extra wide, its both, although her clubfoot is

probably extra,

> extra wide...lol, sigh...

> Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

> Also I have tried the velcro sandals in wide already..but the

velcro barely

> reaches across the toes, I know that it won't hold enough for her

to walk with

> it that way.

> Hopefully someone here knows the answer or has a suggestion...maybe

a pattern

> so I could make my own shoes??? ;-)

> Any ideas???

> Sincerely Stumped,

> Freeman

>

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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unioncounty_freecycle/

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[Guest guest]

.

Try preschoolians.com. They make all shoes to order (I believe). They

will send you a special measuring tool to get the perfect measurement,

etc. They have super cute styles too! I am about to order some for

. They are expensive, but I think at this point you may have to go

the expensive route. If they fit your daughters feet and they are

comfortable, it is worth every penny in the world.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Try Striderite.com. You can now order all their shoes in all sizes

and widths right on line.

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-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , mjz28ss@a... wrote:

> Hello. I have a hard time keeping track with my email now

days...so forgive

> me if this was recently discussed.

> Does anyone else's children need EXTRA wide shoes? Not just plain

wide, but

> extra wide? I am having a hard time finding shoes for

Kaitlin..not to mention

> that she currently wears a 1/2 size, which is difficult enough to

find in

> baby shoes..lol

> I know that stride rite makes half sizes and extra wide, but most

of their

> shoes that come in those sizes are not very cute, not to mention

expensive and

> hard to find in stock anywhere in the right size. At this point I

would settle

> for a size too big, but I don't want her shoes to interfere with

her walking.

> We went to every shoe store or store that sells shoes in the

largest mall

> around and also Payless, also checked Darling baby shoes

online...no luck.

> I am looking to get her some sandals for the summer and also some

dress shoes

> for a wedding this summer.

> I am stumped and also wondering if this will last forever...they

don't make

> adult shoes in extra wide do they? I have only ever seen the wide

versions...

> This is so strange, because Kaitlin is very petite and it is not

just her

> clubfoot that is extra wide, its both, although her clubfoot is

probably extra,

> extra wide...lol, sigh...

> Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

> Also I have tried the velcro sandals in wide already..but the

velcro barely

> reaches across the toes, I know that it won't hold enough for her

to walk with

> it that way.

> Hopefully someone here knows the answer or has a

suggestion...maybe a pattern

> so I could make my own shoes??? ;-)

> Any ideas???

> Sincerely Stumped,

> Freeman

>

>

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unioncounty_freecycle/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

try this one.

http://www.darlingshoes.com/index.aspx

[Guest guest]

My son also wears XWide. The last couple of times I have been

looking through the book and ordering his from a stride rite store.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> Hello. I have a hard time keeping track with my email now

days...so forgive

> me if this was recently discussed.

> Does anyone else's children need EXTRA wide shoes? Not just plain

wide, but

> extra wide? I am having a hard time finding shoes for Kaitlin..not

to mention

> that she currently wears a 1/2 size, which is difficult enough to

find in

> baby shoes..lol

> I know that stride rite makes half sizes and extra wide, but most

of their

> shoes that come in those sizes are not very cute, not to mention

expensive and

> hard to find in stock anywhere in the right size. At this point I

would settle

> for a size too big, but I don't want her shoes to interfere with

her walking.

> We went to every shoe store or store that sells shoes in the

largest mall

> around and also Payless, also checked Darling baby shoes

online...no luck.

> I am looking to get her some sandals for the summer and also some

dress shoes

> for a wedding this summer.

> I am stumped and also wondering if this will last forever...they

don't make

> adult shoes in extra wide do they? I have only ever seen the wide

versions...

> This is so strange, because Kaitlin is very petite and it is not

just her

> clubfoot that is extra wide, its both, although her clubfoot is

probably extra,

> extra wide...lol, sigh...

> Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

> Also I have tried the velcro sandals in wide already..but the

velcro barely

> reaches across the toes, I know that it won't hold enough for her

to walk with

> it that way.

> Hopefully someone here knows the answer or has a suggestion...maybe

a pattern

> so I could make my own shoes??? ;-)

> Any ideas???

> Sincerely Stumped,

> Freeman

>

>

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unioncounty_freecycle/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I haven't read the responses to your post yet but 's CF is an

extra-wide and her non-CF is normail width. She has Stride Rite's

from an outlet. Don't know if you happen to have a Stride Rite

Outlet anywhere near you, but that happened to work for us. Good

Luck!!

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-14/7

Owen and 3/20/99

> Hello. I have a hard time keeping track with my email now

days...so forgive

> me if this was recently discussed.

> Does anyone else's children need EXTRA wide shoes? Not just plain

wide, but

> extra wide? I am having a hard time finding shoes for

Kaitlin..not to mention

> that she currently wears a 1/2 size, which is difficult enough to

find in

> baby shoes..lol

> I know that stride rite makes half sizes and extra wide, but most

of their

> shoes that come in those sizes are not very cute, not to mention

expensive and

> hard to find in stock anywhere in the right size. At this point I

would settle

> for a size too big, but I don't want her shoes to interfere with

her walking.

> We went to every shoe store or store that sells shoes in the

largest mall

> around and also Payless, also checked Darling baby shoes

online...no luck.

> I am looking to get her some sandals for the summer and also some

dress shoes

> for a wedding this summer.

> I am stumped and also wondering if this will last forever...they

don't make

> adult shoes in extra wide do they? I have only ever seen the wide

versions...

> This is so strange, because Kaitlin is very petite and it is not

just her

> clubfoot that is extra wide, its both, although her clubfoot is

probably extra,

> extra wide...lol, sigh...

> Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

> Also I have tried the velcro sandals in wide already..but the

velcro barely

> reaches across the toes, I know that it won't hold enough for her

to walk with

> it that way.

> Hopefully someone here knows the answer or has a

suggestion...maybe a pattern

> so I could make my own shoes??? ;-)

> Any ideas???

> Sincerely Stumped,

> Freeman

>

>

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unioncounty_freecycle/

>

>

>