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Hi Folks,

I am the proud father of a very active 1 yr old boy. Along with my

good looks, my son inherited my bilateral clubfeet as well. My

brother was also born with one clubfoot.

Anyway, we were informed prior to his birth of the condition, so I

researched what had changed since my treatment 35 yrs ago and found

that the Ponsetti method was very popular/successful, and used by our

Children's Hospital here in Toronto.

He wears his DBB's around 12 -15 hrs a day now, mostly sleeping at

night. Usually wakes up slightly every few hours, but he can be

adjusted and put to sleep again. He was recently ill for a couple of

days and did not sleep well at all. But I realize that it wasn't the

shoes, only his cold. Needless to say, my wife and I didn't sleep

much either.

Anyway, I thought I'd say hello and pass along our story. Things are

going well so far. My son crawls a lot, and has been 'cruising' with

a walker. I often wonder if it's best to keep the child in a pair of

shoes during the day, or socks only. I hear different things from the

experts.

For those concerned parents, I'd like to let you know that I led a

very normal childhood with lots of sports. Only now do I notice a bit

of stiffness after high impact activities. Keep in mind I was

operated on as an infant. It's something I never really dwelled on

growing up.

Cheers,