To all pregnant mommies

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I know there are several pregnant mommies reading everyday and have

posted several times on this site. I wanted to personally say

welcome and add to others great advice already given. I hope all of

you read ee's recent post to Leigh. She gave great advice and

information! (way to go ee).

I wanted to touch on the topic of regret. You have all done so well

on researching clubfoot while the baby(ies)are in utero. If there

is anything I REGRET the most, it is not researching the topic while

I was pregnant. Quite honestly, I was in denial of the whole

topic. I kept telling myself she probably won't be born with

clubfeet, they are wrong, etc. So I did nothing during my

pregnancy. I also regret trusting my pediatricians and gyns

recommendation of this supposedly fantastic orthopaedic doctor who

really knows what he is doing, blah, blah, blah.

When was born with severe bilateral clubfoot, I was so ashamed

of her condition. I was so ashamed, I would not take any pictures

of her feet. The pictures I did take I made sure her feet were not

in them. I didn't want to remember this horrible condition she was

born with, etc. Of course, this is also right after I had a baby

and my hormones were off the charts!! Also, not knowing really

anything about the condition left me to mistakenly believe that I

would never get through this.

Now, after leaving my first ortho, who didn't know what he was doing

and finding the great ortho who does and researching and reading and

finding out how this condition is minor and how it can easily (I use

that word loosely) be fixed with the Ponseti Method and my daughter

will be just fine. I learned to accept her condition, be proud to

take her in public with the casts and DBB and not be ashamed. I

realized it will all be okay.

I regret not taking hundreds of pictures of her feet. I wish I had

brought the camera to every cast change to take pictures of her feet

between each cast change.

So please find the perfect doctor for your little ones who truly

follows the Ponseti Method. Take 100's of pictures. Don't have any

regrets during this treatment. Take it from me!

I love , she is so special and I have loved her dearly since

day 1. It took me a long time to love her little feet, which was

absolutely unnecessary and it was all because of my ignorance of

clubfeet and the treatment of clubfoot.

Good luck and welcome to our family!!

3-2-05 bcf, s 14-16/7 and

Austin 12-29-01, perfect feet