first pair of walking shoes

September 28, 2005

Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point where he

wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during the

day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it. Plus, I

didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give him a

break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to walk, I

wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there was

something in particular I should look for.

Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of your

drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

September 28, 2005

Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point where he

wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during the

day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it. Plus, I

didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give him a

break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to walk, I

wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there was

something in particular I should look for.

Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of your

drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

September 28, 2005

Hi

Our son Josh is now 3.5 yrs old. Our consultant recommended shoes which

where a) totally flat inside (no arch support and totally level inside)

as straight as possible (some shoes actually turn in a bit at the toe –

check this by looking at the soles) and c) good ankle support. We used to

buy Elefanten shoes (German shoes), but I’m not sure if you can get them in

USA – we live in the UK. Once Josh started walking by himself he wore the

shoes for walking outside, but our consultant advised us to let him walk in

his bare feet/socks ( inside house) as much as possible – its better for

their feet.

a-Anne

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[mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of mfolkemer_1999

Sent: 28 September 2005 14:45

Subject: first pair of walking shoes

Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point where he

wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during the

day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it. Plus, I

didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give him a

break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to walk, I

wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there was

something in particular I should look for.

Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of your

drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

September 28, 2005