Re: Feet Position When Learning to Walk- Question???

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I think it depends on each child but eventually they'll ease back to a normal

place.

s.

Feet Position When Learning to Walk- Question???

My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

Jen

Ava (1-18-02)

Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

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My son, who will be 10 months this weekend, has been " walking " with a

lot of help from my husband and I for a bit now. He started out

walking like an old soldier, stiff legged and without really bending

his knees. His feet were pointing out then as well. He also stood

like that, with his legs apart and feet out. Now that he's been

pulling himself up to standing for a month or more, and slowly moving

along the furniture, his knees are bending properly, and his feet are

in a more normal position. When we hold his hands and let him " walk "

his feet are also fairly normal, and he no longer does the stiff-legged

soldier walk. I'm guessing that once she gets more familiar with

walking and standing it will get better.

How long is she in the shoes every day? Our doctor just told us we can

go down to nights only (which is 12 hours), but we're being cautious

and Aleksander is in his shoes 14 hours a day. I did notice that when

we reduced him the last time, the outward turning was better as well.

Not sure if that was because he was able to stand more, or if it was

because of the reduced wear. Perhaps both...

> My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

> to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

> around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

> making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

> position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

> apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

> see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

> pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

>

> Jen

> Ava (1-18-02)

> Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

My son, who will be 10 months this weekend, has been " walking " with a

lot of help from my husband and I for a bit now. He started out

walking like an old soldier, stiff legged and without really bending

his knees. His feet were pointing out then as well. He also stood

like that, with his legs apart and feet out. Now that he's been

pulling himself up to standing for a month or more, and slowly moving

along the furniture, his knees are bending properly, and his feet are

in a more normal position. When we hold his hands and let him " walk "

his feet are also fairly normal, and he no longer does the stiff-legged

soldier walk. I'm guessing that once she gets more familiar with

walking and standing it will get better.

How long is she in the shoes every day? Our doctor just told us we can

go down to nights only (which is 12 hours), but we're being cautious

and Aleksander is in his shoes 14 hours a day. I did notice that when

we reduced him the last time, the outward turning was better as well.

Not sure if that was because he was able to stand more, or if it was

because of the reduced wear. Perhaps both...

> My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

> to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

> around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

> making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

> position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

> apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

> see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

> pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

>

> Jen

> Ava (1-18-02)

> Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

I'm not sure when exactly it happens. I have to say that Lhea, my daughter 15

months - when she started walking, I didn't even notice that her feet were not

as if they were in the brace. I do know that she still has that flexibility and

wears them for 14 hours a day. I have seen though some babies her age or

younger where they have walked sooner and their feet have been overly corrected

and I am guessing it's a great thing - I know that their feet will go to a " 0 "

degree with time.

wrote:

My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

Jen

Ava (1-18-02)

Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenn,

My son will turn 2 tomorrow (!) and he started walking at 14 months.

His feet too were flopping way out--just as though they were in the shoes. He

still walks with his feet pointing out a bit but nothing like when he was

younger, and really when watching him walk and run you would never know what he

has been through. It's been real gradual, though.

Beth

wrote:

My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

Jen

Ava (1-18-02)

Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenn,

My son will turn 2 tomorrow (!) and he started walking at 14 months.

His feet too were flopping way out--just as though they were in the shoes. He

still walks with his feet pointing out a bit but nothing like when he was

younger, and really when watching him walk and run you would never know what he

has been through. It's been real gradual, though.

Beth

wrote:

My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

Jen

Ava (1-18-02)

Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

My son is 3 1/2 and started walking on his own at 10 months. It wasn't

until he was over 2 that he started walking with his feet straight. We

used to say he walked like enstein.

> My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

> to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

> around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

> making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

> position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

> apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

> see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

> pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

>

> Jen

> Ava (1-18-02)

> Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7

[Guest guest]

My son is 3 1/2 and started walking on his own at 10 months. It wasn't

until he was over 2 that he started walking with his feet straight. We

used to say he walked like enstein.

> My 13mos old is pulling herself up to stand and just starting

> to " cruise " . She will push a chair from our dinning room and " walk "

> around on our hardwood floors. I am thrilled with the progress she is

> making. My question is- when do they put their feet in normal forward

> position? When she stands or walks, she has her feet shoulder width

> apart and turned out at 70 deg, just like when in her brace. When I

> see pictures of children with corrected CF, they stand with toes

> pointed in normal direction. When does this happen? Just curious-

>

> Jen

> Ava (1-18-02)

> Addie (8-2-04) Dobb's Brace 16/7