Celebrate with me - Walking!!! Question?

[Guest guest]

What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?- and how

do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize for my

ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it makes me

think

of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and formulate 1

e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

[Guest guest]

What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?- and how

do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize for my

ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it makes me

think

of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and formulate 1

e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

is finally " walking " . Well, he took his first wobbly steps today. Only

2 or 3 before falling into my arms. I was so excited, I picked him up and we

danced all over the kitchen!! He is 15 1/2 months, and I felt like he would

never walk!! But today.......... I suppose it will be some time before finally

ventures out with any confidence, but at least I see the progress at last.

Question: He has been in the brace about 16 hours a day. I know that once they

are walking it can go to 12 - 14, basically night and nap time. Can I reduce his

hours already, even though his walking is more like collapsing into my arms

after 3 steps or so?

and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

is finally " walking " . Well, he took his first wobbly steps today. Only

2 or 3 before falling into my arms. I was so excited, I picked him up and we

danced all over the kitchen!! He is 15 1/2 months, and I felt like he would

never walk!! But today.......... I suppose it will be some time before finally

ventures out with any confidence, but at least I see the progress at last.

Question: He has been in the brace about 16 hours a day. I know that once they

are walking it can go to 12 - 14, basically night and nap time. Can I reduce his

hours already, even though his walking is more like collapsing into my arms

after 3 steps or so?

and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Yeah ! Way to go.

Many doctors have different recommendations based on the individual

child's feet of when to reduce hours. My son is just starting to

take independent steps too, but my doctor intends to keep him at 16

hours until December at least (he will be 15 months then). He has

another patient I know whose daughter is 21 months still wearing them

16 hours as well. I would check with your doctor before jumping on

the reduction of hours.

HTH,

>

> Hi,

>

> is finally " walking " . Well, he took his first wobbly steps

today. Only 2 or 3 before falling into my arms. I was so excited, I

picked him up and we danced all over the kitchen!! He is 15 1/2

months, and I felt like he would never walk!! But today.......... I

suppose it will be some time before finally ventures out with any

confidence, but at least I see the progress at last.

>

> Question: He has been in the brace about 16 hours a day. I know

that once they are walking it can go to 12 - 14, basically night and

nap time. Can I reduce his hours already, even though his walking is

more like collapsing into my arms after 3 steps or so?

>

>

> and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah ! Way to go.

Many doctors have different recommendations based on the individual

child's feet of when to reduce hours. My son is just starting to

take independent steps too, but my doctor intends to keep him at 16

hours until December at least (he will be 15 months then). He has

another patient I know whose daughter is 21 months still wearing them

16 hours as well. I would check with your doctor before jumping on

the reduction of hours.

HTH,

>

> Hi,

>

> is finally " walking " . Well, he took his first wobbly steps

today. Only 2 or 3 before falling into my arms. I was so excited, I

picked him up and we danced all over the kitchen!! He is 15 1/2

months, and I felt like he would never walk!! But today.......... I

suppose it will be some time before finally ventures out with any

confidence, but at least I see the progress at last.

>

> Question: He has been in the brace about 16 hours a day. I know

that once they are walking it can go to 12 - 14, basically night and

nap time. Can I reduce his hours already, even though his walking is

more like collapsing into my arms after 3 steps or so?

>

>

> and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

,

You should expect your son to walk anywhere within the normal time

frame of any child, clubfooted or no - that is I believe anywhere from

9 months to 19 months. The feet when corrected with the Ponseti method

right from the beginning should be corrected by about 3 months of age.

At that time they start in the brace and wear it for 23/7 for 3

months. After that the brace time should be gradually reduced. Some

doctors do it more slowly, some more quickly, the thing to note is that

you should never go from 23/7 to only 12-14 hrs. a day or nights only.

This is not recommended, it often leads to relapses, and discontentment

in the brace. Thus, with a gradual reduction schedule, most kids are

down to about 12-14 hours a day by about the time they begin walking.

Most docs allow you to go to this time frame once the child is really

walking and weight bearing a good portion of his time.

HTH,

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and formulate

1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

You should expect your son to walk anywhere within the normal time

frame of any child, clubfooted or no - that is I believe anywhere from

9 months to 19 months. The feet when corrected with the Ponseti method

right from the beginning should be corrected by about 3 months of age.

At that time they start in the brace and wear it for 23/7 for 3

months. After that the brace time should be gradually reduced. Some

doctors do it more slowly, some more quickly, the thing to note is that

you should never go from 23/7 to only 12-14 hrs. a day or nights only.

This is not recommended, it often leads to relapses, and discontentment

in the brace. Thus, with a gradual reduction schedule, most kids are

down to about 12-14 hours a day by about the time they begin walking.

Most docs allow you to go to this time frame once the child is really

walking and weight bearing a good portion of his time.

HTH,

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and formulate

1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I believe average age of walking is anywhere from 12 - 18 months,

although I've heard of babies walking at 9 months (my neice was one

of them!).

Your child shouldn't be wearing the shoes from 23 hours a day until

they walk. The hours are gradually reduced so the brace won't hinder

development at all.

All babies are different, some will develop in some areas more

quickly, and slower in others. This is true for clubfoot children,

and for those who are born without clubfoot.

I think you will find that the FAB really won't hinder development at

all. My son has done everything on time, or even early in some

cases. He can crawl with the brace on, pull himself to standing with

it on, and can even shimmy himself along the couch with it on. He's

10 1/2 months. Without the brace, he can obviously do a little more,

and certainly can do everything easier and more quickly. But we

haven't noticed any hinderances due to the casts or the shoes.

Keep your questions coming!

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and

formulate 1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I believe average age of walking is anywhere from 12 - 18 months,

although I've heard of babies walking at 9 months (my neice was one

of them!).

Your child shouldn't be wearing the shoes from 23 hours a day until

they walk. The hours are gradually reduced so the brace won't hinder

development at all.

All babies are different, some will develop in some areas more

quickly, and slower in others. This is true for clubfoot children,

and for those who are born without clubfoot.

I think you will find that the FAB really won't hinder development at

all. My son has done everything on time, or even early in some

cases. He can crawl with the brace on, pull himself to standing with

it on, and can even shimmy himself along the couch with it on. He's

10 1/2 months. Without the brace, he can obviously do a little more,

and certainly can do everything easier and more quickly. But we

haven't noticed any hinderances due to the casts or the shoes.

Keep your questions coming!

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and

formulate 1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, you're not ignorant - you're brilliant to be seeking your own answers to

the questions you have! My son (Dr. Ponseti) walked freely at 14 months.

My other son (non-Ponseti) didn't really walk till he was nearly 2 years old.

s.

Re: Celebrate with me - Walking!!! Question?

I believe average age of walking is anywhere from 12 - 18 months,

although I've heard of babies walking at 9 months (my neice was one

of them!).

Your child shouldn't be wearing the shoes from 23 hours a day until

they walk. The hours are gradually reduced so the brace won't hinder

development at all.

All babies are different, some will develop in some areas more

quickly, and slower in others. This is true for clubfoot children,

and for those who are born without clubfoot.

I think you will find that the FAB really won't hinder development at

all. My son has done everything on time, or even early in some

cases. He can crawl with the brace on, pull himself to standing with

it on, and can even shimmy himself along the couch with it on. He's

10 1/2 months. Without the brace, he can obviously do a little more,

and certainly can do everything easier and more quickly. But we

haven't noticed any hinderances due to the casts or the shoes.

Keep your questions coming!

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and

formulate 1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, you're not ignorant - you're brilliant to be seeking your own answers to

the questions you have! My son (Dr. Ponseti) walked freely at 14 months.

My other son (non-Ponseti) didn't really walk till he was nearly 2 years old.

s.

Re: Celebrate with me - Walking!!! Question?

I believe average age of walking is anywhere from 12 - 18 months,

although I've heard of babies walking at 9 months (my neice was one

of them!).

Your child shouldn't be wearing the shoes from 23 hours a day until

they walk. The hours are gradually reduced so the brace won't hinder

development at all.

All babies are different, some will develop in some areas more

quickly, and slower in others. This is true for clubfoot children,

and for those who are born without clubfoot.

I think you will find that the FAB really won't hinder development at

all. My son has done everything on time, or even early in some

cases. He can crawl with the brace on, pull himself to standing with

it on, and can even shimmy himself along the couch with it on. He's

10 1/2 months. Without the brace, he can obviously do a little more,

and certainly can do everything easier and more quickly. But we

haven't noticed any hinderances due to the casts or the shoes.

Keep your questions coming!

>

> What is the average age kids begin to walk if all goes as planned?-

and how

> do they walk with braces on 24/7 until they can walk?? I apologize

for my

> ignorance- I'm just really dazed and confused and with each post it

makes me think

> of more ?'s- I will have to start to read all the posts and

formulate 1

> e-mail response with my ?'s!!!!

>

>

> Father to 5/3/04, Austin 9/30/05 BLCF and god's healing hand!

>

>

>