Re: Re: question on Ponseti method

[Guest guest]

Hi , congratulations on your new baby! I would think 3 weeks would be OK.

Wouldn't want to go much past that if you could help it, but a short delay for

the right treatment is better than rushing in to the wrong treatment. My 2nd

son started Ponseti treatement when he was 2 weeks old and has perfect

correction now at 2 years old.

Good Luck,

s.

Re: question on Ponseti method

,

Congratulations on the arrival of your baby boy!

In the Global Health booklet, it says to begin treatment within the

first 7 to 10 days.

http://www.global-help.org/publications/cf-english.pdf

Here is Dr. Herzenberg in a brief video clip happening to answer

the question, saying there's no need to begin treatment immediately, to

take time to bond with the baby, but to come in within a week, maybe

two:

http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/streams/clubfoot.asx

Of course the Ponseti method does indeed work for children even much

later, after even months of unsuccessful previous treatment. But I

think the optimum situation is to take advantage of the flexibility of

the feet in the immediate postpartum period.

Is there a reason you need to wait 3 weeks?

If the alternative is to take the baby to someone who doesn't do the

Ponseti method, and would just be putting on, say, a short leg cast,

inncorrectly applied, I would wait to see the Ponseti method doctor,

but try to get there as soon as you can.

Hope this helps,

and Claire

>

> My son was just born with bilateral talipes. We had known about it

since the

> 22 wk sonogram so it wasn't a surprise. My question is regarding the

ponseti

> technique. How soon are the casts applied post birth? Can it start 3

weeks

> post birth or is this initial delay outside some Ponseti

requirements? We

> have organized a Ponseti " certified " (he is on the list) Dr based on

this

> forum and other info read.

>

> thanks

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi , congratulations on your new baby! I would think 3 weeks would be OK.

Wouldn't want to go much past that if you could help it, but a short delay for

the right treatment is better than rushing in to the wrong treatment. My 2nd

son started Ponseti treatement when he was 2 weeks old and has perfect

correction now at 2 years old.

Good Luck,

s.

Re: question on Ponseti method

,

Congratulations on the arrival of your baby boy!

In the Global Health booklet, it says to begin treatment within the

first 7 to 10 days.

http://www.global-help.org/publications/cf-english.pdf

Here is Dr. Herzenberg in a brief video clip happening to answer

the question, saying there's no need to begin treatment immediately, to

take time to bond with the baby, but to come in within a week, maybe

two:

http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/streams/clubfoot.asx

Of course the Ponseti method does indeed work for children even much

later, after even months of unsuccessful previous treatment. But I

think the optimum situation is to take advantage of the flexibility of

the feet in the immediate postpartum period.

Is there a reason you need to wait 3 weeks?

If the alternative is to take the baby to someone who doesn't do the

Ponseti method, and would just be putting on, say, a short leg cast,

inncorrectly applied, I would wait to see the Ponseti method doctor,

but try to get there as soon as you can.

Hope this helps,

and Claire

>

> My son was just born with bilateral talipes. We had known about it

since the

> 22 wk sonogram so it wasn't a surprise. My question is regarding the

ponseti

> technique. How soon are the casts applied post birth? Can it start 3

weeks

> post birth or is this initial delay outside some Ponseti

requirements? We

> have organized a Ponseti " certified " (he is on the list) Dr based on

this

> forum and other info read.

>

> thanks

>

>