question on Ponseti method

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Just enjoy the time.... It will all work out. You will be amazed......

B.

Proud mommy to (6-11-2005) corrected BL CF

Bigtoe wrote:

he is the only guy in town that is the Ponseti deal. Otherwise we would have

to fly interstate as there are only 3 Ponseti doctors in all of Australia.

While I understand the Dr wants the family to bond with our new boy before

treatment I probably would have been happier with two weeks. That said,

given the posts people have made I am not too concerned now (I think). He

certainly is a good feeder.

Re: question on Ponseti method

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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

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