Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Some of you may have seen our broken bar incident on the clubfoot pics site this morning. Well the bar snapped in half and I have been to Bath and got a new bar but she only had a 10 " one while she orders our normal 14 " one. He is normally set on about 12 " . This new fixed bar is 10 " max. The bolts are bang on shoulder width but heel to heel they are not. I have always measured him heel to heel - is this correct or should it be bolt to bolt. I can't remember now. I am not looking forward to putting these shoes on him in a minute. He hasn't had a 10 " bar since he was a baby...... Rach Steve & Connor age 2 years 5 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Rach- I don't know what the length difference is with your gold bar as far as the heel-to-heel versus bolt-to-bolt settings. It might be quite large because his shoes are big?! They're hopefully close enough that it won't cause him any discomfort at least for a few nights. I think the heel-to-heel is usually the best bet for comfort, though some people use bolt-to-bolt....probably anywhere in between the two will work as long as the child is comfortable and can't pull his feet out. Did you talk to the orthotist about maybe ordering you the red adjustable bar instead of the fixed length gold bars? We had the red bar, and to me, it was so much nicer having the option to adjust the length instead of worrying about the baby outgrowing it...plus I don't think I'd like the ends of the bar sticking out on the gold one- but maybe the ease of attaching/detaching the shoes on the gold bar makes up for those shortcomings! I guess it's all in what you're used to! I hope he doesn't mind the smaller bar and I hope you get your replacement quickly! Oh, and I remember that one family took their smaller bar and had an extension piece welded into the center of it once....maybe you have a manufacturing business or automobile repair shop nearby that could do that for you?! Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Rach, I think this sounds like a great idea, either that or weld a piece of the old bar to the middle, but you could make it adjustable yourself with the bolt idea. As long as you cover it with padding afterwards. I just hate how the orthotists will argue with the parents, like we don't know what we are talking about. allison > > Hi - We were wondering if we could cut it in half and drill some > holes and then bolt 2 pieces of the old bar in the middle - I will keep this > as an option I think. We had the 14 " adjustable gold bar which has been > great - up to now. The 'temporary' replacement one is a fixed 10 " thing. I > have put them on him but they look so small. He is still in the size 3 shoe > - the shoes are fine I really just hope we can cope for a couple of weeks > with this small one. I don't think we have a choice of what bar we get - I > asked her to order me the 14 " adjustable one as I too like to be able to > adjust it and the ends sticking out have never been an issue - but i have > always struggled with her and the bar length. She was almost not going to > order us a new one today and said this 10 " one will be fine - I know it is > not he is most comfy with them out more and he is broad shouldered. He is > set just over the 12 " on our old one. Lets just hope this new bar comes > quickly. He has never been the best sleeper either and I have just gotten > used to the odd night of him waking now - i will have to see what happens > tonight - you never know he may be ok..... > > Rach > -- Re: Bar Width > > Rach- > I don't know what the length difference is with your gold bar as far > as the heel-to-heel versus bolt-to-bolt settings. It might be quite > large because his shoes are big?! They're hopefully close enough > that it won't cause him any discomfort at least for a few nights. I > think the heel-to-heel is usually the best bet for comfort, though > some people use bolt-to-bolt....probably anywhere in between the two > will work as long as the child is comfortable and can't pull his > feet out. Did you talk to the orthotist about maybe ordering you > the red adjustable bar instead of the fixed length gold bars? We > had the red bar, and to me, it was so much nicer having the option > to adjust the length instead of worrying about the baby outgrowing > it...plus I don't think I'd like the ends of the bar sticking out on > the gold one- but maybe the ease of attaching/detaching the shoes on > the gold bar makes up for those shortcomings! I guess it's all in > what you're used to! > I hope he doesn't mind the smaller bar and I hope you get your > replacement quickly! > Oh, and I remember that one family took their smaller bar and had an > extension piece welded into the center of it once....maybe you have > a manufacturing business or automobile repair shop nearby that could > do that for you?! > Regards, > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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