Brace at night / turned in feet

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Just joined the group and was v. interested to see e-mails on

wearing bar/boots at night. We're in england and are lucky to have

a ponseti doctor. Joe had severe talipes in both feet and had all

the proper treatment including a tendon operation at 2 months old -

except we found it difficult to keep the bar on 23/7, and the feet

needed extra day/night correction for a few more months.

Since 5 months old we were told to just have the bar/boots on at

night - no time limit specified. Joe's 11 months now and I'm worried

he's not wearing the bar/boots enough, i.e. the 14 hrs specified by

Dr Ponsetti. His left foot is definitely still turned in - although

not worsening. He doesn't want to push his feet on the floor hardly

at all and doesn't crawl. We're not being offered any physiotherapy

but maybe he needs it to help him use his feet?

It's also not clear whether once he starts walking this will help

flatten out his left foot. Our dr is pretty laid back and we only

see him once every three months now. He always mainpulates the left

foot and seems satisfied because it will flex into a flat position

(although causing Joe some discomfort). Do dr's have to wait until

babies are walking before they know whether further correction /

surgery is required?