Re: The crying still there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Alba,

Sorry to hear that is having problems tollerating the shoes. I

would venture to guess that his bar is still much too short! Our

daughter had a 10 " bar at 2 months old!

How old is ? 7 " sound WAY TOO SMALL! Take the FAB and hold it

up to his shoulders (on his back). The heels of the shoes should just

come to outside of his shoulders.

What kind of bar do you have? Is it an adjustable one? If so, just

widen it on your own out to AT LEAST 8 " , he may need even more, like

10 " . Our daughter has always been more comfy in a longer bar.

The fact that he was pulling his foot out of the brace is a real

indicator that the bar is too short. Lots of parents here have had

real success in getting their kids more comfy just from getting a

longer bar - I would try this before ordering the shoes.

Also, have you read Kori's tips & tricks doc. in the files section?

You need to make sure that you are getting the shoes on properly but

it really sounds to me like NEEDS a longer bar.

Good luck and hope this helps some,

& Grace 18 mos

unilateral rcf FAB 13 hrs

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> Hi it't me Alba, is on his shoes again after havin some

problems

> with the his left foot, he was taking the shoe of. I went to the

doctor

> and he check his feet again and they were great, he gave me a new

> prescripcion for a 7 " bar. But he still crying at nigth,and it's

every

> nigth. I ask the doctor about the shoes and he told me

that it

> was so much money for the same result, is using the Denis

shoes.

> Dr Godfried said that he is been working with those shoes for over

30

> years without a problem, and I don't know what to do. At the

begining

> there was no problem, after we got the second par of shoes he was

fine,

> but a few weeks ago the crying start. Today i chek his left foot

and is

> was red on the heal maybe I didn't put it right last night. If I

want

> to buy the do I need the doctor prescripcion or just

sending

> his foot prints it's enough, does anyone know?. Do your childrens

> complain at nigth or they have a good sleep, because maybe it's

just

> , I don't know what to do any more, because if the shoes are

> fitting well there is not supose to be a problem rigth?. I just

want to

> sleep like it was before. Should I buy the 's anyway?.Any

help

> PLEASEEEEEEEE. Thank you so much Alba from Long Island New York.

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[Guest guest]

Alba,

I'm wondering if perhaps your doc is the one paying for your son's

shoes... since he's so worried about cost.

have you had a chance to take the series of pictures described here

(front and back standing bearing weight, soles, and profile of

dorsiflexion) of his feet?

7 " bar? on a 9 month old? have you put it up to his shoulders to

see if the heels fit just over them? See, my daughter had an 8 " bar

at 5w old... so I'm not understanding why a 9mo old would have a 7 "

bar unless he's tiny, tiny, tiny. At 9mo's old I think we had a 10

or bigger actually.

This age however, they're all over the place while sleeping. Covers

get caught, wakes them up. Plus, growth spurts... makes them hungry

at night. A combination of things may be doing this. But with the

red heels, something may not be right with either fit or his feet.

Do send the pictures, if you're not on CFPics please join and you can

send them to us there. We're pretty good at spotting things that

could cause trouble in so far as correction, or fit of shoes. Send

us pics of him in his shoes too.

Is he slipping at all?

That doc is lying if he has never had problems with these

shoes. That's just not possible, I think even some of Dr. P's

patients have had problems... thus the invention of the PM's. They

aren't bad shoes, but some feet just need the others.

And if this doc is paying for the shoes, sure... he can be concerned

about cost. But if you are, shouldn't it be your choice?

hang in there, we'll get you figured out. Talk to us, send us

pictures. Tell us all about it. that's what we're here for.

Kori

At 06:54 AM 2/4/2006, you wrote:

>Hi it't me Alba, is on his shoes again after havin some problems

>with the his left foot, he was taking the shoe of. I went to the doctor

>and he check his feet again and they were great, he gave me a new

>prescripcion for a 7 " bar. But he still crying at nigth,and it's every

>nigth. I ask the doctor about the shoes and he told me that it

>was so much money for the same result, is using the Denis shoes.

>Dr Godfried said that he is been working with those shoes for over 30

>years without a problem, and I don't know what to do. At the begining

>there was no problem, after we got the second par of shoes he was fine,

>but a few weeks ago the crying start. Today i chek his left foot and is

>was red on the heal maybe I didn't put it right last night. If I want

>to buy the do I need the doctor prescripcion or just sending

>his foot prints it's enough, does anyone know?. Do your childrens

>complain at nigth or they have a good sleep, because maybe it's just

>, I don't know what to do any more, because if the shoes are

>fitting well there is not supose to be a problem rigth?. I just want to

>sleep like it was before. Should I buy the 's anyway?.Any help

>PLEASEEEEEEEE. Thank you so much Alba from Long Island New York.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Alba,

How are things going? It is so hard when babies don¹t sleep! Is any

better now? It may not be the shoes, my baby didn¹t sleep through the night

until he was eighteen months old and he still wakes every now and then. I

think for some kids the shoes do play a part as they just find it hard to

get comfortable but he will learn how to sleep, hopefully soon! Also,

whenever my son was going through a growth spurt, getting taller or doing

more mentally or physically (learning to walk/talk...) or teething he

wouldn¹t sleep and would sometimes wake every hour. Have you tried any sleep

training? Also, daytime routines help, have you heard of Ford, she

wrote a book called the Contented Baby which I found helpful (it lasts until

they are about 1 year old) also ³Happiest Baby on the Block² and ³Happiest

Toddler on the Block² I found very helpful.

Good luck,

Tamsin

Mum to Jasper 20 months

Sydney, Australia

> Hi it't me Alba, is on his shoes again after havin some problems

> with the his left foot, he was taking the shoe of. I went to the doctor

> and he check his feet again and they were great, he gave me a new

> prescripcion for a 7 " bar. But he still crying at nigth,and it's every

> nigth. I ask the doctor about the shoes and he told me that it

> was so much money for the same result, is using the Denis shoes.

> Dr Godfried said that he is been working with those shoes for over 30

> years without a problem, and I don't know what to do. At the begining

> there was no problem, after we got the second par of shoes he was fine,

> but a few weeks ago the crying start. Today i chek his left foot and is

> was red on the heal maybe I didn't put it right last night. If I want

> to buy the do I need the doctor prescripcion or just sending

> his foot prints it's enough, does anyone know?. Do your childrens

> complain at nigth or they have a good sleep, because maybe it's just

> , I don't know what to do any more, because if the shoes are

> fitting well there is not supose to be a problem rigth?. I just want to

> sleep like it was before. Should I buy the 's anyway?.Any help

> PLEASEEEEEEEE. Thank you so much Alba from Long Island New York.

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