Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 , I can't speak directly to the size discrepancy between the normal and the clubfoot except to say that sometimes there is a pretty big difference between the 2. I can tell you though that my son, with bilateral clubfoot, has small feet that took a long time to really start growing. He was in the same pair of size 0 Markells for nearly a year before he needed bigger shoes! He spent about 6 months in the size 1, but he's picked up the pace quite a bit. In the last 7 months, he's gone through 2 Markell sizes. He's 2.5 now and on the small side for height/weight and he only wears a size 5 shoe--the size an average 1.5-year-old would wear. It was a relief to me when his feet started growing. Hopefully, a similar thing will happen with your son. Naomi The Family Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, corrected bialteral clubfoot, FAB 12/7) erl81105 wrote: Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. and Logan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 My daughter has bilateral clubfoot and her feet are both pretty small as well. She is now 20 months and still only wears a size 4 - although she's getting close to being a 5. Her feet are finally starting to grow, and it took a long time. I think that small feet are common with clubfoot kids. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but definitely ask your doctor about it tomorrow for peace of mind. little foot Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. and Logan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Naomi and , Thanks, I'm feeling a little better now. On the plus side, I never did his footprints at birth, so I decided no big deal, the foot is about the same size anyways. :-) and Logan Re: little foot My daughter has bilateral clubfoot and her feet are both pretty small as well. She is now 20 months and still only wears a size 4 - although she's getting close to being a 5. Her feet are finally starting to grow, and it took a long time. I think that small feet are common with clubfoot kids. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but definitely ask your doctor about it tomorrow for peace of mind. little foot Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. and Logan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Hi , Just wanted to add that I remember thinking the same thing about our daughter Gracies feet when she was the same age as Logan, she has unilateral right. Her left foot looked so much bigger to me with my 'mommy eagle eyes' hehe. I remember putting her first pair of baby booties on her after she came out of her 23/7 wear and the left one fitting just right and the right one falling off. Now that her feet are bigger and better formed, I would guess that the difference is probably closer to a half size than a full size between the two. Remember that there is still a lot of baby chub there, you won't really know what the size difference will be until he's a bit older (just one more thing to worry about huh lol, you sound like me totally lol). & Grace 19mos urcf FAB 13hrs > > Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is > practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just > about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will > never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We > see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a > parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. > > and Logan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Not sure if or how this relates but when got out of the whole ATTT thing he was 2 years 6 months old. This was the first time he could wear shoes at all and his feet were short in length yet very high from ground to top. They mostly remain that way. A shoe that will fit the high instep (?) on him will generally be about 2 sizes too long for his toes. I remember going in shoe stores with him and trying not to spy on other children who were about his same general age/size to see what size they were wearing on their normal feet cuz I had no idea how to buy for his feet. Just one of those dumb things ya know. I found back then the New Balance shoes fit him PERFECTLY and he wore them for a couple years then NB started making their shoes different so that was the end of that. s. little foot Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. and Logan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Ohh good luck with the reduction in hours!! Such a milestone in and of itself =)...let us know! & Grace > > > > Logan is now 6 months old and it seems as though his clubfoot is > > practically the same size as it was when he was born. It is just > > about half the size of his nonaffected foot. I know the feet will > > never be the same size, but is that drastic difference the norm. We > > see Dr. H tomorrow and will ask, but I was just trying to get a > > parent's perspective. Hopefully we are done with the 23/7 tomorrow. > > > > and Logan > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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