Re: Getting shoes tight enough

[Guest guest]

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's foot isn't a narrow, but I wondered about that, too. He is

wearing a size 0 and his toes are a little more than a quarter of an

inch from the end. I looked at the size chart on the Markell site the

other day but didn't see anything about how to tell how wide.

Tonight I did get his good foot one notch tighter. He sleeps

straight through the night so if he wakes up fussy in the middle of

the night, I will know the shoe is too tight. You are right, though,

I don't want him to relapse because the shoe isn't on tight enough. I

often check his dorsiflexion and it is still great. As for checking

the tip sheet, I have, and with the hole in the heel of the shoe, I

can see his foot is where it is supposed to be when I put it on. I

did not cut the tongue slit, so I will try that. Oh, and the strap is

in the lowest slot, too. I suppose I shouldn't look a gift horse in

the mouth...he has had no blisters or sores or red spots and his foot

stays in the shoes and he isn't complaining.

6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7

> >

> > My baby, , is 8 months old and is in his sixth week in the

> > Markells. He has had no issues adjusting and his foot is fully

> > corrected and looks great. (Unilateral on the left, metatarsus on

the

> > right) I have been obsessing about getting the shoes tight enough

so

> > his heel won't move and so he won't get blisters. So far he has

been

> > fine, but I wonder often if his heel is in well enough. He has

narrow

> > heels and they don't fill up the hole in the back of the shoe nor

are

> > they always flat on the bottom of the shoe when he crawls (he has

the

> > open-heeled kind). He is on the small side for an 8 month old

baby

> > and does not have a lot of that baby fat on his feet. When I try

to

> > get the strap into the tightest notch, he fusses quite a bit, I

think

> > because there isn't much fat on his foot to cusion the strap and

it

> > hurts. So, my questions are:

> > Does his heel need to fill the back up in order to keep his

> > correction?

> > or

> > As long as he is having no problems, things are going ok and I

> > shouldn't worry?

> >

> > Thanks, I am so glad you all are here!

> > and (6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You might try contacting Markell with the question about width. Jay

Markell is a member here so you could find his email addy in the

members list. I think, but I don't know, that on the shoe chart that

if the foot is narrower than the template then you would need a

narrow. If the rest of his foot is staying put, but his heel moving

around the only thing I would be concerned is that it could allow for

some heel varus to occur (inversion of the heel). My unprofessional

opinion would be that if you are getting them on tight and they are

staying on that it should be okay. I think your safest bet is to

check with the docs, to see what they think.

Best of luck!

> > >

> > > My baby, , is 8 months old and is in his sixth week in the

> > > Markells. He has had no issues adjusting and his foot is fully

> > > corrected and looks great. (Unilateral on the left, metatarsus on

> the

> > > right) I have been obsessing about getting the shoes tight enough

> so

> > > his heel won't move and so he won't get blisters. So far he has

> been

> > > fine, but I wonder often if his heel is in well enough. He has

> narrow

> > > heels and they don't fill up the hole in the back of the shoe nor

> are

> > > they always flat on the bottom of the shoe when he crawls (he has

> the

> > > open-heeled kind). He is on the small side for an 8 month old

> baby

> > > and does not have a lot of that baby fat on his feet. When I try

> to

> > > get the strap into the tightest notch, he fusses quite a bit, I

> think

> > > because there isn't much fat on his foot to cusion the strap and

> it

> > > hurts. So, my questions are:

> > > Does his heel need to fill the back up in order to keep his

> > > correction?

> > > or

> > > As long as he is having no problems, things are going ok and I

> > > shouldn't worry?

> > >

> > > Thanks, I am so glad you all are here!

> > > and (6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7)

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Excellent point!

My baby, , is 8

> > months old and is in his sixth week in the

> > Markells. He has had no issues adjusting and his foot is fully

> > corrected and looks great. (Unilateral on the left, metatarsus

on the

> > right) I have been obsessing about getting the shoes tight enough so

> > his heel won't move and so he won't get blisters. So far he has been

> > fine, but I wonder often if his heel is in well enough. He has

narrow

> > heels and they don't fill up the hole in the back of the shoe

nor are

> > they always flat on the bottom of the shoe when he crawls (he

has the

> > open-heeled kind). He is on the small side for an 8 month old baby

> > and does not have a lot of that baby fat on his feet. When I try to

> > get the strap into the tightest notch, he fusses quite a bit, I

think

> > because there isn't much fat on his foot to cusion the strap and it

> > hurts. So, my questions are:

> > Does his heel need to fill the back up in order to keep his

> > correction?

> > or

> > As long as he is having no problems, things are going ok and I

> > shouldn't worry?

> >

> > Thanks, I am so glad you all are here!

> > and (6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7)

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

email Jay at info@...

If that doesn't come through on the website it's:

info @ markellshoe . com

At 08:46 AM 2/17/2006, you wrote:

>You might try contacting Markell with the question about width. Jay

>Markell is a member here so you could find his email addy in the

>members list. I think, but I don't know, that on the shoe chart that

>if the foot is narrower than the template then you would need a

>narrow. If the rest of his foot is staying put, but his heel moving

>around the only thing I would be concerned is that it could allow for

>some heel varus to occur (inversion of the heel). My unprofessional

>opinion would be that if you are getting them on tight and they are

>staying on that it should be okay. I think your safest bet is to

>check with the docs, to see what they think.

>

>Best of luck!

>

>

>

>

> > > >

> > > > My baby, , is 8 months old and is in his sixth week in the

> > > > Markells. He has had no issues adjusting and his foot is fully

> > > > corrected and looks great. (Unilateral on the left, metatarsus on

> > the

> > > > right) I have been obsessing about getting the shoes tight enough

> > so

> > > > his heel won't move and so he won't get blisters. So far he has

> > been

> > > > fine, but I wonder often if his heel is in well enough. He has

> > narrow

> > > > heels and they don't fill up the hole in the back of the shoe nor

> > are

> > > > they always flat on the bottom of the shoe when he crawls (he has

> > the

> > > > open-heeled kind). He is on the small side for an 8 month old

> > baby

> > > > and does not have a lot of that baby fat on his feet. When I try

> > to

> > > > get the strap into the tightest notch, he fusses quite a bit, I

> > think

> > > > because there isn't much fat on his foot to cusion the strap and

> > it

> > > > hurts. So, my questions are:

> > > > Does his heel need to fill the back up in order to keep his

> > > > correction?

> > > > or

> > > > As long as he is having no problems, things are going ok and I

> > > > shouldn't worry?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks, I am so glad you all are here!

> > > > and (6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7)

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