mummy of Giuseppe, italian baby with clubfoot

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Hello,

I'm the mummy of Giuseppe, the italian baby with clubfoot who came

in Iowa to meet Dr. Ponseti(a very long trip). My father Matteo is

member of the group and I read every day your interesting messages.

You are fantastic and, when I have a doubt, I go on this site to

understand what I can do for my baby. I want to remember you

Giuseppe's story.

Giuseppe was born with severe atypical bilateral clubfoot. We found

a doctor in Italy who said us: " I use Ponseti's method " . He made 11

casts and everytime they slipped. He didn't understand that it was

an atypical clubfoot. He made a tenotomy but the casts slipped again

and the feet were very bad. I was destroyed. Giuseppe was 4 months

old (4 months of casts and troubles) and I feared that his feet will

be never straight. My father said us: " Let's go to Iowa City to meet

Dr. Ponseti because he is the King of clubfoot " . I was afraid of

doing a so long trip with a baby but, at the end, I thought: " I must

do the better thing for Giuseppe and Dr. Ponseti is the best in the

world " .

When we arrived in Iowa City all was wonderful. We stayed in

Mc House and it is a fantastic place. We felt at home. I

haven't words to describe Dr. Ponseti. When I met him, for the first

time, I thought that Giuseppe's feet will be fine. He is an angel.

After the first cast his feet were wonderful. It was incredible for

me. He made 3 casts and we came back home in 's brace.

Giuseppe is using it from about 3 months for 22 hours. When we sent

to Dr. Ponseti the pictures after a months of brace, he said: " use

the brace for 20 hours a day " ; but I'm a paranoic mother and,

sometimes, when Giuseppe is lying, I am under the impression that he

turns in his feet. So I use the brace for 22 hours. When he is in

the swing and he stands up his feet seem perfect. You can see the

pictures in the album named Giuseppe's evolution. What do you think

about? Is it normal that, when he is lying or sitting, sometimes he

turns in his feet?

I want to say you that the swing that you can see in the pictures is

very good for clubfoot. Dr. Ponseti said me to buy it. It's

fantastic because when the baby is in the swing he jumps all the

time and it's a good dorsiflexion's exercise. Giuseppe is very happy

when he is in the swing and he smiles all the time. You can buy it

for your babies before that they walk.

Excuse me for my English and, please,if you can, resolve my doubt

because I am worried when I see that Giuseppe turns in his feet. Do

your babies have the same behavior? Thank you, you are wonderful.

Titty, mother of Giuseppe (born 07/07/2005) atypical, severe

bilateral clubfoot.