Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi , sounds to me like Eli needs a new pair When was small, we used to wait till his toes were near to curling over the ends and we got new pairs for him. We're lucky here in the UK and get them " free " through the NHS. Al's feet are too wide for the standard shoe and we end up changing them sooner than required, so no longer toes over the edge but rather sooner than necessary from that perspective and larger sized shoes than you would anticipate. Still we pad them out with foam and they generally stay in!! Tee hee no I should be more honest with myself... his feet stay in the shoes until they are growing and they we put the foot which is growing on time after time after time... Hope this helps mum to bilateral clubfeet -- In nosurgery4clubfoot , Eliason <nikkiming@y...> wrote: > > Hello again everyone! > Eli is now 4 1/2 months old, and has been in the red bar and Markells since he was 9 weeks old (12 weeks so far). The first pair of shoes we had ended up being too big, and his foot slipped out MANY times each day causing bad red spots on the backs of his heels. We immediatly switched to a smaller shoe (which fixed the problem), and we've been in that shoe ever since. My question is, is it ok that his toes go over the edge of the shoe? He curls them, so they're always bending over.... We take him out of them for an hour a day, and he seems to be able to stand on them just fine, but I still wonder. We are goign to our orth. next week for a check up, so i'll be sure to ask, but I just wanted some parents' opinions too... > TIA!! > > > Eliason > nikkiming@y... > www.ele5.com > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi We've always used the Markells and we were told by both Dr Ponseti and the orthotists in Iowa that could wear his shoes up until his toes were past the edge and even curling over. Believe it or not, he's turning 3 in just under a week and he's only ever had 2 pairs of shoes, his first ones which lasted for over a year and his size 4.5 which he's now reached the edge of. When his toes are past the edge we'll get a bigger pair. I like keeping him in shoes for a long time because when we change it always takes him a while to adjust, the old shoes are so comfy and moulded to the shape of his feet. Just our experience, hope this helps and 24 Jan 2003, bilateral cf Moss Steps Charity <http://www.steps.org.za> www.steps.org.za Cell: _____ From: nosurgery4clubfoot [mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of Eliason Sent: 17 January 2006 10:16 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Curling Toes? Hello again everyone! Eli is now 4 1/2 months old, and has been in the red bar and Markells since he was 9 weeks old (12 weeks so far). The first pair of shoes we had ended up being too big, and his foot slipped out MANY times each day causing bad red spots on the backs of his heels. We immediatly switched to a smaller shoe (which fixed the problem), and we've been in that shoe ever since. My question is, is it ok that his toes go over the edge of the shoe? He curls them, so they're always bending over.... We take him out of them for an hour a day, and he seems to be able to stand on them just fine, but I still wonder. We are goign to our orth. next week for a check up, so i'll be sure to ask, but I just wanted some parents' opinions too... TIA!! Eliason nikkiming@... www.ele5.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos - Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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