Re: Clothing for Bar/Dr. Ponseti

January 22, 2006

We aren't in the bar yet, but I have been thinking ahead about this issue

myself as my son is a bit of a porker too. (He's bilateral atypical also) I

had a friend pick me up some one pieces from the 's outlet when she was

down in the US (we're in Canada obviously) and they snap right open. Also,

while expensive, Gymboree has quite roomy clothing that snaps open all the

way. eBay is a good resource for Gymbo if finances are an issue. I have

bought a couple of items recently that when I got them home realized that one

or both of the ciffs stayed in tact when you snapped them open and had not

noticed it - D'Oh! They're okay while he is still in casts (although not

ideal), but will be useless to me later. I have also found many great items at

Old Navy - reasonable prices and again, they snap all the way open.

Try explaining to people why you need clothes like this - it's been like

banging my head against a wall sometimes when trying to tell friends/family

that I need SPECIFIC clothes for him.They don't get it until you practically

draw a picture for them!

Another alternative is the babylegs individual leggings

(http://www.babylegs.net). I think they are primarily intended for people

doing early toilet training (EC), but I bought them because we have wood floors

and I want some protection against them when he starts to crawl. The ones I

bought are meant to fit up to age 4, so are pretty long and fairly stretchy.

Hope that helps!

jesciesierra wrote: Hello Everyone,

We are newcomers to the site, but not to clubfeet. I have a 7-month-

old daughter (bilateral atypical) who was treated unsuccessfully by a

Ponseti certified doctor, and has been seeing Dr. Ponseti since the

beginning of November. He is a WONDRFUL doctor, and I encourage anyone

who's on the fence about whether or not they should see him, to

definitely do so! I wish it had dawned on us to see him months before

we did.

My daughter has been in the bar for a little over a month, and I'm

wondering if anyone has any advice on clothing for the FAB over 12

months of age (she's quite the chunker). It's becoming

increasingly harder to find clothes that snap on the inside of the

legs, just curious if anyone has and advice on brands or stores that

may carry this type of clothing.

We'd also like to thank you all very much for diligently spreading the

word of Dr. Ponseti and his method via the internet!

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