Re: Walking

[Guest guest]

, I got a dog, the dog wants to be walked every day and the

leash seems to help my back,(the dog gently pulling the leash) I

also don't walk far from home and little by little I am walking

further.

Pat in RI

> Guys Im in tears here.. Doctor just called and reminded me that i

> have to be able to walk for 15 min without pain or being tired.. I

> CAN'T DO THAT I have arthritis so bad :'( what am I going to

do?!?!?

> I was told that i wouldnt notice the pain if I had a buddy to walk

> with but I have no friends that arne't online and well all my

family

> is so far away..Im so heart broken and discouraged right now I

dont

> know what to do.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I've got a reprieve as now from any power outages and wanted to give

you my thoughts on this....I am in your spot too as far as arthritis

and I have bad joint pain/back pain. I also have a dog who leads me

around and he's a blessing. Culture Club got me almost dancing

around here so I " high five " that suggestion. I totally understand

about not having anyone to do anything with...except my husband and

whenever we get fosterkids...I moved here almost 3 yrs ago and I

still haven't found any " friends " I can go and do anything with. If

it weren't for Buddy...I'd be lost here.

Hugs, in AL.

[Guest guest]

Hi Brigitte,

My son is 14 mos old he's about 13lbs(he's also my first/only) and he just

started walking about 3 weeks ago (im so bad i should have wrote down the date).

When he started walking he would have him go from mom to dad and he would take

1-2 steps then gradually he added another step, and so on and so forth. I know

that a good hi-top walking shoe helped him, I could tell the difference when i

would put a softer shoe on him. Does she walk around furniture holding on? I

remember him turning one and not walking yet, i couldn't wait for him to start

walking, and now he's all over the place wanting to open up cabinet doors and

exploring places that were new for him. Anyway have her walk to and from you and

who ever....that seemed to help ....Hope i didn't babble on.....

mom to (14mos RSS)

brigitteforeman wrote:

Hi All,

I know that all our RSS kids have or will walk and different ages etc.

Bobbi is (13.5 months & 12.5lb)and is awaiting physio therpy as one of

our doctors has noticed her hanstrings are tight. She shows no signs

of walking at all yet, but I was wondering if any of you have any

advice on how I could help/encourage her, she is my first and only

child so any tips would be greatly appreciated. Or is it just a case

of she will do it when she is ready?

Many Thanks

Brigitte

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[Guest guest]

Hi Brigitte,

You said Bobbi has no signs of walking yet. Does that mean she isn't standing

(with or

without assistance) or cruising along furniture? If she is doing any of these

things, I

wouldn't worry so much. All of my kids walked late. My RSS son walked at 29

months, but

he had more problems than the typical RSS kid. My other son (non RSS) walked at

13.5

months. My non RSS daughter will be 14 months tomorrow, and is still not

walking, but

she does pull herself to stand & cruise along furniture. I have no worries for

her, even

though every other baby I know at this age has been walking for some time. I

didn't walk

until I was 15.5 months old, and I turned out just fine!

Kim C.

> Hi All,

>

> I know that all our RSS kids have or will walk and different ages etc.

> Bobbi is (13.5 months & 12.5lb)and is awaiting physio therpy as one of

> our doctors has noticed her hanstrings are tight. She shows no signs

> of walking at all yet, but I was wondering if any of you have any

> advice on how I could help/encourage her, she is my first and only

> child so any tips would be greatly appreciated. Or is it just a case

> of she will do it when she is ready?

>

> Many Thanks

> Brigitte

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline,

I think this is normal, a lot of both CF kids and regular babies are

quite flat footed. I believe what you would want to be watching for

is for the heel to actually look tilted in if you are looking at it

straight on from behind. If this is not the case he is probably okay,

just my non-medical professional opinion. My son's foot looks a bit

like you describe and he has been walking unassisted for 5 months. I

would just keep an eye on it and if you continue to be concerned, do

just what your ortho suggested and take him in for a check up.

Hope this helps,

Mom to Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs brace 12-14hrs/day)

>

> Hi. I haven't been on this board in a long time. My son was born

> with bilateral clubfeet on 2/25/05. He is currently 15 months old and

> wears his DBB only at night. He has excellent flexiblity and didn't

> need the tenotomy. He just started to really walk on his own last

> week. I have noticed that he is extremely flat footed and his ankle

> almost rotates in a little (hope I am describing this well) like he's

> walking right on his arch- or where arch would be if he had one.

>

> My question:

> Is this common for clubfeet kids? Did other children start out

> walking this way? I know my doctor said that there isn't any special

> shoe he would need but would a shoe that is a " high top " help to

> stabilize his foot?

>

> My doctor basically said since he just started walking, to keep an eye

> on him and if in a few weeks I still am concerned then to call and

> they will see him.

> Thanks,

> Caroline

>