Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 mmmmm.... I'm not liking that. He's too little for the counter to be rubbing according to *history* of babes having red spots on heels. It isn't something I'd expect till size 3 or bigger. Let us know how it is tomorrow. If it's worse... well... call . Plus, your shoes are too small anyway. He needs to send you a bigger pair. ask him to send you a sock to mold, he should have them by now (new casting sock, I tried it and it's very cool but make sure you get an infant size). so where is the spot? is it above or under that *ledge* in the heel? (the crease) see if you can lie him into the shoe with it open and his foot plantar flexed. Push it back and into the heel pocket and then buckle the middle strap. Then dorsiflex hard and shove to see if it'll go in any further. Tighten more?? if you can get it deeper into the pocket and get that counter to press high up above the crease maybe that will help? got any pics? Kori At 08:37 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote: >Well so far so good with him wearing his new shoes but yesterday I >did notice two small red spots, one on each heel. I put a band-aid >over each spot. This morning they looked OK. Anything I need to >know or so about this other wise? > >Since Dr. Ponseti told me 22 hours a day, I have been giving G. >several short breaks through out the day as he adjusts to them so I >can keep an eye on things. Right now he's barefooted and sleeping > " Like a Baby! " > >I took pics last night of both boys in the FAB I'll have to send though. > >s. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hey, Kori & ee, Kori - you may remember that Lily was new to the P/Ms at about the same time Darbi was. She was 3 months old & did get red marks in about the same place as Darbi's (worse on her non-cf). But the red marks didn't get worse & eventually went away, so they may have been caused by something other than the heel counter. Anyway, hope Garrison's marks are better today & you can pinpoint the cause, ee. Kim Lily, 3/28/05, lcf, P/M FAB, 16 hours frogabog wrote: mmmmm.... I'm not liking that. He's too little for the counter to be rubbing according to *history* of babes having red spots on heels. It isn't something I'd expect till size 3 or bigger. Let us know how it is tomorrow. If it's worse... well... call . Plus, your shoes are too small anyway. He needs to send you a bigger pair. ask him to send you a sock to mold, he should have them by now (new casting sock, I tried it and it's very cool but make sure you get an infant size). so where is the spot? is it above or under that *ledge* in the heel? (the crease) see if you can lie him into the shoe with it open and his foot plantar flexed. Push it back and into the heel pocket and then buckle the middle strap. Then dorsiflex hard and shove to see if it'll go in any further. Tighten more?? if you can get it deeper into the pocket and get that counter to press high up above the crease maybe that will help? got any pics? Kori At 08:37 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote: >Well so far so good with him wearing his new shoes but yesterday I >did notice two small red spots, one on each heel. I put a band-aid >over each spot. This morning they looked OK. Anything I need to >know or so about this other wise? > >Since Dr. Ponseti told me 22 hours a day, I have been giving G. >several short breaks through out the day as he adjusts to them so I >can keep an eye on things. Right now he's barefooted and sleeping > " Like a Baby! " > >I took pics last night of both boys in the FAB I'll have to send though. > >s. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 The spot is not worsening - in fact I just peeked before I wrote more and it's not showing up now (after about an hour out of the shoes this morning) although it is there right when the shoes come off. The spot is at the crease as you mention. Can accept email photos? Thought I could send a pic of the shoe and see if he thought it was too small, enough for a free replacement pair. I'm tightening them really tight, maybe too tight I sometimes fear. The top of his foot gets pretty red, but if I loosen them a hole they just seem too dang loose to keep the heel seated well. The middle strap is set at 6 of the 7 holes, so ya, pretty tight. He woke up about 4 a/m crying and stayed upset till 9 o'clock when I finally took them off and he calmed right down and is sleeping well now. It's the same paranoia we all deal with; I " ll be glad when we get further down the road with all this. I hardly give Everett's a second thought anymore. s. Re: Garrison and FAB mmmmm.... I'm not liking that. He's too little for the counter to be rubbing according to *history* of babes having red spots on heels. It isn't something I'd expect till size 3 or bigger. Let us know how it is tomorrow. If it's worse... well... call . Plus, your shoes are too small anyway. He needs to send you a bigger pair. ask him to send you a sock to mold, he should have them by now (new casting sock, I tried it and it's very cool but make sure you get an infant size). so where is the spot? is it above or under that *ledge* in the heel? (the crease) see if you can lie him into the shoe with it open and his foot plantar flexed. Push it back and into the heel pocket and then buckle the middle strap. Then dorsiflex hard and shove to see if it'll go in any further. Tighten more?? if you can get it deeper into the pocket and get that counter to press high up above the crease maybe that will help? got any pics? Kori At 08:37 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote: >Well so far so good with him wearing his new shoes but yesterday I >did notice two small red spots, one on each heel. I put a band-aid >over each spot. This morning they looked OK. Anything I need to >know or so about this other wise? > >Since Dr. Ponseti told me 22 hours a day, I have been giving G. >several short breaks through out the day as he adjusts to them so I >can keep an eye on things. Right now he's barefooted and sleeping > " Like a Baby! " > >I took pics last night of both boys in the FAB I'll have to send though. > >s. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 yes, he will get them. email mdortho@... - getst these and will pass to . Kori At 07:42 AM 4/24/2006, you wrote: >The spot is not worsening - in fact I just peeked before I wrote >more and it's not showing up now (after about an hour out of the >shoes this morning) although it is there right when the shoes come >off. The spot is at the crease as you mention. > >Can accept email photos? Thought I could send a pic of the >shoe and see if he thought it was too small, enough for a free >replacement pair. > >I'm tightening them really tight, maybe too tight I sometimes >fear. The top of his foot gets pretty red, but if I loosen them a >hole they just seem too dang loose to keep the heel seated >well. The middle strap is set at 6 of the 7 holes, so ya, pretty tight. > > He woke up about 4 a/m crying and stayed upset till 9 o'clock when > I finally took them off and he calmed right down and is sleeping well now. > >It's the same paranoia we all deal with; I " ll be glad when we get >further down the road with all this. I hardly give Everett's a >second thought anymore. > >s. > > Re: Garrison and FAB > > > mmmmm.... I'm not liking that. He's too little for the counter to > be rubbing according to *history* of babes having red spots on heels. > It isn't something I'd expect till size 3 or bigger. Let us know how > it is tomorrow. If it's worse... well... call . Plus, your > shoes are too small anyway. He needs to send you a bigger pair. ask > him to send you a sock to mold, he should have them by now (new > casting sock, I tried it and it's very cool but make sure you get an > infant size). > > so where is the spot? is it above or under that *ledge* in the > heel? (the crease) > > see if you can lie him into the shoe with it open and his foot > plantar flexed. Push it back and into the heel pocket and then > buckle the middle strap. Then dorsiflex hard and shove to see if > it'll go in any further. Tighten more?? if you can get it deeper > into the pocket and get that counter to press high up above the > crease maybe that will help? > > got any pics? > > Kori > > > > > > At 08:37 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote: > >Well so far so good with him wearing his new shoes but yesterday I > >did notice two small red spots, one on each heel. I put a band-aid > >over each spot. This morning they looked OK. Anything I need to > >know or so about this other wise? > > > >Since Dr. Ponseti told me 22 hours a day, I have been giving G. > >several short breaks through out the day as he adjusts to them so I > >can keep an eye on things. Right now he's barefooted and sleeping > > " Like a Baby! " > > > >I took pics last night of both boys in the FAB I'll have to send though. > > > >s. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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