1st Cast / 2nd Post / Couple Questions

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Hi all:

Thank you Jodi, ee, and and everyone who took the

time to welcome us to the board as new posters and new parents. This

board is great and its because of all of parents like you!

Brayden had his first cast today and all went well. He had just

finished eating and slept through the whole casting. He is a mild

case but I expected some discomfort while casting. We are hoping

they all go as well.

We didn't ask our doctor enough shoe questions and it seems as

though he'll be out of casts in no time so I'm looking towards

researching shoes and am looking for some help. (I'm sure all the

answers on here on the board somewhere but at 50,000 messages strong

it can be tough to find exactly what you need)

Are our options at this point simply Markells or s? And if

so, are there big differences?

Are the shoes and bar strictly mail order? Who does the measurements?

Does insurance cover shoe expenses?

Thanks again. We are enjoying reading all of your experiences and

looking at all the great pics!

Mark//Brayden 5 days old, LCF

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Hey Mark, you're welcome

Yup, those two styles of shoes are your options. Although many, many people do

use Markell with stellar results, myself, I'm a Mom. I have used

Markells in the past but I'm one of the few who had bad results with them.

I like the s for a couple reasons: First they weigh a lot less than the

Markells, easier on both you and the baby. Also, I believe they are easier to

put on and take off with 3 buckles instead of a buckle and 2 yards of shoe

strings. They are a lot more comfortable in my opinion - my boys certainly

thought so too - but compared to a hard heavy stiff boot the sandals of the

brace are very soft, flexible, light...

Rarely, but recently a few people have had issues with the causing red

marks, etc., I have never had that issue at all. Everett has been in them for

2 1/2 years now, and Garrison for the past 3 months (?)

and hsi wife are just wonderful people. There's never been

a problem that they haven't worked round the clock to fix often at their own

expense.

Gotta run, baby sleepy.

ee

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1st Cast / 2nd Post / Couple Questions

Hi all:

Thank you Jodi, ee, and and everyone who took the

time to welcome us to the board as new posters and new parents. This

board is great and its because of all of parents like you!

Brayden had his first cast today and all went well. He had just

finished eating and slept through the whole casting. He is a mild

case but I expected some discomfort while casting. We are hoping

they all go as well.

We didn't ask our doctor enough shoe questions and it seems as

though he'll be out of casts in no time so I'm looking towards

researching shoes and am looking for some help. (I'm sure all the

answers on here on the board somewhere but at 50,000 messages strong

it can be tough to find exactly what you need)

Are our options at this point simply Markells or s? And if

so, are there big differences?

Are the shoes and bar strictly mail order? Who does the measurements?

Does insurance cover shoe expenses?

Thanks again. We are enjoying reading all of your experiences and

looking at all the great pics!

Mark//Brayden 5 days old, LCF

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[Guest guest]

Thanks ee!

Your website is unbelievable. I just spent an hour in there! What a

great family and so much good info....I applaud you.

So being an outdoors family, do you have cold winters? How would the

sandals do in a frigid Northeast January? Funny to think of Brayden

watching daddy make a snowman in the front yard with sandals on.

OK, I'm going back to your site.....

Mark

>

> Hey Mark, you're welcome

>

> Yup, those two styles of shoes are your options. Although many,

many people do use Markell with stellar results, myself, I'm a

Mom. I have used Markells in the past but I'm one of the

few who had bad results with them.

>

> I like the s for a couple reasons: First they weigh a lot

less than the Markells, easier on both you and the baby. Also, I

believe they are easier to put on and take off with 3 buckles

instead of a buckle and 2 yards of shoe strings. They are a lot

more comfortable in my opinion - my boys certainly thought so too -

but compared to a hard heavy stiff boot the sandals of the

brace are very soft, flexible, light...

>

> Rarely, but recently a few people have had issues with the

causing red marks, etc., I have never had that issue at

all. Everett has been in them for 2 1/2 years now, and Garrison for

the past 3 months (?)

>

> and hsi wife are just wonderful people.

There's never been a problem that they haven't worked round the

clock to fix often at their own expense.

>

> Gotta run, baby sleepy.

>

> ee

>

> Visit Me On The Web For Clubfoot Information!

> http://www.wildliferevivaltaxidermy.com/ShawsPage.html

> 1st Cast / 2nd Post / Couple

Questions

>

>

> Hi all:

>

> Thank you Jodi, ee, and and everyone who took

the

> time to welcome us to the board as new posters and new parents.

This

> board is great and its because of all of parents like you!

>

> Brayden had his first cast today and all went well. He had just

> finished eating and slept through the whole casting. He is a

mild

> case but I expected some discomfort while casting. We are hoping

> they all go as well.

>

> We didn't ask our doctor enough shoe questions and it seems as

> though he'll be out of casts in no time so I'm looking towards

> researching shoes and am looking for some help. (I'm sure all

the

> answers on here on the board somewhere but at 50,000 messages

strong

> it can be tough to find exactly what you need)

>

> Are our options at this point simply Markells or s? And

if

> so, are there big differences?

>

> Are the shoes and bar strictly mail order? Who does the

measurements?

>

> Does insurance cover shoe expenses?

>

> Thanks again. We are enjoying reading all of your experiences

and

> looking at all the great pics!

>

> Mark//Brayden 5 days old, LCF

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, I'm sure our winters do not compare to those in the northeast, but yes, we

have cold weather, snow, ice.... When the baby is in the brace mostly full

time there are these coats you can use that are like a sack. It covers the

whole child, including the feet - sort of like a sleep sack but insulated. You

can get them anywhere, from Wal-mart to Cabella's (we found camoflauge

sack-coats in their catolog yesterday for about $25).

By the time the child is old enough he/she can really get out to play in the

snow the hours are probably going to be reduced enough he'll have time to play

while the brace is off, wearing normal (snow) shoes.

I think you will be surprised at how little the FAB interfers with normal life -

which is really the mission of my site, to show parents that the Ponseti Method,

despite the long FAB wear, is not a handicap to family fun. I'm glad you enjoy

the site - and if you ever get that big trophy you want mounted, give us a call!

ee

Visit Me On The Web For Clubfoot Information!

http://www.wildliferevivaltaxidermy.com/ShawsPage.html

1st Cast / 2nd Post / Couple

Questions

>

>

> Hi all:

>

> Thank you Jodi, ee, and and everyone who took

the

> time to welcome us to the board as new posters and new parents.

This

> board is great and its because of all of parents like you!

>

> Brayden had his first cast today and all went well. He had just

> finished eating and slept through the whole casting. He is a

mild

> case but I expected some discomfort while casting. We are hoping

> they all go as well.

>

> We didn't ask our doctor enough shoe questions and it seems as

> though he'll be out of casts in no time so I'm looking towards

> researching shoes and am looking for some help. (I'm sure all

the

> answers on here on the board somewhere but at 50,000 messages

strong

> it can be tough to find exactly what you need)

>

> Are our options at this point simply Markells or s? And

if

> so, are there big differences?

>

> Are the shoes and bar strictly mail order? Who does the

measurements?

>

> Does insurance cover shoe expenses?

>

> Thanks again. We are enjoying reading all of your experiences

and

> looking at all the great pics!

>

> Mark//Brayden 5 days old, LCF

>

>

>

>

>

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